 Pork Chop is the "kid" mascot.Boss Hog, a nine-foot inflatable mascot, joined the mascot family during the 1998–99 football season.The Razorback was officially adopted as the university's mascot in 1909 after [[Hugo Bezdek]], the coach at the time, stated after a big win that his team played like a "wild band of razorback hogs".