For the third time in the last four games, the Texas Longhorns will face a top-five opponent as head coach Rodney Terry’s team travels to Gainesville for a matchup against the No. 5 Florida Gators, a program still playing at a high level on the court despite probes into sexual misconduct by head coach Todd Golden and assistant Taurean Green.
At 15-2 overall and 2-2 in conference play, Florida’s record reflects the difficulties of SEC with a shootout 106-100 loss to No. 8 Kentucky in Lexington and an 83-82 home loss to unranked Missouri, both poor performances defensively for the nation’s No.