Associated Press
OXFORD, Miss. —
A yellow-beaked bird known as “Cocky” will be the only mascot on the sidelines when the Mississippi Rebels take the football field Saturday in Oxford, and he’s rooting for the other team.
The Rebels host Jacksonville State in a season-opener. The hope had been that Ole Miss would have a new mascot to succeed Colonel Reb by the beginning of football season. That won’t happen, but students don’t seem too bummed about it.
Ty New, who’s heading a mascot selection committee, says he’s not surprised that some students have become apathetic since last February’s vote to find a new mascot. New says a final mascot vote is expected next month to choose between five options, including a bear and a land shark.
