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It isn't. Their mascot is a tiger. The tiger paw is just one of their symbols, like the "C" they use for their Baseball team. But to answer the question, "Why is Clemson's mascot a TIGER?", it is because of Walter Riggs. He came to Clemson as the football coach in 1896 from Auburn University. He had always been a fan of the Princeton Tigers, and, therefore, gave Clemson the mascot.

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