Matt Norlander sits down with Florida stars Thomas Haugh and Rueben Chinyelu at 2026 SEC Media Days.(0:00) Matt Norlander with Florida’s Thomas Haugh and Rueben Chinyelu at 2026 SEC Media Day(0:20) What is practice like in October? Does it feel like a championship favorite already?(1:10) Rueben’s journey to being the best defender in the sport + is rebounding effort or instinct?(3:30) Thomas Haugh came back to college, what went into the decision?(5:10) What feedback did Rueben get from the NBA?(6:35) How Florida is handling high expectations(8:40) The infrastructure in place to handle so much money at such a young age(12:00) Thomas bought a boat! Reuben bought his mom a house!(15:30) What lingers the most about the Iowa loss? (17:10) Can Florida go from No. 1 to national champion?<ul><li>Theme song: “Timothy Leary,” written, performed and courtesy of Guster</li><li>Eye on College Basketball is available for free on the Audacy app as well as Apple Podcasts, Spotify and wherever else you listen to podcasts.</li><li>Follow our team: @EyeonCBBPodcast @GaryParrishCBS @MattNorlander <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://paramountglobal.enterprise.slack.com/team/W011NSJPKUK">@Boone</a> @DavidWCobb @TheJMULL_</li><li>Visit the ⁠betting arena on <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="http://CBSSports.com">CBSSports.com</a>⁠ for all the latest in ⁠sportsbook reviews⁠ and ⁠sportsbook promos⁠ for ⁠betting on college basketball⁠.</li><li>You can listen to us on your smart speakers! Simply say, “Alexa, play the latest episode of the Eye on College Basketball podcast,” or “Hey, Google, play the latest episode of the Eye on College Basketball podcast.”</li><li>Email the show for any reason whatsoever: <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="mailto:ShoutstoCBS@gmail.com">ShoutstoCBS@gmail.com</a></li><li>Visit Eye on College Basketball’s YouTube channel: ⁠<a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCeFb_xyBgOekQPZYC7Ijilw⁠">https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCeFb_xyBgOekQPZYC7Ijilw⁠</a></li><li>For more college hoops coverage, visit ⁠<a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.cbssports.com/college-basketball/⁠">https://www.cbssports.com/college-basketball/</a></li></ul>

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