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Florida football recruiting: Elite 2017 QB Jake Allen commits to Gators

After teasing a big announcement, Florida's biggest target for the 2017 recruiting class is a Gator.

After hinting at a big announcement on Twitter on Wednesday, St. Thomas Aquinas quarterback Jake Allen made it early Wednesday evening:

He's a Gator now.

After talking it over with my family and my coaches, I have decided to commit to THE University of Florida! #Swamp17 pic.twitter.com/luF9e74xSN

— Jake Allen™ (@Jakeallen_14) July 1, 2015

Allen is rated as a consensus four-star quarterback by the 247Sports Composite, and is a four-star player according to every recruiting service but one.