Tabasco® is a popular brand of hot sauce; and "Toccopola Storyteller" Jerry Short has just ventured to Avery Island, La., to report on this unique, Southern icon.  College football coaches Nick Saban (Alabama), Mike Norvell (Florida State), Eliah Drinkwitz (Missouri) and David Cutcliffe (Duke) speak at their respective media days.  Also, we learn about team, tradition, and famous alumni of the Baylor Bears and the Louisville Cardinals.

Ashley Steenson highlights her new feature story posted on Yall.com, "The Mississippi Delta: One-Of-A-Kind History And Food." TCU has a proud history of academic and athletic success.  Veteran coach Gary Patterson and the Horned Frogs are spotlighted today on our collegiate tour across Dixie.  And we hear from seven top SEC football players as coverage from Media Days 2021 continues in Hoover, Ala.

Texas billionaire Jeff Bezos successfully reaches the edge of space on this 52nd anniversary of man walking on the moon.  SEC coaches Kirby Smart, Josh Heupel, Mark Stoops and Lane Kiffin are part of Day 2 at the 2021 SEC Media Days in Hoover, Ala.  Former SEC head coach Gus Malzahn is now coaching the UCF Knights.  And today's journey across college football drops by Orlando to highlight Central Florida's newest thrill ride: UCF Knights Football and the program's traditions. 

Statistics show a spike in crime currently among the region's youth. "Toccopola Storyteller" Jerry Short has endured his own crime spree at the hand of juveniles.  SEC coaches and players are gathering in Hoover, Ala., this week for SEC Media Days. Today we hear from Florida coach Dan Mullen, new South Carolina coach Shane Beamer, and LSU's Ed Orgeron.  Also, the Alabama A&M Bulldogs are today's college football tour stop.

The Open Championship teed-off Thursday, and College Tour X director Jason Nall reports on the leaderboard after Round 1 in Sandwich, England.  A former Georgia Bulldog and a former Texas Longhorn are hovering near the top of golf's final major of 2021.  Johnny Horton's 1960 "Battle Of Bull Run" helps memorialize the Civil War battle that happened this week in 1861.  Also, the Navy Midshipmen are today's stop on The Y'all Show's 44-college preseason showcase.

Oklahoma Sooners coach Lincoln Riley speaks at Big 12 Media Days in Arlington, Texas. We drop by Hattiesburg today as the Southern Miss Golden Eagles are the latest visit on our 44-town swing of Southern colleges.  We hear from USM's new football coach, and discover Jimmy Buffett's connection to the school.  Burgeoning pop singer SHAB grew up in Iran, before moving to the United States.  She now calls Dallas home, where the "Spell On Me" songstress describes the benefit of Southern hospitality.  Plus, there's a full lineup of weekend festivals across Dixie.

Travel writer Anne Braly discusses her recent Yall.com entertainment and food pilgrimage to Copperhill and Ducktown in Tennessee, and nearby McCaysville, Ga.  Eighteen snakes are discovered beneath an Augusta, Ga., couple's bed.  Tulane linebacker Dorian Williams helps preview the 2021 Green Wave football team, as the New Orleans-based university opens its season at home against FBS power Oklahoma. We also learn about the tremendous history, traditions and famous alumni of Tulane University.

Coastal Carolina had one of the most amazing seasons of any team in recent history. The Chanticleers finished 11-1 in 2020, ranked in the Top 15, and head coach Jamey Chadwell was named AP's college Coach of the Year.  Jon Rawl takes us to Conway, S.C., to celebrate the Chants' forthcoming season, CCU's gameday tradition, and famous alumni. Matt Heermans is back to look at the pluses and minuses of grills.  Plus, "Black Widow" is a monster success.

Georgia law enforcement officials arrest a man in connection to the gruesome Fourth of July slayings of three men on a Kennesaw golf course.  East Carolina Pirates football is today's stop on our 44-city tour of Southern college football. Discover how Mike Houston's team looks to get back to a bowl game for the first time in years; and how "Purple Haze" blares from the speakers of Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium when ECU hits the field.  Also, this week marks the anniversary of when British forces abandoned Savannah, Ga., in 1782.

The O'Kaysions had a Top 5 smash in 1968 with "Girl Watcher."  The co-writer of that hit and a founding member of the North Carolina-based Beach Music band, Wayne Pittman, died this week at the age of 76. The Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns are today's featured college football destination. We share a new survey of the country's Top 10 fast food restaurants. Also, an encore feature from Matthew McConaughey.