Caged tiger wheeled into LSU's Tiger Stadium for the first time since 2015 at governor's behest
A caged tiger was wheeled onto the Tiger Stadium field for the first time in nearly a decade before kickoff of Saturday night’s game between No. 14 LSU and No. 11 Alabama
By BRETT MARTEL
Published - Nov 09, 2024, 08:55 PM ET
Last Updated - Dec 16, 2024, 05:32 PM EST
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — A caged Bengal tiger was wheeled onto the Tiger Stadium field for the first time in nearly a decade before kickoff of Saturday night's game between No. 14 LSU and No. 11 Alabama, fulfilling the wishes of Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry.
The tiger was not the one which lives on campus, Mike VII.
Following the death of the school’s previous tiger, Mike VI, in 2016, LSU announced that future Mike the Tigers would no longer be brought onto the field.
According to the school’s website, Mike VI, who died from a rare form of cancer, had attended 33 of 58 home between 2007 and 2015.
