For the second time in less than a decade, Ole Miss has a new official mascot. The school unveiled "Landshark Tony" on Saturday, eight years after replacing Colonel Reb with the much-maligned ...

So far, 5,075 readers (roughly 94 percent) said they would vote in favor of making Admiral Akbar the new Ole Miss mascot. For comparison, 330 said they wouldn't. Sponsor Message.

Ole Miss Mascot a New Confederate Casualty. By Allen G. Breed . June 29, 2003 12 AM PT . ... But as the years have passed, the school has done its best to bring Ole Miss into the New South.

Dion Kevin III, president of the Ole Miss Associated Student Body, said in a letter that students will be able to vote on the Landshark as the new mascot, which would replace the Black Bear mascot ...

The Ole Miss mascot used to be Colonel Reb but to many people, that smacked too much of the confederate South. So the Colonel was ousted in 2003. A student committee will soon propose a new mascot.

Ole Miss will replace its Rebel the Bear mascot for athletic events with a Landshark starting in 2018. The term Landshark originated in 2008 and has been used by several of the school's teams.

OXFORD, Miss. — It took seven years, but the University of Mississippi has a substitute for a beloved and reviled mascot who brought the Confederacy to mind. The new guy is still a rebel, only ...

Meet Landshark Tony, Ole Miss' official new on-field mascot. Tony was officially introduced to fans Saturday at Meet the Rebels Day, and he was named after late former Ole Miss linebacker Tony ...

Ole Miss unveiled its new on-field Landshark mascot Saturday at Meet the Rebels Day in the Manning Center. It was the culmination of a process that started in earnest when the Ole Miss Associated ...

— -- Ole Miss will have a new mascot lurking on the sidelines of its athletic events -- a "Landshark." Ole Miss chancellor Jeffrey Vitter announced the change Friday, adding the university ...

Ole Miss unveiled its new on-field Landshark mascot Saturday at Meet the Rebels Day in the Manning Center. It was the culmination of a process that started in earnest when the Ole Miss Associated ...

Meet Landshark Tony, Ole Miss' official new on-field mascot. Tony was officially introduced to fans Saturday at Meet the Rebels Day, and he was named after late former Ole Miss linebacker Tony ...