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Thursday, March 28, 2024

UF students walked away with more than just a win after Saturday's game. They also got a 10-foot oar carved from a 1,000-year-old cypress tree.

Student Body President Jordan Johnson was presented with the Okefenokee Oar after the game. The oar represents a new trophy presented to the winner of the UF-Georgia game.

"It was so much more than just being able to win a special game," Johnson said. "It was the start of a tradition."

The oar references a rivalry that precedes the battle on the football field. SG Press Secretary Eric Conrad said it symbolizes the historic conflict between Florida and Georgia that occurred when the state boundary line was drawn through Okefenokee.

Johnson said he is taking suggestions from students about where to put the oar. Some suggestions have included a case in the Reitz Union, the Swamp Restaurant and Ben Hill Griffin Stadium.

"But one thing's for sure," Johnson said. "It's not going into my office because it won't fit."

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