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PodUp with Matthews in the Morning

977 episodes - English - Latest episode: 15 days ago - ★★★★★ - 71 ratings

PodUp with Shane Matthews is a 55-minute Monday through Friday podcast where no sports topic is off-limits. Gator sports, College Sports, Pro Sports, and even local high school sports will all be on the field of discussion. You can listen, watch, and call into the show on Youtube and Facebook Live at 8 am Monday through Friday. The show can also be streamed 24/7 on iTunes and Spotify and wherever podcasts are available.

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2/1/21 Turkey Creek Golf Course & Pat Dooley

February 01, 2021 15:04 - 54 minutes - 25.1 MB

Let’s start off an INCREDIBLE week of shows with the new and improved Turkey Creek Golf Club. We’ll have some of the new management on PodUp with Matthews in the Morning to let us know what they’re doing to bring Turkey Creek back! Pat Dooley also subs in for JC this morning on the first segment of the show.

1/29/21 Dr. Kevin Farmer with JC & the QB

January 29, 2021 15:07 - 56 minutes - 25.7 MB

Today, Shane is joined by Dr. Kevin Farmer, orthopedic doctor for the Florida Gators Football team. We will be learning more about what he does with the team and his new book, Football Injuries: A Clinical Guide to In-Season Management. (https://www.amazon.com/Football-Injuries-Clinical-Season-Management/dp/3030548740) Also, don't forget to enter the Chomp Harder and GTech Weekly Drawings! You can enter once a week at http://www.podupwithshane.com/weekly-contest

1/27/21 Leonard George & Willie Jackson Sr.

January 27, 2021 14:04 - 55 minutes - 25.2 MB

Join us today for a very special episode as we host a conversation between Willie Jackson, Sr. and Leonard George, the first two African American athletes at the University of Florida. Jackson and George will be joined by Melvin Flournoy and will be led in conversation by Wayne Fields, as they discuss their time at UF and the Leonard George and Willie Jackson, Sr Scholarship, supporting Florida Gators Football players. You can contribute to the Leonard George & Willie Jackson, Sr. Scholars...

1/26/21 Trey Burton & Buddy Martin

January 26, 2021 15:05 - 55 minutes - 25.4 MB

Tuesday our big week continues as we welcome former Florida Gators Football Tight End and Super Bowl champion Trey Burton.   In addition to Trey Burton, we're excited to have Gator Bait Magazine's head honcho The Buddy Martin Show host, Buddy Martin. Our #tuesdayswithbuddy takes off again this Tuesday as we dive in on the Florida Gators Football recent coaching hires, recruiting, and the NFL playoffs.

1/25/21 Kevin O'Sullivan with JC & the QB

January 25, 2021 14:00 - 53 minutes - 24.4 MB

Shane is joined by Kevin O'Sullivan, Florida Gators Baseball coach and former player.

1/22/21 Ira Kaufman & Johnny Wiggs with JC & the QB

January 22, 2021 15:18 - 56 minutes - 25.7 MB

Shane is joined today by #ProFootball Hall of Fame representative for the Tampa Bay area on www.JoeBucsFan.com, Ira Kaufman, and Johnny Wiggs, head football coach of Santa Fe College.

1/21/21 Zach Abolverdi Hosts Brent Beaird & Andrew Spivey

January 21, 2021 15:05 - 55 minutes - 25.3 MB

Today on PodUp with Matthews in the Morning, Zach Abolverdi of The Gainesville Sun fills in as host for Shane Matthews. Zach will be joined by First Coast News #CollegeFootball analyst, Brent Beaird. On the second portion of the program, Zach will be joined by Gator Country's Andrew Spivey. Shane Matthews will be back in the studio tomorrow morning, LIVE, at 8:00 AM ET! Follow THIS LINK to enter the Chomp Harder weekly drawing brought to you by Jimmie Jennings! https://bit.ly/PodUpChompHar...

