National signing day is here.
College football’s early signing period begins Wednesday and lasts until Friday. High school recruits are able to sign their national letters of intent to lock them into the colleges of their choice.
This is the fifth year in which college football has held an early signing period, although Big 12 commissioner Bob Bowlsby recently said it is a possibility that the recruiting calendar reverts to its old way of having only one national signing day, on the first Wednesday in February.
Recruits this cycle had to navigate through a mandated dead period for over a year due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Some have also had to handle the task of navigating where they will sign amid a turbulent coaching carousel.
Safety Kamari Wilson and wide receiver Shazz Preston, both five-star prospects, are among the recruits who will announce their commitments during ESPN’s signing day special (3 p.m. ET, ESPN2/ESPN App).
We will keep you updated with news, analysis, highlights, updated class rankings and more throughout the next few days.
Updated class rankings
We’ll be updating our class rankings throughout the day, so stay tuned to see how the latest signings affect your team.
Key early decisions
+ ESPN 300 tight end Jake Johnson, the brother of former LSU QB Max Johnson, has committed to Texas A&M.
+ Maryland flipped ESPN 300 linebacker Jaishawn Barham, the nation’s No. 65 player, only four days after he committed to South Carolina.
Tribute to Tate
Michigan State announced Tate Myre, a 2023 player who was one of the four victims of the Oxford High School shooting, as an honorary member of the Spartans’ recruiting class.
We would like to welcome Tate Myre as an honorary Spartan Dawg to our #Proce22Driven class ๐ #SD4L #OxfordStrong pic.twitter.com/QD64s0HKnP
โ Michigan State Football (@MSU_Football) December 15, 2021
Texas flipping around
Texas flipped offensive linemen Kelvin Banks and Cameron Williams from Oregon this past week, and so far thee Longhorns have added two more names to the flip list: four-star athlete Xavion Brice (Oklahoma) and three-star defensive end Ethan Burke (Michigan).
Change of plans, staying home. I would like to thank Coach Salazar, Coach Vasek, and Coach Dodge for making this happen. Looking forward to the future ๐ค๐ผ pic.twitter.com/Xz9UwRpb7j
โ ethan._burke (@eburke4lax) December 15, 2021
Vols are going nuts
Three-star wide receiver Marquarius White, who goes by the name Squirrel, signed with Tennessee on Wednesday, and defensive scouting coordinator Trey Johnson is among those who are excited.
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โ Trey Johnson (@ThisIsTreyJ) December 15, 2021
Lane flips Flip
Three-star offensive lineman Falentha Carswell — better known as Flip — signs with Ole Miss after committing to Miami. A fitting start to national signing day.
๐ฆ๐๐๐ก๐๐: Merry Flipmas, @BigFlipper00!#PartyInTheSip | #HottyToddy
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โ Ole Miss Football (@OleMissFB) December 15, 2021
