Kool-Aid McKinstry, a freshman cornerback on the Alabama Crimson Tide football team, inks a marketing deal with the other Kool-Aid.  The Texas A&M Aggies are today's featured school.  Jimbo Fisher previews his preseason Top 10 Aggie football team; and we learn about the many traditions of Aggieland.  A new hurricane (Grace) churns in the tropics.  Also, veteran Texas author Sandra Brown pens the current No. 3 New York Times Best Seller in fiction, "Blind Tiger."

Jerry Short joins the show for a special "Toccopola Storyteller" report.  Short and host Jon Rawl discuss the embarrassing, humiliating takeover in Afghanistan by the Taliban.  Tropical Storm Fred slams into the Florida Panhandle with 65 mph winds.  Shane Beamer and the South Carolina Gamecocks are today's spotlight school.  Plus, former sorority "dad" Short shares his person insight into Greek life.

Fishing and hunting shows are not all that they seem. "Fishing Forecast" star Craig Faulkner shares his thoughts on the outdoors choices on TV, including Atlanta Braves great Chipper Jones's "Major League Bowhunter."  The Florida Keys are on standby as Tropical Disturbance George heads to the Sunshine State.  Also, we learn about famous alumni of the University of Mississippi, expectations for Lane Kiffin's 2021 season, hear Rebel-centric songs from The Lexington Brothers, and share more of the special attributes of Ole Miss and Oxford, Miss.

Chris Davis, Baltimore Orioles home run slugger and a native Texan, announces his retirement from baseball.  The Maryland Terrapins aim for the postseason under third-year coach Mike Locksley.  Discover the famous alumni and traditions of the College Park, Md.-based member of the Big Ten Conference.  Also, a look a festivals across the South, including the bicentennial celebration of Jackson, Tenn.

Molly Sims is the top-ranked alumnus of Vanderbilt University.  We tout Sims' school as the Commodores are today's latest stop on the pigskin tour of the South.  Tropical Storm Fred has formed in the Caribbean and appears to be headed toward Florida.  CNBC helps us understand why there is a global computer chip shortage.  Also, we have the New York Times Best Sellers Top 5. 

The U.S. Senate passes the much-debated $1 trillion infrastructure bill.  COVID-19 cases surge across the South, as Arkansas reaches levels not yet seen.  Manny Diaz enters a third season coaching his hometown Miami Hurricanes.  We hear from the 47-year-old coach; and learn about his 2021 team, UM history, famous alumni, and the traditions of the Coral Gables, Fla., private institution.  Also, Reba McEntire is quite the birdwatcher and photographer.

Facebook has been in the censorship and putting customers in virtual "jail" business over the last year.  "Toccopola Storyteller" Jerry Short shares his own battle with the high-tech company.  Richmond Flowers was a tremendous football and track star at Tennessee in the 1960s.  He was just interviewed on the "Saturday Sports Roundup."  Plus, learn about 2021 expectations for Flowers' alma mater as Josh Heupel takes over a struggling Volunteers football team.

N.C. State is today's stop on the collegiate tour across the South.  Wolfpack head coach Dave Doeren and quarterback Devin Leary brief us on the ACC program.  The Nicholasville (Ky.) Police Department gets creative in the summer months.  Country music legend George Jones and boxing great George Foreman teamed up for the knockout, "I Don't Need Your Rockin' Chair."  Also, "The Suicide Squad" hits theaters this weekend.

Selena Gomez fires back at bad humor aimed at organ transplants.  The Texas-raised pop singer and actress received a kidney after a battle with lupus.  Miranda Lambert releases a new single, "Tequila Does."  Matthew McConaughey is ranked the most famous alumnus of The University of Texas at Austin, as we discuss the 2021 football schedule for Texas Longhorns football, hear from new coach Steve Sarkisian, and highlight the colorful traditions of UT.