High school seniors can now sign football letters of intent in December in addition to the traditional signing period that starts the first Wednesday of February.
The Collegiate Commissioners Association on Monday announced its approval of the new signing period, the last step in the process of implementing a package of reforms passed by the NCAA in April.
The CCA administers the national letter of intent and therefore had final say on whether to adopt the early signing period. Approval was expected as some of the conference commissioners were also involved in crafting and pushing for the recruiting reforms.