The third iteration of college football's Early Signing Period opens today and an expected 80 percent of players will sign National Letters of Intent between now and Friday when the period closes. A majority of those will sign today, and Rivals analysts will have you covered with news from across the country.
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COACH INTERVIEWS
FIVE-STAR BURCH REVEALS CHOICE; STAYS HOME AT SOUTH CAROLINA
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OREGON BEATS USC, OTHERS FOR NATION'S TOP LINEBACKER
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CLOWNEY, LSU PART WAYS, R100 DE TO SIGN IN FEBRUARY
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FLORIDA STATE FLIPS FOUR-STAR QB FROM LOUISVILLE
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NEW STAFF AT FLORIDA STATE HOLDS ON TO 4-STAR WR
AUBURN FLIPS FOUR-STAR LB FROM MIAMI
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VIRGINIA TECH REACHES INTO TEXAS FOR TOP SIGNEE
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GEORGIA PICKS UP ELITE SPEEDSTER FROM FLORIDA
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LSU WINS SEC BATTLE FOR ELITE LB
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OHIO STATE LANDS ITS SECOND QUARTERBACK
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E.J. SMITH, SON OF EMMITT SMITH, PICKS STANFORD
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MARYLAND PULLS SHOCKER BY FLIPPING 5-STAR RAKIM JARRETT FROM LSU
FRIEDMAN: What surprising flip means to Maryland
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GATORS LAND FOUR-STAR CB
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LSU SECURES 4-STAR DUMERVIL
NEBRASKA LANDS 4-STAR DB AFTER DRAMATIC PAUSE
Florida defensive back Jaiden Francois took over an hour at his signing ceremony, but he eventually signed with Nebraska over Miami. Francois left his ceremony twice, which was held in conjunction with other athletes at South Dade High School in Hempstead, Fla., but eventually returned and announced for the Huskers. Francois committed and decommitted to Miami twice during the process.
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ARIZONA STATE FLIPS R100 WR FROM OREGON
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SCOTT FROST ON ROLL WITH ANOTHER 4-STAR COMMIT FROM FLORIDA
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NATION'S TOP QB MAKES IT OFFICIAL
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TENNESSEE STEALS QB FROM TCU
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GEORGIA TECH SIGNS FORMER FSU QB COMMIT SIMS
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CLEMSON SIGNS DB COMMITTED TO LSU IN FIRST NOTABLE FLIP OF DAY
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AUBURN BEATS BAMA, OLE MISS FOR R250 TE
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KENTUCKY MAKES HISTORY
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FISHER LANDS 5-STAR WR AT TEXAS A&M
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WISCONSIN BEATS OUT MINNESOTA FOR 4-STAR LB
The highest ranked, uncommitted prospect in the Midwest’s 2020 class going into the Early Signing Period was Minneapolis four-star linebacker Kaden Johnson. The target of much speculation in the final weeks before the signing period, Johnson announced his much anticipated college selection early on the first day of the signing period and the choice was the Wisconsin Badgers.
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FAST-RISING 5-STAR WR FROM TEXAS HEADED TO OHIO STATE
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NATION'S TOP-RANKED PLAYER INKS WITH CLEMSON
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ND HOLDS ON TO STAR TIGHT END
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A COUPLE OF EARLY FIVE-STAR SIGNINGS IN SEC
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