It was a Cinderella story in the West, Blooper selected the Drake bulldog to dominate. “Drake also dominates on the strength of having a live dog mascot 13/10 good boy,” he said on X.

College basketball fans might be focused on the on-court action in the 2025 NCAA men's and women's tournaments -- but many are just as excited about the mascots. But bulldogs aren't the only ...

Fans made their feelings known after Drake University's beloved live mascot, Griff II, was not granted access to their first game in the NCAA tournament against Missouri on Thursday. As the team ...

For the fourth time in the last five seasons, the Drake men's basketball team is headed to the NCAA Tournament without their mascot, Griff II, a six-year-old English Bulldog. Griff II joins a list ...

and Bulldogs fans started an online petition to allow Griff II to attend, calling the regulation a bit outdated. "Griff isn’t just a mascot -- he's an essential part of Drake’s identity," the petition ...

Griff II, the Bulldogs' live bulldog mascot, will be forced to stay back in Des Moines because the NCAA only allows live mascots at the Final Four. Griff, a six-year-old English bulldog ...

Tassie’s newest mascot Rum’un the Devil has been met with mixed reactions. Here’s what you had to say. The mascot developed in partnership with Tasmanian arts organisation Terrapin Puppet ...

The NCAA tournament is full of the usual suspects like Michigan State and Duke, but every year there are new mascots, school colors and fight songs to learn, too. If you are filling out a bracket ...

Drake fans recently began a petition against the NCAA that reportedly bars live mascots, like beloved bulldog Griff II from being at NCAA Tournament games until the Final Four. The petition in ...