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.

Travel + Leisure has revealed 25 luxury resorts in the Bahamas, Bermuda and throughout the Caribbean that Southerners should flock to in the winter months.  The Jacksonville Jaguars and the Carolina Panthers do a little trading of players to beef their chances.  The ACC Report includes audio from the two Daves: Dave Clawson of Wake Forest, and Dave Doeren of N.C. State.  Also, President Donald Trump has a "Save America" rally in Perry, Ga.

Travel ball is a major investment for a lot of kids and parents alike across the South. Jon Rawl and "Toccopola Storyteller" have a less than flattering take on the trend that affects various sports.  Short also weighs in on the anniversary of the Warren Commission's 1964 report, which was intended to be the definitive source for President Kennedy's 1963 assassination in Dallas.  Also, college football's big moves – and a historic kick sends the Baltimore Ravens to 2-1 in the NFL.

Virginia native Ella Fitzgerald and Louisiana's legendary Louis Armstrong had the timely duet "Autumn In New York" in the 1950s.  The Textile Bowl features the Clemson Tigers at the N.C. State Wolfpack, while the Iron Skillet Battle pits SMU against TCU.  Another tropical storm has formed in the Atlantic Ocean. Plus, Craig Faulkner talks bowhunting on his post-COVID-19 return to the "Fishing Forecast."

The U.S. Department of Education releases the 2021 "National Blue Ribbon Schools," and we discuss the more than 100 schools across 16 Southern states that are highlighted.  Luke Doty is taking the quarterback reigns at South Carolina as the Gamecocks prepare for the home SEC opener against 3-0 Kentucky.  Plus, Texas country music songstress RaeLynn releases a new duet with Mitchell Tenpenny, "Get That All The Time."