Early Signing Day Period Moving To The First Week Of December? Finally, The NCAA Might Get Something Right!

College football coaches could receive a nice gift when it comes to the recruiting calendar and the transfer portal. 

The recruiting calendar is already a massive talking point around the sport, given that it falls late in December, while the transfer portal period is already ongoing. Now, it sounds as if leaders of the sport have finally taken the advice of its coaches and are looking for a way to move up early signing day in college football. 

At the moment, December is a cluster for coaches. Whether it's finishing the season, participating in the College Football Playoff or working the transfer portal, the month has become a massive problem that has now come to a boiling point. 

Don't forget that coaches are switching jobs, getting fired or at the very least having to bundle the high school signing period with the ongoing transfer portal. So, we've seen numerous coaches come out and declare that something needed to be done about how they attack the busiest time of the season. 

Thankfully, some conferences have taken the opportunity to try and install changes to the recruiting calendar. It was reported by ‘The Athletic’ that the current early signing period will most likely be moved up to the first week of December, which is also conference championship week. This would give coaches enough time to sign their high school class, then deal with the mass infusion of players hitting the transfer portal. 

Right now, we are seeing both periods run into each other, causing friction and problems with schools putting together a roster. Now, with the opportunity to move this date up, to either the regular three days, or potentially a full week, this will prevent an overlapping situation that has caused headaches for coaches