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Space Knights
by Space Knights
Your #1 Twitter Spaces for anything UCF Athletics related. Hosts are Austin Heff, Bryson Turner, RBJ, Sam aka ohheyfritz, NautJuicer, and Patrick Nurse, and KnightmarishJ. Link tree: https://linktr.ee/thespaceknightsMerch Shop: https://thespaceknights.shop
Episodes
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132. On to Oklahoma State
After a tough loss to Houston, the crew attempts to get you excited for UCF Football against Oklahoma State.
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131. New 2026 UCF Space Game Uniforms with Emma Schneider and Eric DeSalvo + Houston Week
Thank you to Emma and Eric for breaking down these incredible Space Game uniforms for the 2026 season! Mission X is a huge hit and we were honored to be able to interview you both!
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130. TCU Week with Mark of 408.
Thank you Mark for joining us to get ready for the big game and the big tailgate against TCU! Follow us on X: SpaceKnights (@TheSpaceKnights) / X
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129. Georgia State Week
Follow us on X: SpaceKnights (@TheSpaceKnights) / X
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128. Pre Pitt Panel
Guests: Elite Empire Athletes, Eric Henry of Horns247, Emily Pontiff of One Knight Stand, Knightalorian, Mark of 408, Gregg aka UCF Mayor
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127. Kickoff Eve 2026: Panel Discussion
List of Guests: Matt Murschel - Orlando Sentinel Mark Faroudi - 408 Andrew Cherico - Knights247 and Sons of UCF Sean Barakett - UCF Problems/One Night Stand Knighted Nate - Barstool UCF James Duncan - LockedOn UCF List of Crew Members Appearing: Bryson Turner - UCF Knights On SI Mac Loudermilk -...
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126. Football is Near!
We had a packed booth, which included Patrick Nurse, Austin Heff, KnightmarishJ, and Bryson Turner. Those crew members were joined by 2 of the 3 hosts from State of Atlanta as well as Knighted Nate from Barstool UCF. FOOTBALL IS NEAR!
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125. Mark Faroudi of 408
Music + UCF Sports. Name a better combo! Mark Faroudi is a 2014 UCF alum and the founder of the band 408. When You Smile is a single dropping on August 28th. 408 is playing a show with Yellowcard September 4th in Clearwater, FL! Tickets here: 97X Next Big Thing Legends - Yellowcard | Ruth Eckerd...
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124. Eric DeSalvo + 2026 Football Predictions via Democracy
We were blessed to be joined by Eric DeSalvo, Senior Associate Athletics Director for #Content for UCF Athletics. He dropped a fun teaser for this year's Space Game Jerseys and enjoyed asking the panel their favorite jersey combo for an important game in primetime on national television. We then...
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123. Coach Bear
Coach Bear had an incredible Spring and Summer. First, she brought UCF Softball to their 2nd ever Super Regional Appearance in program history. Then she led the Utah Talons to an AUSL Championship in her first season as a professional coach. We caught up with her with all the laughter and the...
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122. Space Knights NOT Sponsored by Monster Energy
The crew, consisting of Austin Heff, Patrick Nurse, Sam, and Bryson Turner, discussed the Big 12 sponsorship deal with Monster Energy, NBA Summer League, and so much more!
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121. Brandon Helwig
The UCF Media GOAT joined us! Brandon Helwig of On3 Sports, created the message board community called The Dungeon. We got his thoughts on Brendan Sorsby, playoff expansion, the NBA draft, UCF Football's expectations, and so much more!
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120. Space Knights Team of the Year?
Which teams are in the conversation for the inaugural Space Knights Team of the Year? Where is the UCF Baseball Program going? What's the outlook for the NBA Draft coming up? Austin Heff, Bryson Turner, and Patrick Nurse tackle all these questions and more!
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119. NCAA Baseball Tournament Week
How will UCF Baseball fare in the Auburn regional as the 2 seed out of 4? Plus: Should the AD of Arkansas stop whining about scheduling?
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118. Eric Lopez (Immaculate Correction)
What a wild weekend for UCF Softball! The UCF Softball program qualified for its 2nd ever Super Regional. We discussed that feat and Eric's background and how he got to become the voice of UCF Softball since 2008.
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117. Eric Kapitulik, CEO of the Program
The Program was founded in 2008 with the goal of providing organizations with the best personal, leadership, and culture development services worldwide. Talent is important, but great teammates and leaders working together enable a world-class culture and its byproduct, world-class performance.…
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116. Themus Fulks
Most Assists in a single season in UCF history. And now a first-time Space Knights guest! Austin Heff, Patrick Nurse, and Sam got to talk to UCF legend Themus Fulks. His mother, Delta Cain, made a special appearance too!
