College football’s first early signing period arrives THIS WEDNESDAY and lasts until Friday, Dec. 22. For college football, it represents a big change from the existing February Signing Day because of the accelerated timetable, though the February date is not going away.
Folks have wondered how this will impact the recruiting strategies of different programs across the country, but there seems to be a consensus — coaches are treating this as the primary signing period. This has a few advantages:
- Coaches no longer have to wait until February for the majority of commits to make it official.