Changes are coming to Division I Football recruiting, and possibly soon.
In a story posted Wednesday afternoon, the NCAA announced that they were considering adopting an early signing period for the 2017-2018 season. Despite heavy debate within the ranks of the Division I Council, it’s believed that the introduction of two 72-hour early signing periods could lead to more transparency in the recruiting process and a better environment overall for student-athletes.
The proposed changes would allow high school prospects to take advantage of two separate three day periods, one on the last day in June and another in mid-December (at the beginning of the junior college signing period), taking some of the pressure off of the traditional signing day - the first Wednesday in February.