What is the university of alabama's mascot?

Big Al is the costumed elephant mascot of the University of Alabama Crimson Tide in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. read more

Espey later became a university administrator, and football coach Paul "Bear" Bryant asked him to take responsibility when student groups asked to resurrect the costumed mascot in the late 1970s. Big Al. The mascot known as "Big Al" today was the brainchild of University of Alabama student Walt Tart. read more

Big Al is the costumed mascot of the University. He is an elephant. The team is called the Crimson Tide. read more

With Bryant’s support, the university made an elephant the team’s official mascot in 1980, and Big Al made his debut at the Sugar Bowl. (He was portrayed by a different student, of course, as Espey had long since graduated.) Today, Big Al can be seen at all types of University of Alabama athletic events, not just football. read more