In the recent past, the Christmas of college football recruiting fell on the first Wednesday of February: National Signing Day, the first day in the calendar year in which prospective college football players were allowed to sign letters of intent to play for a DI program.
These days, ‘crootin Christmas falls, well, closer to actual Christmas. Today marks the beginning of the second annual Early Signing Period, a three-day window running Dec. 19-21 that allows those prospects who have already made up their mind to ink early. The full signing period still kicks off in early February, so you’ll still get to enjoy National Signing Day proper.