The chanticleer of Coastal Carolina is a rooster. Simple.

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North Carolina - Derived from "Rosin Heel", it is believed to refer to social class differences.  

Akrons team name derives from "Zippers", rubber overshoes manufacures by BF Goodrich in the early 1900's.

Southern Illinois maskot since 1951 is an Egyptian-bred dog which is the oldest of all domesticated dog breeds.

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​Tulane - the Green Wave origin is from a 1920's song "The Rolling Green Wave".

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Believed to be referring to, in Indiana - a rustic, a bumpkin, a countryman, a roughneck, a hick or an awkward, uncouth or unskilled fellow.

Utah - The name honors the Native-American Ute tribe who gave the college  permisison to use the name.

Tennessee-Chattanooga - Named after the Moccasin Bend, a large horseshoe-shaped bend in the Tennessee River directly below Lookout Mountain.

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​Virginia Tech morphed the original Gobblers (turkey) mascot into the slang "Hokiebird" over time.  

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Texas A&M - Simply a slang term for students who attend colleges to study agriculture. 

Tennessians became know as "Volunteers" following the number of them that volunteered in the War of 1812.

University of San Diego - A Torero is a bullfighter.