It's FOOTBALL FRIDAY on The Joe Gaither Show! We welcome Joey Hickey of Longhornswire to give us another Texas perspective and then we welcome in the BamaCentral Staff to talk about the big game! Who took Bama (-7)? Who took the underdog Texas Longhorns (+7)?

Just two days away from Alabama kicking off against Texas! We let Nick Saban guide our conversation today as he met with the media last night! How important will crowd noise be Saturday? Did Coach apologize? Saban's record against former assistants and more! Plus Bama in the NFL and an SEC Basketball schedule!

We welcome Pastor and Author Jason Stonehouse into the show to talk about his experience being in Bryant-Denny Stadium for the first time this past weekend! Did Alabama football live up to his expectation? We then transition into a little bit of a Texas breakdown as we reviewed the Rice game from this past week and threw out an initial score prediction for the game?

We welcome Kirk Bohls of the Austin American-Statesman to talk about the Texas matchup this weekend! Bohls has covered the Longhorns since 1973 so we are grateful for his company! We also tack on the debut of SEC Silly Sound of the Week!

Happy Labor Day! Let's talk about Alabama's victory over MTSU in Week 1! Jalen Milroe's performance, what Nick Saban said after the game and how it will impact the team going into Texas week!

It's a FOOTBALL FRIDAY on The Joe Gaither Show -- it starts off suddenly because our host didn't hit record on time!!! But we talk about Alabama vs MTSU, break some news about the Crimson Tide's starting QB and discuss the first major weekend of college football!!

The Executive Director of Yea Alabama, Jay McPhillips joins the program today to talk about NIL and the University's official collective! How does the collective operate? What's the best way to join? Where does your money go?

Let's catch up with former Alabama linebacker Darren Mustin! He left a scholarship from MTSU to walk-on at Alabama and this weekend will serve as one of the Tide's honorary captains! Mustin has an inspirational story and tells some great stories from his time with the Crimson Tide!

We welcome MTSU Staff Writer Sam Doughton goblueraiders.com to talk about Alabama's opening game against the Blue Raiders! Get to know about Rick Stockstill, Nick Vattiato and Tra Fluellen as the Crimson Tide takes on MTSU on Saturday, Sept. 2 at 6:30 p.m.

2009 National Champion Eryk Anders joins the show today to talk about his time with the Crimson Tide, his transition to MMA and his rise to stardom in the UFC. Anders will serve as an honorary captain for Alabama's matchup with MTSU on Saturday, Sept. 2.