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Meet the 'Pop Pop' of Rutgers | How Jon Hilliman became the 'elder statesman' to the running backs

Jonathan Hilliman is only 22 years old, so the days of him walking around with a cane and warning people to get off his lawn are decades away.

But the Rutgers graduate student has become the "elder statesman'' in the team's running backs room, so much so that he's earned an affectionate moniker.

"My nickname in the room is ‘Pop Pop,' '' Hilliman said with a smile.

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John Munson | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com

Hilliman received the nickname from Raheem Blackshear, the Scarlet Knights' sophomore tailback, who says the Boston College grad-transfer has become a mentor to the entire running backs room.