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The advent of an early signing period has achieved its primary purpose: to take a good chunk of the drama and stress from college football's never-ending recruiting process.
It's also rendered the first Wednesday in February far less eventful than in the past. With the exception of those led by first-year head coaches, teams across the Bowl Subdivision wrapped up the majority of their recruiting work two months ago. Even as a few stragglers waited until the second period — including a handful of five-star prospects — it's clear that recruiting's red-letter day now occurs in December.