At long last, Indiana has a mascot. Hoosier The Bison doesn’t end or threaten any existing Indiana traditions, so he should be able to fit in something a new generation of fans can embrace.

Nicknamed "Mr. Hoosier Pride," the costume depicted a cartoonish man wearing a crimson-colored cowboy hat, a candy-striped jacket, a shirt with IU's old block-I logo, and crimson-colored pants.

Indiana Rep. J.D. Prescott sponsored legislation in House Bill 1143 that recognized Harry Hoosier as the originator of the name in 2013. Per a report from The Herald-Times, Hoosier was likely a ...