Celebrate College Colors Day by wearing your team’s colors to work or school today

Today is College Colors Day, easily one of our favorite holidays of all time.

Not only is it fun and easy to celebrate — you wear gear from your favorite college — it also marks the greatest part of the year. After a long, dreadful offseason full of talk about collective bargaining agreements, conference realignments and impermissible benefits, football season is finally here.

The college football season officially kicked off last night, and the first full weekend of games is upon us.

It’s finally time to settle in, enjoy the fall weather and watch some football. So, from all of us at Football America, we want to wish everyone a happy College Colors Day.

And if you happen to be short on colors — take a look at our selection of NCAA football apparel and caps.

Here are some of our favorites:

Related: Shop our entire selection of NFL, MLB and NCAA apparel.

The top new football padded shirts from Nike, Under Armour and McDavid

It’s never a good time to get injured, especially at the beginning of the season.

It’s important to protect yourself this fall with a football padded shirt. These shirts feature tough, lightweight pads woven into the fabric to provide you with additional protection on your shoulders, ribs and back.

That makes padded shirts especially important for running backs, wideouts, special teams players or anyone who sees their share of high-speed collisions on the field.

These shirts fit comfortably under your shoulder pads and don’t restrict your movement.

Here’s a look at three of the newest football padded shirts to hit the shelves.

Nike Adult Pro Combat Hyperstrong 5-Pad Compression Shirt ($74.99)

Provides lightweight protection with ergonomically designed Deflex floating foam technology and moisture wicking fabric. ($74.99)

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Under Armour Men’s MPZ 5-Pad Armour Shirt ($69.99)

Built for Football with MPZ shoulder, rib and spine pads. The ArmourGrip on chest, shoulders and back keeps your shoulder pads in place. Strategic vent zones keep you cool, dry and comfortable. ($69.99)

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McDavid Adult HexMesh Black Sleeveless Shirt ($74.99)

The HexMesh on the shoulders provides maximum ventilation, while the HexPads provide extra protection to the shoulders, ribs and spine. ($74.99)

Related: Browse our entire selection of football padded shirts.

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Stay cool this summer with an Under Armour Men’s HeatGear Compression T-Shirt

The compression fit, ergonomic cut and moisture-wicking fabric all come standard on Under Armour’s Men’s HeatGear Compression T-Shirt.

Wear it under your pads to stay cool at summer workouts and later this fall. The football shirt’s HeatGear moisture transport system keeps you cool by making your sweat evaporate. The compression fit increases bloodflow to your muscles, improving your performance on the field.

You’ll love the new ergonomic fit — designed for football movements — and your teammates will appreciate the anti-odor fabric.

Get one for $24.99 at Football America.

Related: See our entire stock of football performance shirts.

Clearance NFL apparel, hats, jerseys, shirts and hoodies; starting at $6.98

With the NFL season all wrapped up and done, it’s time for us to clear out our selection of 2010-11 NFL apparel and prepare for new stock for the fall.

That means we’ve marked down our selection of NFL hats, jerseys and T-shirts.

You can get clearance NFL apparel for as little as $6.98. View the entire list of closeout gear here.

Here are some of our favorites:

Related: View everything in our NFL Fan Shop.