Saturday afternoon’s game between Florida and Ole Miss will pit two teams dealing with extreme adversity against each other.
The Gators (14-8, 4-5 SEC) are having to learn how to play without a low-post threat on either end of the floor with Colin Castleton (left shoulder) and Jason Jitoboh (eye surgery) unavailable. Jitoboh returned to the practice facility on Friday for the first time since his scary injury at Tennessee last week.
And, of course, the best player on their roster, Keyontae Johnson, has basically served as a student assistant coach all season as he weighs his options following his collapse at Florida State in 2020.