Hamming It Up In Hog Heaven
MASCOTS PUT A FACE ON RAZORBACK ATHLETICS
Posted: January 29, 2012 at 4:57 a.m.
Big Red is a man — err, Hog — on a mission, always in motion, always confident — maybe even a little cocky.
FAST FACTS
BIG RED Name: Adam Waddell Age: 20 Hometown: Rowlett, Texas Year: Junior Major: Economics Memorable Moment: “When Big Red was asked to be a part of show-and-tell at a local elementary school.”
PORK CHOP Name: Olivia Barnes Age: 19 Hometown: Little Rock Year: Freshman Major: Nursing Memorable Moment: “We have become this family inside and outside of suit.”
SUE E. Name: Brittany Willard Age: 19 Hometown: Mena Year: Sophomore Major: Chemistry/ Pre-PharmacyMemorable Moment: “There is nothing better than being in a stadium full of fans, hearing the Hog call.”
BOSS HOG Name: Timothy Yopp Age: 21 Hometown: Farmington Year: Senior Major: Anthropology with a minor in religious studies Memorable Moment: “Getting to meet Jerry Jones and other giants of the sports world is a very memorable experience.”
RIBBY THE RAZORBACK Name: James Newton Age: 21 Hometown: Chesapeake, Va.
Year: Senior Major: Civil engineering Memorable Moment: “Mascots that graduated before us still come up to us and say, ‘I used to do that.’ I guess you can say it’s a secret society that’s not so secret anymore.”
GO & DO
ARKANSAS WOMEN’S BASKETBALL VS. FLORIDA
When: 2 p.m. today
Where: Bud Walton Arena at the University of Arkansas in Fayetteville
Cost: $6-$10 Information: www.arkansasrazorbacks.com
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