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The first Wednesday of February each year has historically been one of the most important dates on the college football calendar, as National Signing Day was the culmination of years of hard work for coaches, prospects were officially beginning a new phase of their lives and fans could better project what their favorite team might look like for the next few years.
This coming Wednesday will be a little bit different, however. After years of chatter, the NCAA finally instituted an early signing period for the 2018 class, giving prospects who had already decided which school they want to attend the chance to ink National Letters of Intent, and giving coaches the opportunity to get a head start on their 2018 recruiting classes.