1/20/21 Zach Abolverdi Hosts Graham Hall & JC

January 20, 2021 15:05 - 58 minutes - 26.8 MB

Today on PodUp with Matthews in the Morning, we had a very special guest host: Florida Gators Football beat writer, Zach Abolverdi of The Gainesville Sun. Zach talked #CollegeFootball and NFL news and notes with JC. Then he was joined by Florida Gators Men's Basketball beat writer, Graham Hall, to catch us up on everything new and noteworthy going on in #CollegeBasketball.

1/19/21 Mark Wise & Buddy Martin

January 19, 2021 15:15 - 55 minutes - 25.6 MB

Today we are getting a chance to talk with Mark Wise, ESPN #CollegeBasketball analyst. We will ask him about how the Florida Gators Men's Basketball team can get their season turned around from here, what the future of the program looks like, and hopefully, when Scottie Lewis will be back. We’ll also ask him if #Gonzaga can go the whole season without losing and how Duke Men's Basketball, UNC Basketball, and Kentucky Basketball are all out of the top 25 in the same year. And, of course, what...

1/18/21 Bob Redman with JC & the QB

January 18, 2021 15:04 - 56 minutes - 25.9 MB

Shane was joined by Bob Redman of Florida Gators on 247Sports today on PodUp with Matthews in the Morning.

1/15/21 Pete Prisco with JC & the QB

January 15, 2021 15:02 - 55 minutes - 25.2 MB

Today, Shane was joined by Pete Prisco. Prisco has covered the NFL for three decades, including working as a beat reporter in #Jacksonville for the Jacksonville Jaguars. When he's not watching game tape, you can find Pete on #Twitter or dreaming of an Arizona State Sun Devils national title in #football.

1/14/21 Brent Beaird & Baker's Sporting Goods High School Roundup

January 14, 2021 15:03 - 55 minutes - 25.8 MB

Brent Beaird joins us first today to recap this last week in #CollegeFootball. Then, we're heading around the state of Florida for the Baker's Sporting Goods High School Roundup to catch up on #HighSchoolSports around the state.

1/13/21 Ron Zook with JC & the QB

January 13, 2021 15:05 - 56 minutes - 25.8 MB

Joining the PodUp today is former Florida Gators Football head coach Ron Zook! Zook currently serves as a senior analyst for the University of Maryland, after a long and successful career as the head football coach at the University of Florida from 2002 to 2004 and the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign from 2005 to 2011.

1/12/21 Chris Harry & Buddy Martin

January 12, 2021 15:22 - 56 minutes - 25.7 MB

Shane is joined by Chris Harry (GatorZone.com), lead basketball writer for GatorZone.com. He'll help us break down what happened Saturday against Kentucky Wildcats and what we can look forward to tomorrow as we take on Ole Miss Men's Basketball and Saturday's game against Mississippi State Men's Basketball. And what would #TuesdayWithBuddy be without our great friend Buddy Martin of Gator Bait Magazine and The Buddy Martin Show? He'll join us to break down the National Championship game, wha...

1/11/21 Tom Luginbill with JC & the QB

January 11, 2021 15:04 - 56 minutes - 25.8 MB

Shane is joined today by ESPN #CollegeFootball analyst, Tom Luginbill.

1/8/21 Zach Abolverdi with JC & the QB

January 08, 2021 16:15 - 55 minutes - 25.4 MB

Shane is joined today by sportswriter for The Gainesville Sun, Zach Abolverdi. Also, don't miss out on the JC & QB Peachland Dental Weekend Picks! Some good NFL games are happening this weekend!

1/7/21 Brent Beaird & Mike Ridaught

January 07, 2021 15:03 - 55 minutes - 25.4 MB

Today is Thursday, which means Brent Beaird of First Coast News is back to give us a rundown on the last week in #CollegeFootball. On the second portion of the program, we will have Mike Ridaught of The Prep Zone on for the Baker's Sporting Goods High School Roundup to give us some insight into #HighSchoolFootball & #HighSchoolSports.

