College football is back, which means it's time for the sport's real stars: a bison at full gallop, a bulldog in an air-conditioned doghouse, and a man on horseback planting a flaming spear. No other sport does mascots like this — living, breathing, occasionally stampeding traditions,

College football is back, which means it's time for the sport's real stars: a bison at full gallop, a bulldog in an air-conditioned doghouse, and a man on horseback planting a flaming spear. No other sport does mascots like this — living, breathing, occasionally stampeding traditions,