Written By Dustin Schutte (@SchutteCFB)

This was the second straight year Tom Allen made a significant splash in the Sunshine State.

Eight players from Florida -- nearly one-third of the recruiting class -- are headed to Indiana as members of the 2018 cycle. It's further evidence that Allen is set on digging his cleats into the talent-rich soil and planting the IU brand in the hotbed of college football recruiting.