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Posted by catmandoo (Member # 1284) on 06-13-2015, 12:26 PM:

It's closer but not a done deal yet.

An early signing period for college football is close to becoming a reality after years of debate and discussion about giving prospects the opportunity to end their recruitment before February.

The Collegiate Commissioners Association, which administers the national letter of intent recruits sign to make their verbal commitments to a school binding, will meet next week in Asheville, North Carolina, and are expected to vote Tuesday or Wednesday on a proposal to create a new three-day signing period in December.

The dates would match-up with the signing period for midyear enrollees, who are usually transferring in from junior college.

The early signing period would start this year on Dec. 16 and be reviewed after two years.

"Seeing the rule approved is a distinct possibility," said Mid-American Conference Commissioner Jon Steinbrecher, who has led the committee assigned with coming up with a proposal.

Steinbrecher said the other possible outcome would be tabling the issue to first allow the NCAA's new football oversight committee to weigh-in on other aspects of recruiting.

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Posted by boomdaddy (Member # 2644) on 06-14-2015, 06:27 AM:

An early signing period is a good thing for college teams except for the Alabama's of the world, that can swoop in and poach, should a few of their recruits end up not qualifying academically.

[ 06-14-2015, 06:27 AM: Message edited by: boomdaddy ]