Today’s Sir Big Spur is South Carolina’s fifth live mascot in a 22-year lineage started by his previous owners, Ron Albertelli and Mary Snelling. The tradition took its first break since 1999 amid the SEC’s ban on live mascots as part of its COVID-19 restrictions last year.
The Clarks, both USC graduates, have taken care of Sir Big Spur since June 2020, but they’ll attend their first football game as his owners at South Carolina’s season opener against Eastern Illinois this Saturday.
.mcclatchy-embed{position:relative;padding:40px 0 56.25%;height:0;overflow:hidden;max-width:100%}.mcclatchy-embed iframe{position:absolute;top:0;left:0;width:100%;height:100%}
The Clarks, both USC graduates, have taken care of Sir Big Spur since June 2020, but they’ll attend their first football game as his owners at South Carolina’s season opener against Eastern Illinois this Saturday.
.mcclatchy-embed{position:relative;padding:40px 0 56.25%;height:0;overflow:hidden;max-width:100%}.mcclatchy-embed iframe{position:absolute;top:0;left:0;width:100%;height:100%}
