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DIPRIMIO COLUMN: Hoosiers Ready for TaxSlayer Gator Bowl

IUHoosiers.com

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. - Reakwon Jones is clear – Indiana isn't going to Florida to soak up the sun.

It's to beat Tennessee in the TaxSlayer Gator Bowl.

Period.

"Our mission is to win this game," the fifth-year senior linebacker said.

IU (8-4, 5-4 B1G East) is playing in a Florida bowl for the first time, and any bowl for the 12th time, including its third in the last five seasons. Its last bowl victory came in 1991 over Baylor in the Copper Bowl.

The Hoosiers will face the Southeastern Conference's Tennessee Volunteers (7-5, 5-3 SEC East) for the second time on Jan.