Presidential Spotlight - More than 21,000 Mississippi State fans came to Saturday’s Maroon and White game and watched as Jak, bottom center, became Bully XXI. He accepted mascot duties from his father, Bully XX known as “Champ,” bottom right.

More than 21,000 Mississippi State fans came to Saturday’s Maroon and White game and watched as Jak, bottom center, became Bully XXI. He accepted mascot duties from his father, Bully XX known as “Champ,” bottom right.

More than 21,000 Mississippi State fans came to Saturday’s Maroon and White game and watched as Jak, bottom center, became Bully XXI. He accepted mascot duties from his father, Bully XX known as “Champ,” bottom right.

More than 21,000 Mississippi State fans came to Saturday’s Maroon and White game and watched as Jak, bottom center, became Bully XXI. He accepted mascot duties from his father, Bully XX known as “Champ,” bottom right. Assisting in the ceremony with the American Kennel Club registered English bulldogs were, from left, Jake Clouatre, grandson of longtime Voice of the Bulldogs Jack Cristil; MSU President Mark E. Keenum; Lisa Pritchard, official MSU mascot handler; and Pritchard’s children, Austin and Laura Grace.

April 20, 2015