Drake University’s live mascot, Griff II, takes the floor for a home basketball game on Dec. 2, 2025, at the Knapp Center in Des Moines. Cody Scanlan/The Register

Drake University’s live mascot, Griff II, takes the floor for a home basketball game on Dec. 2, 2025, at the Knapp Center in Des Moines. Cody Scanlan/The Register

Drake’s live mascot, Griff II, is honored at center court after the university announced he will retire after the academic year on Dec. 2, 2025, at the Knapp Center in Des Moines. Cody Scanlan/The Register

Drake’s live mascot, Griff II, is honored at center court after the university announced he will retire after the academic year on Dec. 2, 2025, at the Knapp Center in Des Moines. Cody Scanlan/The Register

Drake athletic director Brian Hardin and Erin Bell tak

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