Defending national champion Florida is in town for the Rady Children’s Invitational.

Moments before Florida’s high noon tipoff Thursday against TCU, a tournament official named Steve Martin (no joke) was standing in the Fun Zone reminding those around him about proper procedures for the Gator Chomp.

To wit: “Right arm up by your ear, left arm down by your side, and meet in the middle.”

And this part is critical: It’s right arm over left, not the other way around.

Got it?

Florida fans have been chomping away enthusiastically for years. They figured to embrace the tradition during the tournament opener at the University of San Diego’s Jenny Craig Pavilion, where one fan held a sign reading “Gators Gobble Horned Frogs.”

Turns out TCU didn’t get the memo, upsetting No. 10 Florida 84-80 t

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