South Carolina Mascot Hilariously Reveals Identity At Graduation
One of the things that you fall in love with about colleges and universities is the word, traditions. Every school, big and small, has their own list. I just became aware of a University of South Carolina tradition I was totally unaware of. And it deals with the school’s mascot, “Cocky.”
First, I am 100% pro-mascot. I used to not care one way or the other. Then, my niece was one of the bodies under the costume at Baylor University. And here’s what I learned about that job. It’s not just one person doing the thing. And it makes sense as in that Texas heat, one person would die in that suit. No, my niece was one of six people who were “Marigold,” the female bear mascot. She was part of this crew for her first two years in school and when I tell you they were treated like, and had the same requirements as, the athletes, I am not being facetious.
Which leads me to this fantastic tradition and video from The University of South Carolina. Apparently, the identity of “Cocky” is somewhat of a guarded secret (this was not the case at Baylor with my Niece). So, when a mascot graduates, he or she gets to have a big reveal. Sarah Sylvester is a new graduate of USC with a degree in biomedical engineering. She donned the “Cocky” suit for two years at each and every athletic and public relations event you can imagine.
Sarah Sylvester’s moment of “revealing her true identity” at South Carolina’s recent graduation ceremony is a moment she’ll never forget and will have captured forever on video. Too cool.
We love when a student mascot graduates and walks across the stage wearing their @Cocky2001 feet!
— University of South Carolina (@UofSC) May 6, 2023
Meet biomedical engineering grad Sarah Sylvester who has donned the Cocky suit for the last two years 🐔https://t.co/RvyYcx5gF7 | #ForeverToThee23 pic.twitter.com/Sy82nj4VNy
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