Notre Dame defends leprechaun mascot, ranked college football’s 4th-most offensive in survey

Notre Dame defends leprechaun mascot, ranked college football’s 4th-most offensive in survey

Notre Dame’s Fighting Irish leprechaun is the fourth-most offensive college football mascot in the nation, according to a new survey. The top three most offensive mascots, the survey says, wear face paint, headdresses and are culturally insensitive to Native Americans.