Action speak louder than words, so we'll believe it when we see it. Right?
Clichés aside, it often applies in sport and even in the future of sport, a.k.a. college football recruiting. The words come throughout the year in the form of verbal commitments, as most programs are near capacity on non-binding promises, while the action of actually signing with a program locks the prospect in.
That process begins in one month, December 15, to kick off the Early Signing Period window in the class of 2022 (running through the 17th before another window opens in February).