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Ole Miss, Mississippi State, Southern Miss and Jackson State all face big tests and interesting matchups. Ole Miss, which lost big to Florida, faces Missouri, which beat the Gators by 28 points last week. Mississippi State and LSU, both nationally ranked but both losers last week, play at Tiger Stadium to headline this weekend's games. The downtrodden Saints, a big college golf tournament at Fallen Oak on the coast and high school football are all part of the discussion.

Mississippi State gets humbled by Bama, the Saints embarrass themselves on Monday Night Football, and the Braves' World Series hopes are hanging by a thread. At least Jackson State keeps winning.

Jackson's own Tommy Kelly made millions playing professional football, but he has returned to inner city Jackson to coach the Lanier High Bulldogs. He has completely turned around that program and says it is about providing structure. The Clevelands also discuss Mississippi State's football renaissance, Ole Miss' Black Saturday in Gainesville, and lots more in college football, the NFL and the high schools.

College football is in full bloom as Ole Miss picks up another Top 25 win and looks for No. 3 this weekend at Florida. Meanwhile, State's bonafide star QB has the Bulldogs back in the rankings.

CBS National College Football Writer John Talty joins the podcast to talk about this week's LSU - Ole Miss game and his latest book, in which he profiles LSU coach Lane Kiffin, one of the most divisive figures in sports.

By and large Mississippi's college football teams had a successful first weekend and the Clevelands break it down game by game, with some high school football on the side.

The Cleveland boys celebrate the end of the longest offseason ever and the return of meaningful football, plus we catch up with Mississippi's most decorated volleyball player, Jackson native Parker Bracken.

In Baton Rouge, LSU is done with all pretenses of giving it the old college try. The Bayou Bengals are now a pro sports operation, signing two ex Ole Miss players out of professional football camps. It's not just football, either. Both men's and women's basketball teams have signed professional players from U.S. leagues and abroad.

The Saints played their first exhibition and college football is slightly more than two weeks old. We are on the cusp of football and the AP preseason poll is out. Ole Miss is No. 9. Too high? To low? The Clevelands discuss, plus Rick remembers the only Mississippi team to ever play in the Little League World Series, which turns 74 this month and saturates ESPN's August programming.

With all that's going on in college sports today – and that's a lot – the U.S. Senate adopts legislation about who won the 1960 National football championship.

In Tyler Cleveland's absence, 51-year Mississipppi sports writing veteran Billy Watkins joins the podcast to co-host with Rick Cleveland, who has been covering Mississippi sports for 60 years. They have a few memories.

The Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame's induction weekend is this weekend and the Clevelands discuss all of the Class of 2026, including former Mississippi State and NFL great Glen Collins. Collins joins us in studio to discuss his career, which began at at Whitten Junior High, continued at Jim Hill High School and then State. His second year at Mississippi State coincided with Rick's first year at the Clarion Ledger when Rick was the Mississippi State beat writer. They share some poignant memories

The Open and the World Cup have been put to bed, so now it's time for SEC Football Media Days. Let the cliches begin.

The Clevelands discuss British Open favorites with Jackson golf magnate Ray Watkins and they also talk about Addilyn Stephens, the 10-year-old from Patrick Farms won won an international junior golf championship in Paris.

The Belgians hand the USMNT a reality check at the World Cup, Chris Gotterup cements his place in golf's top ten players and Joey Chestnut eats a disgusting amount of hot dogs.