Yahoo! Sports

South Carolina's live rooster mascot will now keep the name Sir Big Spur. Here's why.

COLUMBIA — It has been a chaotic week for South Carolina's live mascot, to say the least. The South Carolina athletic department announced Thursday that the rooster will keep the name Sir Big Spur ...
Larry Brown Sports

South Carolina’s live rooster mascot is getting a name change

South Carolina’s gamecock is getting a new name. The University of South Carolina’s nickname is the Gamecocks. They have a live rooster mascot at games that has been known as “Sir Big Spur.” But the ...
Post and Courier

He's back: 'Sir Big Spur' re-adopted as name of Gamecocks' live rooster mascot

COLUMBIA — A comb, an argument, a re-naming and the Internet. Throw in college football and you have the ingredients for a story that's engulfed South Carolina the past month. USC announced on ...
The State

Sir Big Spur returns (seriously). USC’s rooster mascot won’t get new name after all

Sir Big Spur will remain the name for USC’s live rooster mascot. Jeff Blake Jeff Blake Photo For the second time in a week, South Carolina’s live mascot has a new name — well, sort of. USC on Thursday ...
WGHP

The University of South Carolina changing its mascot’s name over rooster care dispute

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WGHP) — The University of South Carolina Gamecocks are changing the name of their longtime live mascot. The live rooster, affectionately known as Sir Big Spur, is being forced to ...
Post and Courier

No more Sir Big Spur? Controversy over Gamecocks' live mascot ruffles feathers

COLUMBIA — You’ve seen him, petted him, perhaps held him. Ever since Mary Snelling got the idea to start bringing a live rooster to University of South Carolina athletic events, Sir Big Spur has been ...