IU has tried mascots in the past, but nothing ever really worked. The bison, Mr. Hoosier Pride, Ox the Bulldog, nothing ever stuck as a mascot.

The unveiling of the mascot's return featured cameo appearances from Curt Cignetti and Darian DeVries in teaser videos leading up to Tuesday's announcement.

Indiana University sports had a bison mascot for a few years in the 1960s, but it has been without a mascot since. News Sports Indy 500 Things To Do Opinion Advertise Obituaries eNewspaper Legals. IU ...

In 1965, THE BISON became the official mascot of INDIANA UNIVERSITY. In 1969, it disappeared. On December 16, 2024, a small but committed group of students discussed bringing back THE BISON.

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The IU Student Government went as far as introducing the Bring Back the Bison Act of 2024 to jump-start the return of the bison mascot. ”We actually ran a survey on our Instagram which reached ...

It has been nearly 50 years since Indiana University officially last had a mascot to call its own. But that could all be changing as soon as this fall across the IU Athletics landscape.

B LOOMINGTON, Ind. - Indiana athletics released a video on its social media channels on Thursday that teased the possibility - probability? - of a future Indiana athletics mascot.. Here is the video.

Thus, it would appear a mascot is returning to IU's sidelines. When the 2025 Indiana football schedule was released, there were more hints at the bison's return.

In 1965, THE BISON became the official mascot of INDIANA UNIVERSITY. In 1969, it disappeared. On December 16, 2024, a small but committed group of students discussed bringing back THE BISON.

Ever since then, the debate about Indiana's mascot has raged on. The Hoosiers nickname doesn't lend itself to an obvious mascot as "Hoosier" is an undefined term to begin with.

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. - Indiana athletics released a video on its social media channels on Thursday that teased the possibility - probability? - of a future Indiana athletics mascot.