Another tough road game awaits the Gators tonight when they visit the No. 1 Michigan State Spartans.
Florida only had back-to-back games versus ranked opponents on the road once during Billy Donovan's 19 years with the Gators. Those were conference games. Tonight, Florida faces its second consecutive ranked team on the road, heading to a sold-out Breslin Center to take on Michigan State (6:00 p.m., ESPN2 or WatchESPN). The Gators are facing two ranked road opponents back-to-back out of conference for the first time ever. While Florida has played back-to-back non-conference games against ranked opponents in both of the last two seasons, one of those games was at home and the other was at a neutral site.