In this Wednesday, Oct. 19, 2016 photo, Stanford University student Sam Weyen, who portrays the …

In this Wednesday, Oct. 19, 2016 photo, Stanford University student Sam Weyen, who portrays the ...

In this Wednesday, Oct. 19, 2016 photo, Stanford University student Sam Weyen, who portrays the Stanford Tree, the school’s mascot, poses for a portrait on the university’s campus in Stanford, Calif. Do you prefer Chicago’s Benny the Bull or Boston’s Wally the Green Monster? The deviousness of Arizona State’s Sparky the Sun Devil or the goofiness of South Carolina’s Cocky? Or maybe you’re more traditional, and like Penn State’s Nittany Lion. If you’re offbeat, go for Stanford’s Tree. Those are among the choices people could have when the Mascot Hall of Fame announces its ballot of six candidates for the hall at a groundbreaking ceremony Friday in northwestern Indiana. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)