Game of the Week: (5) Georgia v. (8) Clemson

Man I love these opening week battles of Top 10 teams. It seems like we've had at least one of these games to start the last 2 or 3 seasons. It's a big risk for the teams, but a huge reward for the fans.

Not only is Clemson starting the season in the Top 10 of the AP poll, they also made it into our Top 15 Hottest Cheer Squads of 2013 list. I'll let you decide which is more prestigious.

GEORGIA BULLDOGS

CLEMSON TIGERS

 

Game of the Week: Florida Atlantic v. Miami

Since this is the first week of college football and we've all been jonesing for this week since January, I'm going to have multiple Games of the Week. I don't think anyone will mind.

Plus, this way I get to repost the smokin' hot FAU cheerleader I found last week. There have been some revelations about her identity, so I'm hoping to have more of her for you soon.

FLORIDA ATLANTIC OWLS

MIAMI HURRICANES

Game of the Week: North Carolina v. (6) South Carolina

COLLEGE FOOTBALL IS BACK!!!!!!!!!

I hope you guys are as excited as I am about the return of college football. It seems like it has been ages since Alabama beat the pants of Notre Dame to claim the SEC's 6th straight national championship. Alas, the "amateurs" are finally back tonight, and we've got a battle of the Carolinas to start things off. 

What is the over/under on the number of injuries Jadeveon Clowney causes tonight?

NORTH CAROLINA TAR HEELS

SOUTH CAROLINA GAMECOCKS

University of Pittsburgh Cheerleaders

I am so ready for college football to get under way tomorrow I can barely focus long enough to get a post published. Fortunately, I have these pictures of the Pitt cheerleaders to get me centered again. Life is good!

Minnesota Hockey Cheerleader Katie

The vast majority of the cheerleaders we feature here on College Cheerleader Heaven cheer at the major sporting events: football, men's basketball and women's basketball. However, there is a subset of college cheerleaders that specialize in a very unique cheer experience: hockey cheerleading.

Honestly, I'm not even sure how many schools have hockey cheerleaders, but I do know that Minnesota has a top notch hockey cheer squad. And that's how we ran across Katie. The Golden Gopher junior has been skating since she was 3 years old, and she basically decided Minnesota so she could be a hockey cheerleader. How cool is that?

Katie is currently double majoring in Theater Arts and Communications, and she plans on traveling the world with Disney on Ice when she graduates next year. So if you see an ad for Disney on Ice coming to your town in 2015, make sure you look for Katie and remember where you met her first!

Ranking the 15 Hottest College Cheer Squads of 2013

For some reason, I've never really put together a list of the (in my professional opinion) hottest college cheer squads in the country. So what better time than the first week of the college football season to drop our first Top 15 Hottest College Cheer Squads?

We're going to count this sucker down from 15 to 1. If I forgot someone, let me know about it!

15. University of Louisville

Probably the most decorated squad on this list, the Redbirds are not just talented. There are definitely some lookers roaming the sidelines down in Kentucky.

14. Texas Tech University

The Red Raiders might not be the first school to pop into your head when thinking about college cheerleaders in the state of Texas, but maybe they should be?

13. Virginia Commonwealth University

The VCU Rams might be a surprising addition to this list, but that's only if you missed our features on Alana and Ella from earlier this year.

12. South Carolina University

The South Carolina cheerleaders have long been one of my favorite squads, and the discovery of our pal Lauren cemented them in this list for years to come.

11. University of Florida

Roaming the sidelines of a place called The Swamp may not sound glamorous, but the Florida cheerleaders can class up just about any venue you put them in.

10. Clemson University

Though they may cheer for a routinely under-performing football team, the Clemson dancers never disappoint!

9. University of California - Los Angeles

Everyone knows about the UCLA cheerleaders, so it should be no shock that they made the Top 10.

8. University of Missouri

So this is probably my homer-ism coming through loud and clear, but the Mizzou cheerleaders and Golden Girls are top notch!

7. Texas A&M University

Johnny Football may have rocketed Texas A&M back to national relevance last year, but it is the Aggie dancers that have always held my attention.

6. University of Oregon

The Oregon Ducks cheerleaders have been the gold standard on lists like this for years, but I think it's time for some new blood. Because Lord knows the Ducks cheerleaders have done nothing wrong!

5. Louisiana State University

I think the LSU Tiger Girls might be the most active squad on all of social media. It doesn't hurt that they have plenty of talent and beauty to share with the world!

4. University of Utah

University of Utah girls Ariel and Megan pretty much got the Utes into the Top 5 all by themselves!

3. University of Nevada - Las Vegas

You would pretty much expect the cheer and dance squads at UNLV to be filled with hotties, right? That would be a smart bet!

2. Florida State University

Again, it should be no shock that a school like Florida State is on this list. Any school that has this much "talent" running around in the stands is going to have a killer cheer squad.

1. Texas Christian University

Wait, the hottest cheer squad in the country belongs to a Christian school? Damn right! The Horned Frogs cheerleaders have been killing it for years. It's about time someone took notice!

Clemson Cheerleaders Welcome Students Back to School

I love it when universities break out the cheerleaders at a back to school rally. For some reason there is something odd about making students/cheerleaders welcome other students back to school. Is that a little weird or is just me?

Though it doesn't look like these Clemson cheerleaders & dancers are having a bad time!