Rioux took a break from basketball, where he remains a long-term project for coach Todd Golden, to try his hand at blocking field goals and extra points for the Gators’ football team. The 19-year-old Canadian’s try out didn’t earn him a role for the 2025 Gators, but there still could be time.

The world's tallest teenager is trying his hand — his reach, really — at football. Florida basketball player Olivier Rioux, a 7-foot-9 center who played for the Under-19 Canadian national team this summer,

Florida basketball player Olivier Rioux, a 7-foot-9 center who played for the Under-19 Canadian national team this summer, recently worked out for the Gators' football team.