This has given rise to the phenomenon of the "mascot bracket," in which the basketball ... he hasn't always looked like a creepypasta character. If VCU leads him out of the uncanny valley, he ...

And what about the team's other (unique) mascot, the Blue Blob? Here's a look ... According to Xavier's website, D'Artagnan, ...

Fans navigating the dozens of schools in the NCAA men's and women's basketball tournaments might become as attached to the mascots as the athletes themselves. Furry, animated characters used as ...

Modern collegiate mascots — thick-browed cartoon characters in logo sweaters and costumed cheerleaders who hang in the student sections at games — are a far cry from what they were in the late ...