The University of Colorado is saying goodbye to their beloved live buffalo mascot Ralphie V — not because she can’t handle the work anymore, but because they can’t seem to handle her.

One of college football's largest and longest-running mascots is being forced to retire after the 13-year-old buffalo is becoming a bit too fast for her human handlers.

One of college football’s biggest — and to some, greatest — mascots is hanging up her harness. She just loves the job too much to keep going. Ralphie V, the 1,200-pound buffalo at the ...

After 12 seasons of leading the University of Colorado Boulder's football team onto the field, Ralphie V, the 13-year-old, 1,200-pound buffalo, is officially retiring as the school's mascot.

Consider, for instance, Ralphie V, a buffalo who has been the mascot for the University of Colorado’s Buffaloes for a dozen seasons. The tradition of having a live buffalo lead the team onto the ...

The University of Colorado is saying goodbye to their beloved live buffalo mascot Ralphie V — not because she can’t handle the work anymore, but because they can’t seem to handle her. After ...

After 12 seasons, the University of Colorado football team will have a new live buffalo mascot in 2020, but it's not because Ralphie V has lost a step in her old age. Quite the opposite. Ralphie V ...

Hunted nearly to extinction by the time the University of Colorado was founded, the American buffalo owes its rebound mainly to private ranchers. Larry Strear of Boulder County has been raising herds ...

Deion Sanders, the University of Colorado's new football coach, is turning the program from notorious basement dweller to the hottest ticket in the NCAA. (Story aired on ATC on Sept. 18, 2023.) ...