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How Nike designed Florida Gators' swamp green alternate uniforms

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Florida's Gator-themed alternate uniforms have been one of the most talked about topics in college football this week.

That can be good or bad, depending on how you feel about UF's decision to ditch its traditional orange and blue for Saturday's home game against Texas A&M.

But what about the perspective of Nike's lead designer on a project that was 18 months in the making?

"This alternate uniform was and is an opportunity to tell a unique part of the Gators story in a way that has never been told before," Nike art director Clint Shaner said.