For years National Signing Day served as a building block for the future of college football programs. The Early Signing Period expedited that process from February to December. Another date has become even more consequential, Dec. 5, the day the transfer portal opens.
In December of 2021 Mark Stoops signed the nation’s 17th-ranked recruiting class, the best in school history. More than a handful of those blue chip prospects have become immediate impact players. In the new world of NIL and the transfer portal, Stoops now must re-recruit the class he signed a year ago.
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