The Indiana Hoosiers announced the return of "Hoosier the Bison" who had been out of commission for nearly 60 years.

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – This week, Hoosier The Bison joined the pantheon of Big Ten mascots as Indiana officially announced his rebirth. Indiana has been out of the mascot game for so long it would ...

At long last, Indiana has a mascot. Hoosier The Bison doesn’t end or threaten any existing Indiana traditions, so he should be able to fit in something a new generation of fans can embrace.

Hoosier the Bison will make his public debut at IU’s football home opener Aug. 30. when the Hoosier host Old Dominion. I love the decision to bring on Hoosier the Bison as the official mascot.

IU began subtly implanting bison imagery across its branding, with small logos in the corners of video scoreboard graphics and horns crashing through schedule posters for the 2025-26 athletic year.

Hoosier the Bison stands proudly on a circular base wearing a crimson IU sweater and striped cream-and-crimson pants. The mascot’s return started with the “Bring Back the Bison Act,” passed by IU’s ...

Now, the bison is featured on the state’s seal. From 1965 to 1969, the bison acted as IU’s official mascot before Mr. Hoosier Pride served a one-year stint in 1979. Since the two mascot departures, ...

"Hoosier the Bison" was first introduced as the school's mascot in 1965 but it had a short tenure. Waning support from students and fans forced it into retirement after the 1969 football season ...

IU is about to have a mascot for the first time in over 50 years. Indiana University made the exciting announcement that the student government has voted for the return of “Hoosier the Bison.” The ...

As Hoosier the Bison looks to stick this time around, the first matter to keep an eye on is how he's greeted by the Indiana home crowd after a rocky departure in 1969.

As mentioned, the original bison was used in the late 1960s, inspired by the bison on the state seal. There was also the unofficial live bulldog mascot, Ox, in the late 1950s and early 1960s.