[1] The idea of finally having a trophy for the round-robin winner between the three schools was enthusiastically endorsed by then-governor Jeb Bush.

It is designed to be a unique piece of art and representative of the traditional power of Florida's major collegiate football teams.

As Florida and Miami do not play every season, the trophy is only up for grabs on years when the two schools meet.

If that number is also tied (and the only way that this is possible is if all three teams won one game and lost the other game by exactly the same score), then, the award is officially shared between the three schools, and all three schools receive official recognition as state champion; however, the previous winner retains possession of the trophy until the next season in which it is awarded.

Should two teams play each other multiple times in the same season (in the case of Florida and Florida State or Florida and Miami, first in the regular season and then again in a bowl game, or in the case of Florida State and Miami, first in the regular season and then again in the ACC Championship Game or in a bowl game) and the two teams split the match ups, the school that amasses the better combined score against that opponent in those two match ups gets recognized as the winner between those two schools in the round robin standings among the three schools.

However, the school among the two that are tied that most recently won the award outright retains possession of the trophy.