The self-proclaimed most involved live mascot in sports can now say he’s involved in drama too, as South Carolina’s “Sir Big Spur” rooster is dealing with a bit of an identity crisis before the football season starts.
As the Charleston Post and Courier reported earlier, there’s a kerfluffle between the previous and current stewards of the live mascot program, who have strong differences in opinion of how the bird should be groomed — and, therefore, how he should be named:
“If they’re truly going to fight, they take off the combs because that’s one more part that can bleed,” [original owner Ron] Albertelli said.