Week 8 of college football includes the rivalry game between Tennessee and No. 4 Alabama.  Conner Smith, a Nashville singer/songwriter, has the perfect song for Big Orange fans this weekend.  Elsewhere on the "Y'all Kickoff Show," Oregon and UCLA have a College GameDay production, newly-fired Ed Orgeron takes his LSU Tigers to the Grove and Mississippi, and the undefeated Wake Forest Demon Deacons go out of conference and to the Hudson as they visit Army. 

The top new TV shows and movies available for download in October are relayed.  After securing her first No. 1 on the country music chart, Lainey Wilson is calling out the fellows.  The National Insurance Crime Bureau releases its annual "Hot Wheels" report, a break down of the most-stolen vehicles in the country.   Also, the ACC Report this week includes info on Virginia's Harvard-educated running back, Devin Darrington.

Multiple law enforcement officers lose their lives across the South during the past few days.   The Atlanta Braves take a 2-0 NLCS lead in the best-of-seven series against the Los Angeles Dodgers.  Georgia is the unanimous No. 1 in college football.  Plus, "Toccopola Storyteller" Jerry Short reflects on LSU's dismissal of head football coach Ed Orgeron; as well as the death of Missouri-born actress Betty Lynn, who portrayed "Thelma Lou" on "The Andy Griffith Show."

Youth hunters in many Southern states get the chance to hunt deer before the grown-ups.   Fishing and hunting expert Craig Faulkner explains.  There are plenty of fall festivals this weekend across the region.  Also, Hour 1's "Y'all Kickoff Show" looks at the Oklahoma State at Texas contest, Mississippi's climb to Rocky Top and Tennessee, and the Battle of Unbeatens Between The Hedges: Kentucky at Georgia. 

Trace Adkins, Luke Bryan and rapper Pitbull team up for a brand new song, "Where The Country Girls At."  There are plenty of mid-October festivals taking place across the South this weekend.  Also, college football's big games this Week 6 include Arkansas at Mississippi, Oklahoma and Texas meeting at the Cotton Bowl, and The Deep South's Oldest Rivalry: Georgia at Georgia.  Hour 1's "Y'all Kickoff Show" breaks down the collegiate gridiron fun.

Barbecue and football are combining for the offensive line of the Virginia Tech Hokies.  Jon Rawl and Matt Heermans, aka "The Barbecue Barrister," have fun relaying the story of Mission BBQ and the ACC gridiron program.  Heermans also previews Saturdays "Red River Rivalry" contest between the Big 12's Texas Longhorns and Oklahoma Sooners.   Plus, Blake Shelton doesn't forget to send 52nd birthday wishes to his new bride, Gwen Stefani.

Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady makes history in a triumphant return to New England.  The 5-0 Kentucky Wildcats make one grand entrance into this week's AP college football poll.  It was a violent and deadly weekend across the region.  Also, the "Toccopola Storyteller" reflects on his return to covering college football games after a 20-year gap.  He also shares the news of a Filipino man appearing on the October cover of Playboy. 

October's arrival means Hour 1's "Y'all Kickoff Show" has big games in the SEC going down this Saturday: No. 2 Georgia hosts No. 8 Arkansas, and No. 1 Alabama welcomes No. 12 Mississippi to Bryant-Denny Stadium.  Blues maestro Sugaray Rayford and his "Big Mama's Soul Food" is a tune that'll whet the appetite.  Also, there are plenty of weekend festivals across the South.

JT Daniels should be ready to go when the No. 2 Georgia Bulldogs host the No. 8 Arkansas Razorbacks this weekend.  The SEC Report also looks at the big matchups across the conference.  We tease a few of the 45 exciting festivals and events across Alabama this fall.  Country music superstar Alan Jackson announces he has a rare nerve condition; while his fellow Georgia country crooner Zac Brown reveals he's tested positive for COVID-19.  Also, the beautiful early morning scenes of coastal South Carolina's Grand Strand. 

The alleged killer of a Florida sheriff's deputy is apprehended.  Maryland officials decide to make all of the state's high school football teams eligible for the postseason.  Jon Rawl experienced a first: bubble gum stuck in his bed.  How do you remedy bubble gum that's stuck on clothing, or bed sheets?   Plus, a salute to South Carolina's mustard-based barbecue sauce – and its historic cabbage palmetto tree.