College football will probably be adding a second signing period, right before Christmas, along with the existing date on the first Wednesday in February.
DI Council allows early football signing period and coaches to recruit at camps and clinics, but restricts when and where they can occur. pic.twitter.com/tmL8aZcciB
— NCAA (@NCAA) April 14, 2017
The signing period isn’t in place quite yet:
I spoke with someone from the NCAA re: the early signing period tweet. That tweet does not mean an early signing period is definitely (cont)
— Tom VanHaaren (@TomVH) April 14, 2017
happening. That needs to be voted on by the commissioners. The NCAA tweet means the council is approving the change to the recruiting (cont)
— Tom VanHaaren (@TomVH) April 14, 2017
calendar, not approving an early signing period. Only the CCA can create the actual signing period in December
— Tom VanHaaren (@TomVH) April 14, 2017
So, essentially, there is no ruling yet on an early signing period, just allowing it to potentially happen.
— Tom VanHaaren (@TomVH) April 14, 2017
