The Colorado Buffaloes live mascot Ralphie VI is retiring. The bison's name is actually Ember, and a new live mascot -- Ralphie VII -- is in training.

Ralphie VI never really embraced Colorado’s decades-long tradition of the live mascot running across the field at the start of football games and after four seasons, she is being replaced.

Ralphie VI, the mascot of the Colorado Buffaloes since 2021, is retiring. The school made the announcement in a humorous press release.