In 1980, a vibrant garnet-feathered bird with a giant yellow bill burst onto the scene at the University of South Carolina.

The mascot isn't a shocking visual at all; it's just a rooster. And the school logo is an artistic take on the rooster inside a C, very similar to the South Carolina Gamecocks' look in the college ...

Jacksonville State's team is known as the Gamecocks. Its mascot is called Cocky the Gamecock. Why is Jacksonville State called the Gamecocks? As for why Jacksonville State is referred to as the ...