Uploaded May 2025 | Updated September 2026, 1 day ago

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For nearly 50 years the identities of the student-athletes who perform as Smokey have been closely guarded campus secrets. But for the first time, one of those soon-to-be graduates is stepping into the Big Orange spotlight. Meet Connor Solsbee, a biomedical engineering major from Etowah, Tennessee!

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