During the first half of this Saturday's football game (Nov. 17) against Presbyterian, Wofford will announce the retirement of Magnolia as the on-the-field live Boston Terrier mascot effective at the end of the 2018 Wofford football season. Magnolia will be presented with an honorary Wofford letter for her service to Wofford College.Magnolia began her role as the Wofford mascot upon the retirement of Blitz II in the fall of 2013. She was officially named the third live Boston Terrier mascot on May 14, 2014 and thus also assumed the name of Blitz III on the sidelines.During her tenure, Magnolia has roamed the sidelines for five football seasons and, to date, one Southern Conference championship season and two NCAA FCS Playoff appearances. Aside from roaming Gibbs Stadium, Magnolia has ventured to road football games at Georgia Tech, Furman and South Carolina.Magnolia has participated in TriDelta's Smooch the Pooch fundraiser for St. Jude's Children Research Hospital. Magnolia was also featured on local television after the Wofford men's basketball team qualified for the NCAA tournament, as well as the 7 a.m. Wofford vs. Iona Tip-Off Marathon game in 2014.Over the last five years, Magnolia has received additional attention as the leader of the "Terrier Walk" and the best friend of Wofford's mascot, Boss.Wofford's Department of Athletics would like to thank Magnolia's owner, Leah Yarbrough '05 of Atlanta, Ga., for her countless hours of support towards Wofford Athletics.Wofford Athletics will begin the search for the next official mascot of the program immediately and supporters are asked to strictly follow these guidelines to be considered.· Nominated dogs must be pure bred Boston Terriers that are black and white in color.· All nominated Boston Terriers may not be intimidated by large groups of people, strangers, Boss the mascot, noise and must be especially good with children.· Being part of the Wofford mascot tradition is an honor to represent the College. Ideally, owners are Wofford graduates, parents or donors to the College.· No special incentives are provided to the owners for participating.· The mascot is required to attend as many home Wofford football games as possible and as many road contests as possible.Nominations should be submitted by email (including one (1) photo) to Director of Marketing & Promotions,at FarkasJR@wofford.edu