COLUMBUS — In this month, at least, all 130 Football Bowl Subdivision teams have at least one thing in common.
This December, there is not a moment to spare for anyone.
Thanks to changes in the recruiting calendar, nearly everything about college football is crammed into one month: conference championships, firings, hirings, final exams, bowl games, and now, a signing period in the middle of all it.
With so much going on at once, coaching staffs across the country are finding themselves in the midst of the most hectic end-of-season period of their careers.
“We’re taking two months of live-contact recruiting and throwing it into one,” said Northern Illinois coach Rod Carey.