Florida's football coach brought in Olivier Rioux, a 7-foot-9 redshirt freshman basketball player for the Gators, to work out with the hope that he could help block field goals and extra points.

Florida basketball's towering 7-foot-9 center Olivier Rioux, the tallest teen in the world, practiced with the Florida football program.

During the latest Swamp Things, Edgar and Mark put the finishing touches on basketball and offer a quick sketch of Napier’s 2025 Gators.

Florida basketball player Olivier Rioux, a 7-foot-9 center and the world’s tallest teen, recently worked out for the Gators’ football team.

The Gators figured it was worth finding out whether the world’s tallest teenager could become a secret weapon on the football field.