Mascots: Trojan vs. Bruin by Paul Epps on 11 Dec 2009 USC’s mascot is a guy on horseback waving a sword. UCLA’s is a kid in a homemade bear suit. — Jim Murray, Los Angeles Times, Nov. 25, 1973 Click to share on X (Opens in new window)Click to share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window)Click to share on Mastodon (Opens in new window)Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window)Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window)Click to print (Opens in new window) Related Posts I Love L.A. Not as Unstoppable as Advertised 50 Years Ago Today