Not many high-major teams in college basketball start the season off with an opponent that was still playing in late March the season before. And even more rare is to go on the road to play said opponent in a rivalry matchup.
That is exactly what the Florida Gators are going to do next Tuesday when they travel to Tallahassee to meet the Florida State Seminoles.
It’s new territory for a Florida team that typically opens the season, as so many others do, against a low-to-mid-major team. This opinion could change depending on the outcome, but Mike White seems to like the idea of jumping right into the non-conference schedule with a bang.