College football’s best stadium entrances, pregame rituals: Ranking most iconic game day traditions for 2025

4. COLORADO: RALPHIE

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Live animals are a unique addition to any team’s entrance, and no program embraces that better than Colorado. Ralphie, a live buffalo, and her handlers lead the team onto the field before every home game in a one-of-a-kind spectacle. Ralphie VI, who made her debut run at the beginning of the 2021 season, has not been as fierce of a runner as her predecessors but still remains one of college football’s most iconic mascots. Her run, albeit less electric than in past years, adds to the already high entertainment value that comes with Deion Sanders and his program