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Story summary
- Former college mascots Ross Ramsey and Nicole Hurley share a lasting bond from their costume years.
- At Michigan State tailgates, Ramsey recalls ex-mascot camaraderie and secrecy.
- Hurley, who portrayed South Carolina's Cocky, felt emotional revealing her past at graduation.
- She and others, including Carlos Polanco-Zaccardi of Miami, navigated double lives while preserving anonymity.
- Jeff Birdsell notes that many mascots are students whose intense school pride endures after retirement.
