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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."

The U.S. Supreme Court will take up a Mississippi case that may affect the historic Roe vs. Wade ruling.  Today's ACC Report includes Miami Hurricanes coach Manny Diaz discussing his 1-2 team.  Georgia-raised RuPaul becomes the Emmy Awards' top winner for a person of color.  Plus, Travel + Leisure has four Southern towns listed in its new "The 10 Best Small Towns To Retire In the U.S." feature.

Confederate Gen. Nathan B. Forrest (1821–1877) is reburied in Columbia, Tenn., after officials in Memphis spent many years and many millions of dollars getting his grave relocated from the West Tennessee city.  "Toccopola Storyteller" Jerry Short discusses the media's failure to cover the Forrest reburial.  Short also chats with Jon Rawl about persimmon trees in the South.  We look back at the weekend's NFL and college football fun.  Plus, how each Southern state compares with credit card debt.

Zydeco music gets a "Y'all Show" salute, as "They Stole My Chicken" from Keith Frank and The Soileau Zydeco Band gets a spin on this end of the week showcase.  Hour 1 is the "Y'all Kickoff Show," a look at the Week 3 action across the college football universe.  Plus, we rewind to August for a "Fishing Forecast" encore.

Nick Saban discusses the quarterbacks his No. 1 Alabama team faces when the Crimson Tide floods The Swamp and the University of Florida this Saturday.  Kenny Chesney is producing a SEC Network salute to the legendary radio voices of the conference.  Back in her native Sooner State, Reba McEntire and boyfriend Rex Linn get stuck on the second floor of a historic building in Atoka, Okla.  Also, U.S. News & World Report's "Best College Rankings" for 2021 is released.

Hurricane Nicholas storms the Texas Gulf Coast early Tuesday with Category 1 winds.  "Barbecue Barrister" Matt Heermans is back in the saddle and talking grilling for those Texans and Louisianans toughing it out without electricity.  Heermans also talks Big 12 football, as the Cowboys of Oklahoma State get ready for a long cattle drive to Boise State.  Also, a website dives further into the labor shortage crisis currently going on in America.

The Netflix teen drama series "Outer Banks" is filmed in Charleston, S.C., and it's one of the streaming service's hottest downloads.  39-year-old pop star Britney Spears and 27-year-old actor boyfriend Sam Asghari are now engaged.  Plus, why food costs going up across the nation.  A CNBC report explains the reason. 

NFL Week 1 action included a New Orleans Saints domination over the Green Bay Packers, and the Houston Texans emerging as the AFC South's only 1-0 team.  The fancy gas station Buc-ees® is known for great food, as one Alabama journalist critiques the sandwiches.  Also, Nicholas, the 14th-named tropical storm of the season, is tracking towards Texas' Gulf coast.

The 20th anniversary of the 9/11 attack on America is remembered by host Jon Rawl with a playing of Alan Jackson's "Where Were You (When The World Stopped Turning)" and the Andrew Jessip Project's "United We Stand." Trace Adkins will star in a new country music-themed series airing on FOX alongside Susan Sarandon.  Also, the "Y'all Kickoff Show" highlights Saturday's primetime contest at Razorback Stadium: Texas at Arkansas.

Southern Company (NYSE: SO) CEO Thomas Fanning discusses cybersecurity with The Cipher Brief in our Southern business news spotlight.  Florida State football coach Mike Norvell answers questions about his 0-1 team going for it on fourth down in a nail-biting game Sunday against Notre Dame.  Also, a nearly blind 75-year-old golfer on Hilton Head Island in South Carolina knocks in his first hole-in-one.

Three adults and a 3-month-old baby are senselessly murdered by a Marine veteran in Polk County, Fla., over the long Labor Day weekend.  What are some aggravating, downright inconsiderate things, that happen on airplane flights? The No. 1 Alabama Crimson Tide appear to be without one of their key playmakers going forward.  Also, a look at Southern political happenings.

The Clemson Tigers enter the 2021 season ranked as high as No. 2.  We learn about Dabo Swinney's roster, the road ahead for Clemson, and the traditions and famous alumni of the historic land-grant college in South Carolina.  Ray Stevens announces his CabaRay theater will open again in Nashville after being shut down for more than a year by COVID-19.  Plus, festivals across the region this Labor Day weekend.

The Y'all Kickoff Show commences for the 2021 college football season, as Hour 1 is all about the SEC, ACC, Big 12, AAC, FCS and more. The Alabama Crimson Tide wrap the 44-city tour across the South.  Discover the potential speed bumps for Nick Saban's No. 1 football team, the array of famous Alabama alumni, and the great traditions at The Capstone.  Also, Dolly Parton's 1980 classic "9 To 5" is a great song for Labor Day 2021.