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How much does it cost to hire a college mascot for a wedding?

This is the hard hitting journalism we need: how much does it cost to hire a college mascot for a wedding?

Last offseason, we asked, Does anyone object to having a Mascot at this Wedding?since we saw Goldy the Gopher at a wedding. We created a spreadsheet with all the mascot costs and broke it down conference by conference.

Now, we’re back again with a partnership with FOIAball, and we asked a question about which mascots were booked the most and what the mascots were booked for, and we also updated rates of some of the mascots we couldn’t get wedding prices for previously and ones that have changed. 

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  • How much does it cost to hire a college mascot for a wedding?

    This is the hard hitting journalism we need: how much does it cost to hire a college mascot for a wedding? Last offseason, we asked, Does anyone object to having a Mascot at this Wedding?since we saw Goldy the Gopher at a wedding. We created a spreadsheet with all the mascot costs and broke it down…

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