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Posted On: September 29th 2026, 09:59 pm
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When we started working with Syracuse we had one question: where did this massive orange mascot come from?
Since its founding Syracuse has had its fair share of mascots. They’ve gone through a goat, a controversial warrior, a gladiator and even a cowboy - but despite all of this, they decided to settle on an Orange named Otto.
Emerging in the early 1980s, Otto represents the welcoming spirit and energy of Syracuse University. As Chancellor Kent Syverud described in 2016, Otto is “part of our spirit” and speaks for the entire university and its culture.
Since its founding Syracuse has had its fair share of mascots. They’ve gone through a goat, a controversial warrior, a gladiator and even a cowboy - but despite all of this, they decided to settle on an Orange named Otto.
Emerging in the early 1980s, Otto represents the welcoming spirit and energy of Syracuse University. As Chancellor Kent Syverud described in 2016, Otto is “part of our spirit” and speaks for the entire university and its culture.
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a month agosyracusehistory
Can you speak on the process to get approval from su? They are notoriously hard to get an okay to use their logo,name, etc. thxs!
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