Per reports, a live Tiger is set to be inside the stadium when LSU faces Alabama on Saturday night.
Louisiana SportsNet broke the news on Thursday.
It would be the first time since 2015 that a live Tiger was present in Tiger Stadium for a game. However, don’t expect to see Mike, LSU’s live mascot, on Saturday night.
The reports indicate the animal will be brought from a wildlife refuge. Not many details are known outside of that.
In September, Louisiana Governor Jeff Landry expressed a desire for Mike to return to the sideline. Brian Kelly was asked about Landry’s comments and didn’t have much to say.
“That is something that I just don’t have enough information on,” Kelly said.
LSU is hesitant to put its own Tiger in that environment. After all, a live big cat in the middle of 100,000 screaming fans doesn’t seem ideal.
LSU is yet to release a statement on the matter.
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