Mike VI is a two-year old Siberian-Bengal mix male currently weighing over 300 pounds.

The product of an "unintended breeding" at Great Cats, University staff believe his youth, size and temperament may give the athletic department a "more ferocious mascot much sooner than watching a cub grow up at LSU."

Estimates by LSU Veterinary staff are that Mike VI may top out at 700 lbs or more, making him LSU's largest tiger mascot ever