BetUS Presents: Hall of Fame Hotties, The Sexiest Mascots in College Football

From Fiery Birds to Fierce Felines, These Mascots Prove That College Football Sidelines Are Hotter Than Ever

Meet the Mascots Who Bring the Heat

The college football schedule is underway, and the gods of the gridiron have taken control of television screens throughout the week, but especially on Saturday, when NCAA Football runs from noontime until after midnight.

Although BetUS is the most popular and trusted online sportsbook in the industry, where their extensive menu of college football and NFL wagering options is available, we thought that the mascots hyping up the crowd and working us into a lather deserved some credit.

Without further ado, here are the Top 5 Sexiest Mascots on the planet!

Top 5 College Football Mascots

1. Cocky (South Carolina Gamecocks)

BetUS has put a great deal of effort into recognizing this Hottie Hall of Fame, and there is even a college mascots list NCAAF of every sideline hero in the nation. Of course, BetUS features all the breaking CFB news as well, but for the purposes of this discussion, we are talking mascots, and there is no other that struts, swaggers, and preens like the Gamecocks’ costumed hype machine, Cocky. With nearly 35,000 Instagram followers, Cocky scored a record high on our scale of 68.8, which leads all challengers.

2. Miss Pawla (South Alabama Jaguars)

As popular as Cocky is, Miss Pawla trails closely behind in our list of NCAAF top mascots. The Sun Belt Conference doesn’t get a lot of love, but Miss Pawla certainly does. She notched a score of 68.3 on our index, and I guess it's fair to say Miss Pawla is paw-sitively stunning and always on the prowl!

3. South Paw (South Alabama Jaguars)

Imagine having not one, but two mascots at the top of the heap? Well, South Alabama has just that, as Miss Pawla is joined by her male counterpart, South Paw. They are like the Barbie and Ken of the mascot world. South Paw checks in with a 68.2 score on our mascot hotness meter, and maybe it’s time to take in a South Alabama football game?

4. Scarlet (Arkansas State Red Wolves) 

Scarlet took over as the Red Wolves mascot in 2008 after the Indian was retired due to cultural sensitivity. But regardless of how you feel about that switch, you can’t argue with the results. Scarlet’s crimson persona reflects the passion and energy of the Wolfpack, and wouldn’t you know, she has a boyfriend named Howl who placed just outside of the top five in our list of NCAAF mascots. Scarlet made the cut with a 65.9 score, while Howl checked in with a score of 65.2.

5. Raider Red (Texas Tech Red Raiders) 

If anything is going to come between Scarlet at No. 4 and her beau, Howl at No. 6, it’s ol’ Raider Red at No. 5. Texas Tech has two mascots, the Masked Rider and Raider Red. The problem is that the Masked Rider rides a horse, and it is often not appropriate to have over a thousand pounds of horseflesh at an event. That’s where Raider Red steps in with his famous Guns Up gesture. Raider Red narrowly made our top five list with a score of 65.8.

FAQs

Why do colleges have mascots for their sports teams?

Mascots serve as a hype machine to get the crowd loud and proud. There is nothing like a decked-out mascot exhorting the crowd to get behind the team when the chips are down or working them into a frenzy after a score.

How do mascots entertain the crowd or interact with fans during games?

Mascots take on many forms, from animals to inanimate objects. But there is always a human underneath the costume who is as big a fan of the team as anyone. Mascots wave their arms and get the crowd into the game, or at halftime, they can sling T-shirts or other team merchandise into the crowd. The spotlight never wavers from a mascot who knows what they are doing!

What are the different types of mascots?

Mascots are mainly designed after animals with humorous names. The South Carolina Gamecocks have a winner in Cocky, who patrols the sidelines in the school’s colors, ruby red and black, but there are also actual Bulldogs and other kinds of mascots that are symbolic in nature.

What are some famous mascot traditions or stunts?

Mike the Tiger of Louisiana State University is a live Bengal tiger named Mike that lives in an enclosure on the LSU campus and is brought in a cage to the stadium on game days.

Speaking of animals, the sixth iteration of Ralphie the Buffalo from the University of Colorado recently retired. The tradition has a reputation for being chaotic and dangerous due to Ralphie's unpredictability, but the team is working on a new “Ralphie.”

 

 

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