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Tennessee football: Five facts about Vols facing Indiana in Gator Bowl

By Caleb Calhoun

JACKSONVILLE, FL - SEPTEMBER 23: An exterior view of TIAA Bank Field prior to the start of the game between the Tennessee Titans and the Jacksonville Jaguars on September 23, 2018 in Jacksonville, Florida. (Photo by Scott Halleran/Getty Images)
JACKSONVILLE, FL - SEPTEMBER 23: An exterior view of TIAA Bank Field prior to the start of the game between the Tennessee Titans and the Jacksonville Jaguars on September 23, 2018 in Jacksonville, Florida. (Photo by Scott Halleran/Getty Images) /
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Postseason ball is set for Tennessee football. The Volunteers will face the Hoosiers in Jacksonville, Fla. Here are five things to know about this game.

With a five-game winning streak and a 7-5 record, Tennessee football will face the 8-4 Indiana Hoosiers in the 2019 Gator Bowl. Jeremy Pruitt’s second team surprisingly secured a winning record, and now they are looking for eight wins.

There is clearly lots of history with the Vols and the Gator Bowl and even a little bit with UT and Indiana. The two programs are dramatically different in terms of historical success, but they do have some connections.

So while Tennessee football probably would have preferred a foe that is a bit more intriguing, the Vols could end up having their hands full with Indiana. After all, nobody they beat during the course of the regular season had eight wins, meaning this is a great chance for them to secure another very solid victory.

As they begin bowl preparations, there are basic things everybody following this game should know. That’s going to be the focus of this post. We’re putting together some of the most important facts related to the matchup.

All of these things make the game interesting despite neither team being ranked in the top 25. It’s a great January bowl matchup to cover. The game being played at night on Jan. 2 only makes it more interesting to watch. It could be very entertaining.

Both teams come into this game needing something to prove to themselves, and there could be a top 25 finish on the line depending on how the rest of the bowl games go. We can’t say that is the case for sure, but it is certainly possible.

What are the important things to know about this matchup? Just how intriguing is it? Well, we break that down here. These are five interesting facts about Tennessee football’s Gator Bowl matchup with the Indiana Hoosiers in Jacksonville, Fla.

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