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per Randy:
For the past 35 years, the first Wednesday in February — national signing day — was a red-letter day in college football. Recruits would assemble in packed high school gyms, pick among baseball caps adorned with logos of their college finalists and put pen to paper on their national letters of intent.
You will still see those scenes across the country Wednesday, just not nearly as often or with as much drama because of the new early signing period that debuted in December. During that period, many schools put together the bulk of their Class of 2018, taking the luster off the traditional February signing day.
"Essentially, 75 percent of guys who are going to sign in this 2018 class at the Power Five level signed in the early period," said Josh Helmholdt, Midwest recruiting analyst for Rivals.com.
Gophers coach P.J. Fleck embraced the early signing period, getting his entire scholarship Class of 2018 signed Dec. 20, so Wednesday won't carry the pomp and circumstance of December. Instead, the Gophers are expected to announce the group of preferred walk-ons who will join the program.
http://www.startribune.com/national...old-school-for-gophers-many-others/473027273/
Go Gophers!!
For the past 35 years, the first Wednesday in February — national signing day — was a red-letter day in college football. Recruits would assemble in packed high school gyms, pick among baseball caps adorned with logos of their college finalists and put pen to paper on their national letters of intent.
You will still see those scenes across the country Wednesday, just not nearly as often or with as much drama because of the new early signing period that debuted in December. During that period, many schools put together the bulk of their Class of 2018, taking the luster off the traditional February signing day.
"Essentially, 75 percent of guys who are going to sign in this 2018 class at the Power Five level signed in the early period," said Josh Helmholdt, Midwest recruiting analyst for Rivals.com.
Gophers coach P.J. Fleck embraced the early signing period, getting his entire scholarship Class of 2018 signed Dec. 20, so Wednesday won't carry the pomp and circumstance of December. Instead, the Gophers are expected to announce the group of preferred walk-ons who will join the program.
http://www.startribune.com/national...old-school-for-gophers-many-others/473027273/
Go Gophers!!