Smokey XI took over the mascot duties from his father last season for the Tennessee Volunteers. Up until the 1980s, the Tennessee Volunteers only had Smokey as their live mascot. Then the costumed ...

Q. Who is Smokey, and what role does he play for the Tennessee Volunteers? - + A. Smokey is the iconic live and costumed mascot of the University of Tennessee's sports teams, symbolizing team ...

UT's third mascot, Davy Crockett ... the color combination of bright orange and white for the University of Tennessee Volunteers come from? Liz Kellar follows traces the daisy chain of this ...

Nothing says college football like live mascots. Texas fans are lucking to have one so iconic. We rank all 10 SEC mascots ...

Smokey became the official mascot of Tennessee Volunteers athletics after students voted for him in 1953. His first owner was Reverend Bill Brooks. Upon being named the mascot at halftime of the ...