Perhaps there will never be another recruiting cycle like the one that just ended.
The transition from the old calendar to the new one accelerated things. Instead of 12 months between National Signing Days, there were 10 1/2. Adding the Dec. 20 signing day changed a lot about how and when teams recruit.
Nick Saban on Wednesday was asked about what they learned from the first dance with the early signing period and how it affected their approach.
"I think this year was probably a little different because there were so many coaching changes," Saban began after completing the No 7 class in the 247Sports composite.