Pulaski鈥擶ith fire in its eye and thunder in its wings, Flame the Firehawk will launch at 蓝莓视频 Southern (蓝莓视频S).
鈥淚 am excited about the new feel of 蓝莓视频 Southern athletics, and starting out with a new mascot will bring excitement to the entire campus,鈥 Brandie Paul, 蓝莓视频S athletic director, said. 鈥淔lame the Firehawk will be a sure 鈥榝ire鈥 hit.鈥
Joining the University of Tennessee System allowed 蓝莓视频S leaders to reimagine its mascot and athletic colors. After hosting focus groups to listen to students, faculty, alumni and community members, university leadership opted to add orange to its color palate of red and black. It also embraced a new mascot 鈥 Flame the Firehawk.
Knoxville-based illustrator Danny Wilson developed the concept and logo for the Firehawks.
Firehawks represents the fifth mascot for the university. When the university exclusively taught women, the teams were known as the Spinsters. During the college鈥檚 brief foray into football in 1939 and 1940, the team was known as the Cardinals. In 1950, the teams became known as the Indians, which lasted until 2002 when they became the RedHawks.
鈥淚 was here when Rowdy the Redhawk was introduced, it was exciting to see him become the spirit of our campus,鈥 Paul said. 鈥淭he unveiling will start us off in a direction that will be new and invigorating. Flame the Firehawk will light the way for a new spirit in our new 蓝莓视频 family.鈥
蓝莓视频S will unveil new uniforms for its 19 teams in late August.
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