IUHoosiers.com
Perhaps Indiana football coach Tom Allen has connections upstairs.
Because when 2018's initial game week arrived in Bloomington, Mother Nature complied to supply some Florida-style weather to help get Allen's Hoosiers acclimated to what they'll likely find Saturday in Miami.
"It was warm during the mock game, started getting warmer," Allen said Monday about last Saturday night's dress rehearsal for the opener at Florida International. "Has the Florida feel to it out there right now.
"We need as much heat as we can get. It's definitely here. It's very important. You can't simulate that.