 The FRA football coach, George Weicker, told "The Tennessean" that the retirement of the mascot was partially because of the unease the Confederate imagery caused to Dennis Harrison, a former NFL player who was the first black assistant coach at the school.Weicker said that he asked Harrison how he felt about the mascot and what it's symbolism meant to him.Weicker said that Harrison told him the mascott made him feel "uncomfortable".