The ultimate college football tailgate playlist with 10 songs to get fired up for the season

College football is officially in full swing, and that means it's time for the ultimate playlist to get fired up.

Thursday night features several games to wet the whistle before a packed Saturday of action and games Sunday and Monday.

If you're not excited, then I have to wonder if you're a patriotic American.

Of course, we all know you can't have college football season without the tailgates and parties that are mandatory.

Top priority: 14 TAILGATING ESSENTIALS FOR GRILLING, WATCHING THE GAME AND STAYING WARM A fire playlist.

Well, you're all in luck because I have you all taken care of to make sure you don't miss a single hit for your tailgate/pregame playlist.

Now, we'd be here for days if I listed every song that needs to be included.

What I'm going to do is give you a surefire top-10 hit list.

Let's roll.

1) John Denver - Take Me Home, Country Roads Easiest choice ever.

No hesitation.

No thought about it.

If you're not a fan of this song, then you're not a fan of America.

It's an all-time classic and perfectly captures the feeling of fall weather and good vibes.