Last year’s matchup in Gainseville was a thriller between the Utah Utes and the Florida Gators.

Because of how that game played out, the hype around this year’s matchup in Salt Lake City on Thursday night is even higher than the game in 2022.

On today’s episode of Locked On Pac-12, I’m joined by a pair of guests for the first time in the show’s history.

JT Wistrcill of “Locked On Utes” and Brandon Olsen of “Locked On Gators” lend their voices to today’s show to talk about Thursday night’s showdown in Salt Lake City.

Both guests agree that the success of Florida’s running game will play a large part in deciding the game given the limitations of Florida QB Graham Mertz.

Finally, all three of us make our game predictions.

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