USC alum and @wwe superstar @trickwilliams_wwe is home! Thankfully @2001cocky was around to help locate his infamous lemon pepper steppers before tonight’s match. #ifykyk #wwesmackdown
Last but not least, the moment he’s been waiting for. One final “2001” and Sandstorm in the iconic yellow @2001cocky feet for Brayden! 🐔🤙
[This is a video of student mascot Brayden Hensley at commencement participating in his final dance to 2001: A Space Odyssey and Sandstorming in the iconic yellow feet from his Cocky uniform.]
Finding your way *and* finding your people >>>>> 🥹🎓🫶 #ForeverToThee26
[This video features USC students in their graduation regalia at Colonial Life Arena. Grads can be seen hugging one another, celebrating, taking photos and preparing to graduate.]
They stay anonymous the whole time. But the impact they leave is anything but. Meet criminology and criminal justice major Brayden Hensley, better known as @2001cocky !
[This is a video featuring Cocky running through a tunnel at Williams-Bruce stadium. Cocky reveals to be Brayden Hensley who celebrates his time as student mascot]
The role remains a secret, but the yellow feet always tell the story. Join us in congratulating @uofsc_sjmc alum Emma Connelly on her final Sandstorm!
[This is a video of student mascot Emma Connelly at commencement participating in her final dance to Sandstorm in the iconic yellow feet from her Cocky uniform. Emma dances on stage at Colonial Life Arena, engaging with the crowd and fellow new alumni. The mood is celebratory and proud.]
Not all of Cocky’s biggest moments happen on the field. Walker Weaver and Emma Connelly have spent four years helping children in South Carolina fall in love with reading by putting the Cocky in Cocky’s Reading Express. 📚
[This is a video featuring Cocky sitting in a rocking chair reading a book to a room full of listeners. A transition occurs revealing Emma Connelly and Walker Weaver, two USC students who have served most of their college careers in the Cocky suit.]
Congrats to @MooreSchool and @schonorscollege marketing, operations and supply chain alum Walker Weaver on his final 2001 as Cocky and his impact through Cocky’s Reading Express.
[This is a video of student mascot Walker Weaver at commencement participating in his final dance to 2001 in the iconic yellow feet from his Cocky uniform. Walker runs around Colonial Life Arena, engaging with the crowd and fellow new alumni while 2001: A Space Odyssey plays over the sound system. The mood is celebratory and proud.]
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[Three photos cropped in on the iconic yellow feet of the University of South Carolina mascot, Cocky. The students’ identities are hidden but will be revealed at commencement]
Calling all grads and grad parents! 📣 First Thursday on Main, a FREE monthly event celebrating Columbia’s thriving arts & culture scene is happening tonight, May 7! Head to Main Street and you’ll find live music up and down the street, performances at Boyd Plaza + Main Street District restaurants and shops running specials and keeping their doors open late. Let us know you’re coming in the comments! (P.S. Forecast is showing the rain will clear just in time to celebrate 🎉) #mainstcolasc #columbiasc #uscgamecocks #uscgrad