The State of Florida Sports Podcast presented by the USA TODAY NETWORK Podcast

The Gainesville Sun's Kevin Brockway, the Tallahassee Democrat's Jack Williams, the Daytona Beach News-Journal's Chris Boyle and voice of the Hurricanes, Joe Zagacki join the podcast to talk Gators, Knights, Seminoles and Hurricanes.

Hal Habib of the Palm Beach Post, Ira Kaufman of joebucsfan.com and Demetrius Harvey of the Florida Times-Union in Jacksonville join the podcast for a discussion of the upcoming games for the Dolphins, Bucs and Jaguars.

Arne Green of the Topeka Capital-Journal and Chris Boyle of the Daytona Beach News Journal join the podcast to talk about Saturday night's Big 12 showdown between UCF and Kansas State in Manhattan, Kansas.

Ehsan Kassim of the Tallahassee Democrat returns to the podcast to break down the forthcoming game between the Florida State Seminoles and Clemson Tigers. FSU hasn't beaten Clemson since 2014. Is this the year they finally get back over the hump?

Gene Frenette of the Florida Times-Union in Jacksonville joins the podcast to discuss the AFC showdown between the Kansas City Chiefs and Jacksonville Jaguars on Sunday at 1 p.m. The Chiefs defeated the Jags twice last year, including eliminating them from the playoffs. Can the Jaguars get a hint of revenge? Hear what Gene has to say.

All three of Florida's NFL teams open the 2023 season on the road. An expert from each team is here to break down the matchups. Ira Kaufman of joebucsfan.com will discuss Tampa Bay at Minnesota, Joe Schad of the Palm Beach Post will give us his analysis on Miami at the L.A. Chargers, and Demetrius Harvey of the Florida Times-Union in Jacksonville will share his thoughts on the Jaguars at the Indianapolis Colts.

Ehsan Kassim, Seminoles beat writer for the Tallahassee Democrat, joins the podcast to break down the FSU-LSU game that will take place Sunday night in Orlando, as well as the 2023 version of the Seminoles.

Kevin Brockway of the Gainesville Sun joins the podcast to break down the Florida Gators' Thursday, Aug. 31, season opener at No. 11 Utah, He gives us the lowdown on new QB Graham Mertz, the improved defense and much more.

Ken Willis and Ryan Pritt of the Daytona Beach News-Journal join the podcast to discuss the Coke Zero Sugar 400 at Daytona International Speedway on Saturday Night. They also will hold the rubber match in a trivia showdown after splitting the first two contests on podcasts earlier this year.

Jon Santucci, the USA TODAY Florida Sports Network recruiting reporter, joins the podcast to discuss the upcoming 2023 season, who are the players to watch, which colleges did the best in recruiting and so much more.