The Syracuse University senior was taking his turn as Otto the Orange, and he was trapped inside ... a less-loveable version of the iconic SU mascot. "There was quite a bit of groping.

But his journey from a quirky idea to a Hall of Famer? Otto the Orange is Syracuse University’s official mascot, and yes, he’s a walking, talking orange. DeOrangeut, in blue pants and a blue ...

Early versions of the Orange mascot were rolled out in 1980 at Syracuse and were known as Clyde and Woody. "Otto" was officially born in 1990, beating out "Opie." It was nearly a short run for ...

When Zakk Otto discovered he shared a moniker with Syracuse’s mascot, he knew his fate was to don a giant orange head. From 2007 through early 2011, Otto the Orange was played by the ...

Syracuse mascot Otto the Orange was the only ACC mascot not to play in the conference's annual mascot basketball game Thursday, the Associated Press reports. Syracuse banned the men's basketball ...

Here were there responses. For Syracuse, the most recognizable figure of the school is the mascot Otto. This Orange has been the official mascot of Syracuse since 1995, and it is impossible to ...

Syracuse mascot Otto the Orange had to have been as devastated as all the other Orange fans who couldn't have seen this brutal first-half pummeling coming from a 3-4 Virginia Tech team.

Team mascots have been in sports for over 100 years thanks to the 1908 Chicago Cubs. Since then we’ve seen the rise of costumed mascots, like Mr. Met and UConn’s own Jonathan the Husky. There are so ...

GREENSBORO, N.C. -- Syracuse's self-imposed postseason ban apparently even extended to Otto the Orange. The Atlantic Coast Conference held its annual mascot basketball game at halftime of the ...

GREENSBORO, N.C. -- Syracuse's self-imposed postseason ban apparently even extended to Otto the Orange. The Atlantic Coast Conference held its annual mascot basketball game at halftime of the ...