1/6/21 Steve Palazzolo with JC & the QB

January 06, 2021 15:10 - 56 minutes - 25.8 MB

Shane is joined by Steve Palazzolo, senior analyst of Pro Football Focus, to talk some NFL and discuss the Florida Gators Football players entering the #draft.

1/5/21 Louis Murphy & Buddy Martin

January 05, 2021 15:11 - 55 minutes - 25.4 MB

Shane was joined today by former Florida Gators Football wide receiver, Louis Murphy. Murphy was a member of two BCS National Championship teams, played in the NFL for the #OaklandRaiders, Carolina Panthers, New York Giants, Tampa Bay Buccaneers & San Francisco 49ers, & is currently the head coach at Gibbs High Gladiator Football. And what would a #TuesdayWithBuddy be without Buddy Martin of Gator Bait Magazine & The Buddy Martin Show? Shane & Buddy recapped the last week in #collegefootbal...

1/4/21 Frank Frangie with JC & the QB

January 04, 2021 15:13 - 54 minutes - 24.8 MB

Shane was joined by the play-by-play man for the Jacksonville Jaguars, Frank Frangie. Frank Frangie hosts shows on 1010 XL FM radio stations in #Jacksonville, as well as one of the founders, president and CEO of GridironNow.com, a website specializing in the coverage of #SECFootball. We’ll get the scoop on the #Jaguars as they finish their season and look towards a very promising offseason, where they’ll look for a new GM, who will have a trove of #draftpicks and maybe a new head coach.

1/1/21 Andy Staples with JC & the QB

January 01, 2021 14:00 - 56 minutes - 26.2 MB

Happy New Year, Gators! 🐊   It is always such a pleasure to welcome our New Year's guest to the show. Andy Staples is a...staple...of sports journalism and currently writes for The Athletic. Andy Staples played for the Florida Gators Football on Coach Steve Spurrier's 1996 National Champion football team. We'll catch up with Andy about the #CottonBowl Classic and also probably #BarBQue.

12/31/20 Brent Beaird & Chris Harry

December 31, 2020 18:16 - 55 minutes - 25.4 MB

Happy New Year's Eve, Gators! Can't be a Thursday during the #collegefootball season if we don't have Brent Beaird on to fill us in on the happenings around NCAA Football. Between bowl games won, lost, and canceled, Brent has the latest on who played, who opted out, and if the University of Notre Dame has enough Luck of the Irish to get by #Bama. On the second portion of the show, Chris Harry, who has been immersed in all things #Gator sports for the last 8 years and imbedded himsel...

12/30/20 Dan Cross & Edgar Thompson with JC & the QB

December 30, 2020 14:08 - 55 minutes - 25.6 MB

Today was a real treat as former 🐊🏀 Player, Dan Cross is back to talk about Florida Gators Men's Basketball and his #FloridaGetDown premier holiday basketball showcase happening next week here in Gainesville! They'll have 22 Teams at St Francis Catholic High School gym and you can get tickets and Live Stream info at floridagetdown.org We were also joined by Edgar Thompson of the Orlando Sentinel who covers the Florida Gators Football as we get ready for the Cotton Bowl Classic tonight again...

12/29/20 Alex Marvez & Buddy Martin

December 29, 2020 16:04 - 54 minutes - 25.4 MB

Shane was joined by Alex Marvez on the Titan MRI Hotline today to discuss the #NFL playoffs. Alex is a sportscaster, journalist & author who currently works for Sirius XM NFL Radio where he hosts a daily prime time radio show. Buddy Martin joins the show during the first half as we get ready for the #CottonBowl and the #Heisman Trophy announcement. There are not many voices in the #GatorNation we trust more!

12/28/20 Scott Carter with JC & the QB

December 28, 2020 14:08 - 55 minutes - 25.5 MB

Scott Carter - Floridagators.com joined the program today to give us a rundown on the latest Florida Gators Football notes & news. We will also be talking #NFL, #NBA, and of course the upcoming #CottonBowl on Wednesday. Tune in at 8:00 AM ET on Facebook or YouTube, or find us on your favorite podcast platform.

