Why Florida's 7-foot-9 Olivier Rioux isn't playing for defending champion Gators originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here. Florida has the tallest player in college basketball. But right now, Olivier Rioux is spending the season opener on the sideline.

This article was originally published on www.si.com/college/olemiss as Florida Gators Next Head Coach Odds: Lane Kiffin's Odds Slip As New Favorite Emerges. The race for Ole Miss Rebels head coach Lane Kiffin continues heating up this fall as the coaching carousel steals headlines in November.

Freshman forward Koa Peat punished UF by pouring in 30 points in his collegiate debut and leading the Wildcats to a 93-87 season-opening upset of the

After holding UNF to 27 points in the first. The Gators did not let off the gas as Liv McGill led the way with 26 points, nine boards, and a team-high nine assists and five steals. Me’Arah O’Neal scored 13 of her 14 points in the second half, including 11 boards and two blocks. Laila Reynolds continued the scoring onslaught with 19 of her own.

The Florida Gators dropped the season opener out west to the Arizona Wildcats in Las Vegas, 93-87. It was a game that featured some strong highs and some troubling lows. Regardles

After a close loss to rival Georgia, Florida will have to dig even deeper at Kentucky as the season continues to slip away.