Is the strength of the "verbal commitment" losing its muscle? For many top prospects and major college coaches, verbally committing to one another ends the recruiting process once and for all, for both sides. So then why are more and more Division I football recruits switching their commitments from one school to another? Are college coaches pressuring kids to make decisions they aren't ready to make, or in the college recruiting race, is it "get yours while you can, then change your mind later"?
At present, unlike sports such as baseball, basketball and volleyball, college football has no early period in the National Letter of Intent signing process. Football recruits cannot ink their official commitments until early February of their senior years, regardless of how early they verbally commit to a school.
Proponents of an early signing period argue that giving kids an opportunity to sign before a "regular" signing period would help alleviate decommitments. Opponents say it would decrease valuable evaluation time for college coaches.
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Rex Grayner
Student-Athlete Showcase
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