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Tom Allen on the field prior to start of Gator Bowl: ‘To me, it’s about takeaways’

Kevin Cunningham

By Kevin Cunningham

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The Gator Bowl is nearly set to begin between Indiana and Tennessee. It’s another Big Ten-SEC clash, meaning bragging rights are on the line.

The Hoosiers enter at 8-4 overall, while the Volunteers are 7-5. Indiana, for the first time in over 25 years, made its way onto the AP top 25 poll at one point this year.

Coach Tom Allen has the Hoosiers going in the right direction. A win to cap off the season against an SEC program with plenty of history would be a phenomenal start to 2020.

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Roughly an hour before kickoff, at 7 p.m. ET Thursday on ESPN, Allen discussed keys to the game and other topics on the field:

The Indiana-Tennessee matchup will be the final bowl game involving a Big Ten team.

Kevin Cunningham

Kevin covers Big Ten football for Saturday Tradition.