12/25/20 Steve Spurrier Stories

December 25, 2020 13:00 - 55 minutes - 38.2 MB

It's a very special Christmas edition of the show as we bring to you a collection of stories from the past year of guests, all about the HBC.

12/24/20 Brent Beaird & Jeffrey Meldon

December 24, 2020 14:12 - 55 minutes - 25.3 MB

Brent Beaird made his Thursday appearance to give us a rundown on the #SECChampionship game, the Final Four #Playoffs, the bowl games, new #Auburn coach Bryan Harsin, and he won't tell us who he voted for in the #Heisman race, but maybe he can tell us how #KyleTrask was 2nd Team SEC even though he's the better QB. We asked, at least. And it's a very special Baker's Sporting Goods High School Roundup today as we welcomed Jeffrey Meldon of Meldon Law to talk about his Scholar-Athlete A...

12/23/20 Mike Bianchi with JC & the QB

December 23, 2020 15:20 - 54 minutes - 25 MB

Our media guest today is always popular, Mike Bianchi. Bianchi is a journalist, sports columnist, blogger, podcaster, tweeter, & radio host. He has written for the Orlando Sentinel as a columnist since 2000 after working as the lead sports columnist at The Florida Times-Union in #Jacksonville. Tune in to hear Bianchi's thoughts on the #Florida sports scene.

12/22/20 Travis McGriff & Buddy Martin

December 22, 2020 14:38 - 55 minutes - 25.4 MB

Our guest today is former #Gators Wide Receiver, Travis McGriff. McGriff was an #SECChampion & National Champion under the #HBC in the mid-nineties. Travis also played professionally for the Denver Broncos as well as the Orlando Predators & Nashville Kats of the Arena Football League.   What is a #TuesdayWithBuddy without Buddy Martin of The Buddy Martin Show? We welcome the New York Times best-selling author, Emmy winning, Gators journalist extraordinaire Buddy Martin to the show eve...

12/21/20 JC & the QB

December 21, 2020 14:04 - 56 minutes - 25.7 MB

Shane & JC recapped and gave some insight into the Alabama Football win against the Florida Gators Football at the #SECChampionship and reviewed their Peachland Dental Weekend Picks!

12/18/20 Antonio Langham with JC & the QB

December 18, 2020 14:07 - 55 minutes - 25.2 MB

Big show today!   Shane was joined by Antonio Langham, All American cornerback who played for the Alabama Football Crimson Tide before spending seven seasons in the #NFL.   Langham is often credited with the interception that saved #collegefootball, when he picked off Shane Matthews of the Florida Gators (and this podcast) and returned it for a touchdown in the first #SECChampionship game in 1992.   And don't miss the Peachland Dental JC & the QB Weekend Picks, this week with s...

12/17/20 Brent Beaird & Baker's Sporting Goods High School Roundup

December 17, 2020 15:04 - 55 minutes - 25.3 MB

Today, Shane was joined by Brent Beaird, who is the resident college football expert at First Coast News and stops by on Thursdays to drop some knowledge on us. Is Trask's #Heisman campaign over? Can #7 Florida still make the #FinalFour? What will his alma mater #AlabamaFootball do in the #SECChampionship on Saturday?   Our Baker's Sporting Goods High School Roundup is all about #Championships, #recruiting, and #highschoolbasketball as we finish up a very exciting, yet weird, #h...

12/16/20 Jason Higdon & Jay Barker

December 16, 2020 14:09 - 55 minutes - 25.6 MB

Shane was joined by Jason Higdon of 1standtenflorida.com as we get ready for National Early Signing Day. Who will the Florida Gators Football program sign? Who will get away? Higdon, one of the most trusted names in the business, will let us know!   Then, we got an inside look at the #CrimsonTide from Jay Barker, an analyst for #ESPN Radio, and formerly an on-air personality for WJOX in Birmingham. Barker let us know what he thinks about the game, the #Heisman, and the number of weapo...

