Kentucky Wildcats aficionado Mike Allison discusses Mark Stoops' 3-0 football team, the forthcoming UK hoops season, and the Lexington Legends' capturing Class A baseball's South Atlantic League title.  CountryLiving.com's "20 Places Every Southerner Should See Before They Die" makes for an interesting conversation.  And host Jon Rawl shares great summer books to peruse; and how a 73-year-old great-grandmother and Texas mayor killed a 12-foot alligator.

Karen Waldrup, a rising country music singer from Louisiana, discusses the business aspects of the music industry; as well as her new CD, "Justified."  Preshias Harris reports on Blake Shelton's twofer No. 1 party held Tuesday night.  And ACC insider Jonathan Leifheit returns to analyze Clemson's quarterback situation, as well as transfers into the N.C. State program.

Cracker Barrel used a "war room" to strategize when Hurricane Florence was headed to the South.  At least 17 people have died in the storm that hit the Carolinas over the weekend.  No.1 Alabama cruised to an easy win, while Florida State was spanked at Syracuse in NCAA Football action.  And storyteller-in-chief Jerry Short returns with his own insight of hurricanes past.