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IU To Bring Hit-Hard-and Prosper-Approach to Gator Bowl

IUHoosiers.com

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Tennessee is hot. The Indiana Hoosiers recognize that, and their counter for that in Thursday night's TaxSlayer Gator Bowl is as football fundamental as it is simple:

Rock the Volunteers' world.

"We have to give pressure and win the one-on-one matchups and stop the run," linebacker Reakwon Jones says. "That's our mindset. We have to be physical, nasty and strong, because that's what they are going to bring, so we have to bring it right back."

This is the edge the Hoosiers (8-4) need to beat a 7-5 Tennessee team that has won five-straight games, and six of seven.