For the first time in nearly a decade, LSU will have a live tiger on the sideline as ESPN's College GameDay comes to town for a night game at Death Valley against the Alabama Crimson Tide in Week 11.

A live tiger has resided on campus at LSU since 1936.

The Louisiana governor reportedly wants a live tiger back on the sidelines of Tiger Stadium for the first time in almost a decade.

A live tiger will attend the LSU-Alabama football game Saturday in Baton Rouge, but it won’t be its resident mascot, Mike VII. WBRZ-TV reports a Bengal tiger named Omar Bradley is being sent to Baton Rouge for Saturday’s contest in Tiger Stadium,

A live tiger will attend Saturday's Alabama-LSU game at the behest of Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry, who has repeatedly lobbied this year to bring a big cat back to the school's sideline despite criticism from animal rights groups.

LSU will see the return of a live tiger mascot to the sidelines at Death Valley for Saturday's showdown against Alabama, but the move has been blasted by animal rights activists