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115. NFL Draft Week
What if Bryson Turner listed all the NFL teams a former UCF Football player played for, with the teams listed in random order, and Patrick Nurse and Austin Heff had to guess which UCF player Bryson was referring to? This hilarious game + discussion about this year's NFL Draft, basketball portal...
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114. Andrew Cherico
How does this UCF Football team look compared to what we saw last offseason? Who's jumping off the page so far? How is Space Knights legend Taevion Swint looking in camp? Andrew Cherico of Knights247 handles those questions and more! Our crew consisted of Austin Heff, Bryson Turner…
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113. Start 3, Cut 5 UCF Wide Receivers
A crew that consisted of Austin Heff, Mac Loudermilk, Sam aka Ohheyfritz, Bryson Turner, KnightmarishJ, and Patrick Nurse were tasked with blindly starting 3 UCF Wide Receivers and cutting 5 of them. Follow @TheSpaceKnights on X to join us live every week on X Spaces!
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112. Adam from Sons of UCF
The crew, which consisted of Austin Heff, Bryson Turner, Patrick Nurse, RBJ, and KnightmarishJ spent time with Adam from Sons of UCF discussing all the current happenings in UCF Athletics. They also tried a new game. The game was a Mt. Rushmore draft of college football programs that UCF fans are...
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111. King of the Court: UCF Sporting Events
In this episode, crew members consisting of Austin Heff, Bryson Turner, Patrick Nurse, and KnightmarishJ navigate a range of topics, mostly around the prospect of Johnny Dawkins in line to get his extension with UCF Men's Basketball. KnightedNate joined us and gave us his perspective as well. A…
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110. 2026 NCAA Tournament Opening Week!
Austin Heff and Bryson Turner work through a conversation that was centered around the 2025-2026 UCF Men's Basketball team and their matchup upcoming with UCLA. We also dive into "Watch Party Gate" that was stirred up on X. They were joined by great friend, John Fiore!
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109. Blind Rankings: Half of the Big 12 Football Programs
March is here! The crew, which consisted of Austin Heffernan, Mac Loudermilk, and Patrick Nurse, was joined by Bryson Turner for this episode. They talked basketball, tennis, baseball, and softball. But how did they handle the exercise of blindly ranking half of the Big 12 Football programs. They...
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108. Cut Blake Bortles?
Austin Heff, Patrick Nurse, and Sam react to the epic season that UCF Men's Basketball has had so far. They also try a new game that Austin Heff brought to the table. NautJuicer also joined the episode late. How will Patrick and Sam navigate this game that Austin Heff threw at them?
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107. February Madness with Bryson Turner
What will UCF Men's basketball record be in the last 5 games of the regular season? The crew was joined by Bryson Turner in this episode. Thank you to Austin Heff, Patrick Nurse, and KnightmarishJ for contributing from the Space Knights crew!
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106. Jeff Sharon
The founder and Director of the Black & Gold Banneret joined us to talk about SB Nation's decision to unfortunately no longer fund the site. What were some of Jeff's favorite memories running the site? What's next for Jeff Sharon?
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105. Cole Kozlowski
This is the first exclusive interview that Cole has done since the season ended!! UCF greatly benefitted from Cole's lone season at UCF. Cole made All Big 12 3rd team and was an absolute force at the linebacker position. But what's his viewpoint on breakfast food? What does he want his legacy to…
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104. Space Game Eve with Chris Wash
Austin Heff talked with Chris Wash before the Space Game with our friend and UCF Men's Basketball General Manager, Chris Wash. How was this roster put together? What's the modern landscape of college basketball like?
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103. Stephen Leonard and Bryson Turner
Who are some great gets in the portal so far? Has the UCF baskteball season fallen off the rails? What is the way-too-early UCF Football record for 2026? Thank you to Stephen Leonard and Bryson Turner of UCF Knights on SI for making the episode a memorable one!
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102. Bryson Turner
Back-to-back weeks with a Space Knights debut. This week, we brought on Bryson Turner of UCF Knights on SI. We talked all things UCF Athletics. Who is the best coach on campus? How would you grade Terry Mohajir as the AD? What's on your wish list for UCF over the next year?
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101. Noe Ruelas and Ryan Swoboda
Episode 101: Kicking Through the Journey with Noe Ruelas & Breaking Down the Trenches with Ryan SwobodaBuckle up, Knight Nation! In this packed Episode 101 of Space Knights, our crew members —Austin Heff, Patrick Nurse, KnightmarishJ, UCF legend and former punter Mac Loudermilk, NautJuicer, and…
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100. Hiring Sports Leaders with Dom and Stephan of Korn Ferry
The AD of a Power 4 College Football Program needs to hire a new Head Coach. What steps do they need to take to make it happen? Why do Universities hire search firms like Korn Ferry?
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99. Ben Hazel
Let's talk hoops! We were grateful to bring in our favorite college hoops subject matter expert, Ben Hazel. We talked UCF basketball, Big 12 basketball, and the state of college basketball as a whole!