12/15/20 Chris Doering & Buddy Martin

December 15, 2020 21:57 - 55 minutes - 25.6 MB

Today we were joined by #GatorGreat and #SEC analyst, Chris Doering, who covered more on the #FloridaGators loss to #LSU over the weekend and looked forward to the SEC Championship Game against Bama. #TuesdayWithBuddy means Buddy Martin of Gator Bait Magazine was with us on the first portion of the program. #GatorsFootball #CollegeFootball #SECFootball

12/14/20 Scott Carter with JC & the QB

December 14, 2020 14:15 - 56 minutes - 25.7 MB

Today is PodUp's One Year Birthday! We will be celebrating for the first few minutes of today's program. On the second portion of the program, we welcome Scott Carter - FloridaGators.com to the show for your first look at the game that was. Scott will help us figure what happened, why it happened, and what happens next. #FloridaGators #GatorsFootball #CollegeFootball #SECFootball

12/11/20 Josh Booty with JC & the QB

December 11, 2020 15:14 - 55 minutes - 25.4 MB

Josh Booty, former #LSU Football quarterback who spent time with the #SeattleSeahawks after a career with the #MiamiMarlins in the #MLB, joined Shane on the program today. Also, don't miss out on JC & the QB's Peachland Dental Weekend Picks this morning!

12/10/20 Brent Beaird & Baker's Sporting Goods High School Roundup

December 10, 2020 15:12 - 55 minutes - 25.6 MB

Brent Beaird was on the show today, as he is every Thursday during #football season. Brent is a trusted voice in the college football world and comes by to tell us what to expect on Saturday and beyond in the #SEC and around the country as we get closer to the end of the season and the #collegefootball playoffs. Thursday's Baker's Sporting Goods High School Roundup was back with The Prep Zone's Mike Ridaught and we're talking about football #championships, #basketball's early season, and m...

12/9/20 Chris Rainey with JC & the QB

December 09, 2020 15:05 - 56 minutes - 25.7 MB

Shane is joined today by former #Gator 🐊 running back & kick returner, Chris Rainey.

12/8/20 Chris Leak & Buddy Martin

December 08, 2020 15:05 - 55 minutes - 25.4 MB

Shane was joined today by national champion 🐊QB, Chris Leak. #TuesdayWithBuddy means Buddy Martin joined us on the first portion of the program.

12/7/20 Scott Carter with JC & the QB

December 07, 2020 16:20 - 55 minutes - 25.5 MB

Shane & JC go over their Peachland Dental Picks from last Friday & recap an exciting weekend in #collegefootball & #collegesports. Then Scott Carter - FloridaGators.com is on the show for his Monday slot to go over the first division title for #DanMullen, The #Heisman Trophy chances of #KyleTrask, and a recap of the win over the #TennesseeVols.

12/4/20 Edgar Thompson with JC & the QB

December 04, 2020 14:21 - 55 minutes - 25.6 MB

Tune in for today's Peachland Dental Friday Picks with JC & the QB! Shane will also be joined by Edgar Thompson! Edgar Thompson reports on the Florida Gators and dabbles in golf coverage for the Orlando Sentinel. He fears he one day will have to get a real job. Edgar is from #Richmond and graduated from #NewMexico, where he developed an addiction to hot peppers and daily sunshine.

12/3/20 Brent Beaird & Baker's Sporting Goods High School Roundup

December 03, 2020 15:05 - 56 minutes - 26 MB

What better way to get a jump start on this weekend's games than to tune in and hear what Brent Beaird has to share. The veteran of college football from First Coast News coverage joins us Thursday to share what happened last week and what will happen this week, plus we'll see if Mac Jones has overtaken Trask in the Heisman race in his eyes.   Mike Ridaught from The Prep Zone joins us for the the Baker's Sporting Goods High School Roundup as we finish high school football and look tow...

