Florida bounces back; drama w/ 2026 No. 1 player Tyran Stokes; college hoops weekend picks/preview!

Parrish and Norlander are back to set the stage for the first weekend of the college basketball season.

Florida bounces back from it's loss to Arizona by steamrolling North Florida. Then, the nation's top prospect for 2026 has withdrawn from high school. He's going to play very high level hoops next season, but is it worth it? Then, Final Four And One for the first time in 2025-26 and a tour around the rest of the sport heading into the weekend.

0:00 Intro
0:45 Florida bounces back in a big way over North Florida
6:00 the infamous Matt Painter video + Loyola Chicago loses to Mercyhurst
12:00 2026 No. 1 prospect Tyran Stokes withdraws from high school
20:29 Final Four And 1 is back…and GP is making claims about his win streak
20:45 Kansas at North Carolina
26:50 UMass Lowell at UConn
29:55 Alabama at St. John’s
36:40 Arkansas at Michigan State
44:55 Georgetown at Maryland
48:39 Elsewhere around the sports this weekend

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