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Signing Day: The Top Recruiting Classes

By Brian GrummellFeb 4th 2009 – 11:57PM

The headline says it all, this is about the top college football recruiting classes in 2009. Like Rivals, we're calling Alabama the top recruiter after a stellar final day saw the 'Tide seal the deal with in-state five star cornerback Dre Kirkpatrick and four star linebacker Tana Patrick. They also picked up the south's...

Signing Day: Big 12 Recruiting Notes

By Brian GrummellFeb 4th 2009 – 10:36PM

Signing day has come and (nearly) gone, filled with celebration and upheaval. Sort of like life. We're here to parse what can be parsed and detail the recruiting classes that were for the major conferences.Last year's big story in college football until its series of bowl flops, the Big 12 finds itself once again among the...

Signing Day: Big Ten Recruiting Notes

By Mark HastyFeb 4th 2009 – 10:00PM

Signing day has come and (nearly) gone, filled with celebration and upheaval. Sort of like life. We're here to parse what can be parsed and detail the recruiting classes that were for the major conferences.While recruiting services Scout and Rivals differ widely in their overall assessments of this year's Big Ten...

Signing Day: Pac-10 Recruiting Notes

By Brian GrummellFeb 4th 2009 – 7:20PM

Signing day has come and (nearly) gone, filled with celebration and upheaval. Sort of like life. We're here to parse what can be parsed and detail the recruiting classes that were for the major conferences.First up, the wild and unconstrained Pac-10. So long as Pete Carroll's around, the story every year will begin with...

Signing Day: Marlon Brown to Georgia

By Brian GrummellFeb 4th 2009 – 4:08PM

Tennessee receiver Marlon Brown has done the unthinkable in spurning the home state Volunteers to play for Mark Richt and the University of Georgia Bulldogs. The six-foot-five receiver was widely regarded among the nation's best, with an excellent combination of speed, hands and leaping ability.His offer sheet included...

Signing Day News From the Web

  • 04/22/12 Engineering ‘Signing Day' honors students Source: The Lantern - Ohio State University - Columbus OH The term 'Signing Day' usually means an athlete is committing to the school of his or her choice, but the phrase meant something completely different Saturday, when the College of Engineering at Ohio State honored 25 prospective engineering students who excel academically.

Background on Signing Day

National Signing Day most commonly refers to a day in February, usually on the first Wednesday of that month, which is the first day that a high school senior can sign a binding National Letter of Intent for college football with a school that is a member of the NCAA, the main governing body for college sports in the United States.

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