But a live buffalo run as we know it today didn't start until Oct. 28, 1967, for Colorado's homecoming game against Oklahoma State. While Ralphie has five trained student handlers trying to ...

Fans have posted on social media asking why Ralphie's runs have been limited to the near 25-yard line as opposed to a long run to the far ... the 57th season that a buffalo has led the CU football ...

The current Ralphie, Ralphie VI or Ember, is the sixth buffalo to fill the role. She’s three years old and had her first run in September of 2021. The previous Ralphie buffaloes typically ran ...

Run, Ralphie, run! As game day comes around, let's appreciate the hard work and care Ralphie handlers provide. “It’s a feeling you’ll never forget,” Ralphie handler Kate Drobnich said. “Building a ...

Deion Sanders met Ralphie for the first time on Folsom ... traditions in college football. Five students run with a full-grown female buffalo onto Folsom Field to start every home game.

Twice every game, Ralphie the buffalo would race across the turf accompanied ... the best mascot in all of football, run the field.” Some lists, CU points out, have indeed deemed Ralphie the ...

Ralphie the Buffalo's first run of the season broke with one major tradition for the Colorado Buffaloes: The live mascot didn't lead the football team onto Folsom Field. She still ran out ...

So this week seemed like the perfect time for Sanders to become acquainted with Ralphie the buffalo – Colorado's mascot. Sanders had a hilarious, yet feverous encounter with the massive buffalo.

But it appears the one thing that can make Sanders blush is a 1,200-pound buffalo ... a hilarious turn when Ralphie’s team asked Sanders if he wanted to see Ralphie run.

Nevertheless, a perceptive fan uncovered that the buffalo was, in fact, female, prompting the transition to the name Ralphie. Ralphie, CU Boulder's iconic live buffalo mascot, charges onto the ...

CU Boulder's live mascot, Ralphie the Buffalo is a centerpiece in the CU Boulder culture CU Boulder's live mascot Ralphie the Buffalo is quintessential to the tradition of CU Boulder. A student ...