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Jim McElwain confirms he’s not the nude man on top of shark in photo circling the Internet
By Kevin Duffey
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Sometimes you just have to laugh.
A photo of a naked man on top of a shark went viral over the weekend, and everyone immediately thought it was Florida coach Jim McElwain on Twitter.
That’s how social media works, right? In fact, folks are still tweeting that it has to be McElwain.
While multiple people were tweeting about the photo, Anneka Svenska helped send it viral.
Who is this man? Please RT, find him & ask him why he did this? Where is the humour in humiliating slaughtered animals? @ChrisGPackham pic.twitter.com/uHN37OywCx
— Anneka Svenska (@AnnekaSvenska) May 5, 2017
Well, as it turns out, McElwain did in fact see the photo, and Deadspin reached out to the University of Florida to see if McElwain had any comment on it. A UF spokesman confirmed to the site that it wasn’t McElwain.
“He’s told us it’s not him,” the spokesperson said.
It looks like McElwain was actually in Gainesville Sunday, too.
Great to be back with the family for Sunday dinner tonight – on to Phase 5! Let’s get to work. #GoGators pic.twitter.com/pMmgPugCpU
— Jim McElwain (@CoachMcElwain) May 7, 2017
I assume McElwain will be asked about his thoughts on Shark Week during his next press conference.
A graduate of the University of Florida and founder of Saturday Down South, Kevin is a college football enthusiast.
