Arkansas and Missouri have shared a border since the 19th century. But their universities’ football teams only became conference rivals in 2012.

But even though their gridiron rivalry is a relatively new one, the Razorbacks and the Tigers now have a trophy to compete for.

On Monday, the Battle Line Rivalry trophy was unveiled.

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Although the Razorbacks and the Tigers don’t have a big rivalry yet, they will have a big trophy to battle for. The trophy, which is made of silver, is 4-foot-4 and weighs 180 pounds. It has an outline of the two states, with the states’ border formed by a line that says, “Battle Line.”

The makers of the trophy have created two interchangeable state lines for the trophy. One is gold (for Missouri), while the other one is cardinal (for Arkansas). The state line is currently gold, because Missouri won last year’s meeting (21-14), but will be changed to cardinal the next time Arkansas wins the game.

Arkansas coach Bret Bielema compared the trophy to a defensive tackle in his press conference on Monday.

Arkansas (6-5) will host Missouri (5-6) at 2:30 p.m. ET on Friday. The game will be shown on CBS.

The trophy was designed by former Arkansas football player David Bazzel. Bazzel also created the Golden Boot trophy, which is given to the winner of the Arkansas-LSU game, and several other college sports trophies.

“We are proud that one of the nation’s newest rivalries now has one of the most stunning trophies in all of college football,” Arkansas athletic director Jeff Long said in a press release. “We are grateful to David for his vision and to all of those who worked to help create this beautiful silver work of art. With the support of Shelter Insurance, we are quickly turning the Battle Line Rivalry into a budding college football tradition.”

“We are excited to unveil a new trophy as part of the Battle Line Rivalry,” added Missouri athletic director Mack Rhoades. “We appreciate Shelter Insurance’s investment in the series and believe the annual Missouri-Arkansas game has the opportunity to grow into one of college football’s great Thanksgiving weekend traditions.”