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DIPRIMIO NOTEBOOK: Hoosiers Closing In On Season Opener

IUHoosiers.com

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – Sometimes young guys, true freshman guys, get it. They just do. Age becomes irrelevant. Talent and attitude top experience, at least in limited doses.

So here is Javon Swinton, a 6-2, 170-pound bundle of youthful potential who has generated plenty of Indiana football buzz in practice and scrimmages.

Will it surface on Oct. 24, when the Hoosiers open their delayed season against No. 9 Penn State?

Head coach Tom Allen likes what he's seen.

"He came here with an extremely mature mindset of doing what he was asked to do, always being where he supposed to be and has never had any issues.