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98. Dante Carr
We brought back Dante Carr as he prepares for his playoff game against Williams Valley on Saturday 11/8. We also got into our first ever This or That: Space Knights Version!
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97. Southern Charm Sports
A friend of ours made his Featured Guest debut! We get after it with some picks (Spoiler: Southern Charm ended up being bold and correct!)
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96. Eric Henry
UCF is coming off of their first conference win of the year. The Space Knights crew is also coming off of a 5-1 week against the Spread in Big 12 Conference matchups. Maybe we actually do know ball. We're grateful that Eric Henry of Horns247 joined us for some great conversation! What's the state...
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95. Gregg Phillips (UCF Mayor)
Gregg is a really awesome and nice guy. Just ask Gregg himself. He'll tell you!
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94. Emily Pontiff
We're grateful that Emily Pontiff got to make her featured guest debut with us on Space Knights! What have we made of this UCF Football team so far? How do we feel about 5 wins? 6 wins?
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93. Andrew Cherico
Andrew Cherico was a member of our football All Star Panel - now he's back as a featured guest for the first time. He has an interview and a feature dropping on Big Noon Kickoff this upcoming Saturday. Make sure to tune in to find out what spoiler he gave us. We discussed UCF's loss vs. K State…
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92. Derek Duke
This episode is dedicated to the late Shawn Clark, who passed away at 50 years young. Thank you to Derek Duke for joining us for his Space Knights debut! You can find him on X: Derek Duke (@DerekDuke25) / X Lots of questions get answered, including: How does UCF get to 6 wins this season?
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91. Matt Murschel
It's UNC vs. UCF week! Thank you to Coach Steve from UNC's fan base to help us break down this matchup from UNC's perspective. And a big thanks to Orlando Sentinel's very own, Matt Murschel for graciously giving us all of the analysis we need to be ready for UCF's battle against UNC this weekend!
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90. Christian Simmons
Join the Space Knights crew for an electrifying episode packed with Big 12 fire! Austin Heff, RBJ, KnightmarishJ, NautJuicer, Patrick Nurse, and special guest Christian Simmons (straight from the Pegasus Podcast) dive deep into the hottest matchups of the week. From Kansas State vs. Arizona to...
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89. Eric Henry
In this episode of Space Knights, host Austin Heffernan and his crew discuss the latest in UCF football, including a recap of their recent game against Jax State, insights from guest Eric Henry, and previews of upcoming matchups. The conversation covers various college football games, including...
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88. Pre-Game Hype + Dante Carr Check-In
Buckle up for the ultimate UCF football pregame frenzy with Space Knights! Host Austin Heff and the fired-up Space Knights crew are bringing the heat in this can’t-miss episode featuring Minersville phenom and 2026 UCF commit Dante Carr. We’re switching things up with a fresh, interactive twist...
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87. All Star Panel: UCF Football 2025
Buckle up for the most explosive UCF football podcast episode of the season! The Space Knights 2025 All-Star Panel brings together an elite crew of UCF insiders—Matt Murschel, Brandon Helwig, Stephen Leonard, Andrew Cherico, Adam of Sons of UCF, and Sean Green—for a no-holds-barred dive into the...
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86. 2025 UCF Football Record Prediction
In this energetic episode of the Space Knights podcast, the crew dives into a game-by-game analysis of the UCF Knights' 2025 football schedule, delivering a fan-driven prediction of the season ahead. Hosted by Austin Heff and featuring KnightmarishJ, Patrick Nurse, and RBJ, the episode dissects...
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85. Stephen Leonard
Join host Austin Heff for a dynamic episode of Space Knights featuring Stephen Leonard, an original founder and UCF athletics expert! Stephen dishes on his Substack, Stephen's Place, offering exclusive UCF insights for just $8/month. The episode brims with reunion energy as Austin and Stephen...
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84. Sean Green from Charge On: A UCF Football Podcast
Get ready for a thrilling episode of the Space Knights podcast, recorded on July 30, 2025, as host Austin Heff and the crew welcome Sean Green from the Charge On: A UCF Football Podcast. This episode is a must for UCF Knights fans, serving up a tantalizing mix of football buzz, insider teases…
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83. Adam from Sons of UCF
Join the Space Knights crew for an in-depth conversation with Adam from Sons of UCF, a pioneer in UCF independent media since 2016. We dive into the origins of Sons of UCF, Adam’s favorite Knights memories, and his bold takes on UCF’s Big 12 journey, Scott Frost’s return, and the quarterback...
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Your #1 Twitter Spaces for anything UCF Athletics related. Hosts are Austin Heff, Bryson Turner, RBJ, Sam aka ohheyfritz, NautJuicer, and Patrick Nurse, and KnightmarishJ. Link tree: https://linktr.ee/thespaceknightsMerch Shop: https://thespaceknights.shop
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