Earlier in December, NFL Hall of Famer Deion Sanders accepted the coaching job at Colorado University, leaving Jackson State. After becoming the head coach of the Buffaloes, he has been busy doing plenty of recruitment. Recently, he made a confession about getting scared of only one thing after becoming the head coach at Colorado.

Notably, Sanders has been an outspoken athlete. He never talked about fearing anybody or anything. In a recent interview, he talked about the mascot of Colorado University and how it makes him feel.

Deion Sanders opens up about the mascot of the Colorado Buffaloes

It is worth noting that Colorado University is the only university to have a live mascot named Ralphie the Buffalo. Often, fans get super excited after seeing the mascot before the game, which became the main attraction for many people.

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Unfortunately, Sanders is not a fan of Ralphie, as the buffalo really scares him. In an interview with the Well Off Media, Sanders confessed, “It’s something that I got to come clean about… I don’t even know how to say this because it’s that deep, it’s that real, it’s that authentic…. I’m scared of Ralphie; I said it… don’t really know how to describe it.“

At first, Sanders looked really serious, but later it became a hilarious confession. He further said, “I have seen all the highlights of Ralphie running out and, you know, powerful and the speed and the authority. Like, one left then right turn, y’all know I’m playing with 8 now, I ain’t playing with 10 and I may not be able to get away or get out of the way.“

Later, Sanders proposed a private meeting with Ralphie to sort things out. “I don’t want our first meeting to be like ‘tada’… Ralphie and I need to meet, privately,” the former NFL player further added. 

Notably, Ralphie has been with the Colorado team for generations, along with his other predecessors. The sixth-generation Ralphie was born on May 27, 2020, and made his on-field debut on September 2021. Although the young buffalo is carrying the Ralphie name, the fans also gave him a nickname, which is ‘Ember’.

Meanwhile, despite the fear, Sanders will continue to work in Colorado and try to bring a championship, as he did with Jackson State University. Certainly, the fans feel pretty excited to have Sanders as their head coach.

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