The Arkansas Razorbacks are mourning the lack of mascot Tusk V, who died after serving within the function for 3 years, the college introduced. Tusk V died of pure causes at his house close to Dardanelle, Ark.
Tusk V served because the Razorbacks’ reside mascot from 2019 to 2022, and he took over for his father, Tusk IV. He will probably be succeeded by his brother, Tusk VI.
Within the faculty’s official announcement, Arkansas highlighted among the largest accomplishments that the athletic applications achieved whereas Tusk V was the mascot.
“Inside that span, Arkansas turned within the two most profitable years within the historical past of this system, together with a pair of top-10 finishes within the Learfield Administrators’ Cup and 18 mixed SEC Championships, greater than double the championships of the following closest SEC program (7),” the college stated.
On the soccer discipline, Arkansas noticed fairly the turnaround throughout Tusk V’s reign because the mascot. After back-to-back 2-10 seasons in 2018 and 2019, the Razorbacks have gone a mixed 19-17 within the final three years, they usually have reached a bowl sport in each considered one of them.
The final sport Tusk V attended was Arkansas’ thrilling 55-53 extra time win over Kansas within the AutoZone Liberty Bowl.