Granted, most of the football recruiting class has already made their intentions known, as the early signing period has become, for all intents and purposes, the signing period.
And those players are already with their respective programs as they look to kick off spring football practice in the coming days and weeks ahead of the season. But there are still a few names left on the big board nationally who are yet to make their pledges, and will have a chance to make it official this week. National Signing Day for incoming student athletes is Wednesday, Feb.
National Signing Day is the traditional first day of the college football signing period for high school senior football recruits to make their collegiate commitments.
Back in , the NSD was extended from a single hour day to over a month, dramatically expanding the recruiting calendar, and adding a early December period as well. Most high school football stars have elected to use the early signing period in December as their preferred date for making their commitments, but there are still some players who use the full calendar and wait until the traditional February date.
The football recruiting cycle will make one bit of history. This year marks the first time that recruits will not have to sign their National Letter of Intent. That move came after the NCAA eliminated the NLI back in October, abolishing a customary practice that had been part of the recruiting experience dating back to Rankings courtesy of the Sports Composite.
