there's no Wolverines mascot counterpart) and a steady "War Eagle" rumble. Auburn is a 90-minute drive from Atlanta, so fans of the top-seed Tigers — not the War Eagles, mind you! —will ...

Still, the school still didn’t have a true physical mascot. That didn’t happen until 1953 on a suggestion from Dick Hansford, UA vice president and dean emeritus of student services. The first ...