As hundreds of graduates from the University of South Carolina walked the stage, one stood out with a pair of yellow feet. Nicole Hurley was revealed as the identity of USC mascot Cocky on Friday.

The new name won’t be Big Spur, which was the name used for USC’s costumed mascot in the pre-1980s and before the creation of Cocky. The university’s legal team “advised against using an o ...

Sir Big Spur will remain the name for USC’s live rooster mascot. Jeff Blake Jeff Blake ... but have seemingly reached an agreement with the university to allow the name to be used.

ONLY HER ROOMMATES AT THE UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA KNEW ABOUT NICOLE MARIA HURLEY. THAT IS, UNTIL GRADUATION FRIDAY, WHERE IT’S TRADITION FOR COCKY, THE MASCOT TO BE REVEALED. NICOLE SAYS A ...