12/2/20 Pat Dooley with JC & the QB

December 02, 2020 14:39 - 57 minutes - 26.4 MB

We're so excited to welcome Pat Dooley to the show every time he's on, but this time, it's bittersweet. Dooley retires from The Gainesville Sun this week after over 30 years covering the #FloridaGators. So we'll talk about #Kentucky, we'll talk about #Tennessee, but mostly we'll talk about Pat Dooley's career, past, present, and future!

12/1/20 Scott Moore & Buddy Martin

December 01, 2020 15:15 - 56 minutes - 25.7 MB

Shane was joined today by Scott Moore, a nationally renowned #sportstalk radio personality, featured writer for Scout.com, and an in-demand #guestspeaker and entertainer. For the past six #collegefootball seasons, Scott has served as a guest analyst on XM Fox Sports Radio, and has broken several major stories in the #SEC, including the hiring of #NickSaban at Alabama. On the first portion of the program, we chatted with our buddy, Buddy Martin from Gator Bait Magazine and The Buddy Martin Sh...

11/30/20 Scott Carter with JC & the QB

November 30, 2020 14:45 - 55 minutes - 25.4 MB

Today we had JC & Scott Carter who recapped the weekend. They went over the #NFL, the long weekend in #collegefootball, the #NCAAbasketball start, and of course, Scott Carter - FloridaGators.com, gave us all the insight we needed from last weekend's Florida/Kentucky game. Tune in! _____ Make sure to LIKE & FOLLOW PodUp with Matthews in the Morning and SHARE this episode to your friends!

11/27/20 Robbie Andreu with JC & the QB

November 27, 2020 14:44 - 56 minutes - 25.7 MB

Don't miss today's Peachland Dental Picks with JC & the QB! Robbie Andreu joins us on the second portion of the program, after his recent retirement from the Gainesville Sun. _____ Make sure to LIKE & FOLLOW PodUp with Matthews in the Morning and SHARE this episode to your friends! #collegefootball #secfootball #nflfootball

11/26/20 Brent Beaird & Baker's Sporting Goods High School Roundup

November 26, 2020 17:00 - 55 minutes - 25.7 MB

It’s a Thanksgiving edition of the PodUp! What's the only way to get caught up for this weekend's games? Listen to Brent Beaird today! Tune in to hear what Brent thinks about the college weekend, the Gators chances against Kentucky, and if he still has Trask on the top of his Heisman list! For the second portion of the program, The Prep Zone's Marty Pallman stops by on this Thanksgiving edition of PodUp and shares info on all the HS playoff games! The High School RoundUp is Sponsore...

11/25/20 Chris Harry with JC & the QB

November 25, 2020 14:12 - 55 minutes - 25.6 MB

Today we're joined by FloridaGators.com's Chris Harry. Chris has been immersed in all things Gator sports for the last 8 years and imbedded himself with the Florida Gators Men's Basketball team, which has already had to cancel some games due to COVID, but is ready to storm the court and take the SEC title! _____ Make sure to LIKE & FOLLOW PodUp with Matthews in the Morning and SHARE this episode! #collegefootball #collegebasketball #secfootball #NCAA

11/24/20 Doug Johnson & Buddy Martin

November 24, 2020 14:18 - 54 minutes - 25 MB

Our Guest today was former Gator QB Doug Johnson. Doug Johnson is a SEC Champion, a National Champion, and a member of the Florida Georgia Hall of Fame who played for 5 NFL teams in seven seasons. Johnson also played in MLB for the Tampa Bay Devil Rays as a pitcher and 3rd Baseman for two seasons before injuring his rotary cuff and focusing on football full time. Another #tuesdayswithbuddy as we welcome Buddy Martin to the show, as we do every Tuesday. The brains and brawn behind Gator Bai...

11/23/20 Scott Carter with JC & the QB

November 23, 2020 14:36 - 55 minutes - 25.4 MB

Shane was joined by Scott Carter - Floridagator.com to discuss the #FloridaGators win over #Vandy last Saturday and give some insight into this coming week of #collegefootball! Make sure you tune in so you don't miss a thing! ___________ LIKE & FOLLOW us and SHARE this episode! #GoGators #secfootball

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