Published Dec 4, 2024
National Signing Day LIVE: Latest news, notes and analysis
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National Signing Day has arrived and we have you covered from start to finish. Check back here throughout the day for all the news, notes and analysis from across the country.

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Solomon Thomas played it down the line at the end of the 2025 recruiting cycle.

The five-star Jacksonville (Fla.) Raines standout had been committed to Florida State for nearly a year before Mike Norvell made considerable coaching changes late in the season. After that point, he would take trips to in-state rival Florida and then LSU before FSU got the final visit of the season.

After weighing the trio of options, Thomas announced his intentions to play for Brian Kelly and LSU on Wednesday afternoon.

Rivals national analyst John Garcia Jr. has the full story HERE.

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Four-star OL Damola Ajidahun had been looking at several other options down the back nine of his recruitment.

On National Signing Day, the No. 20-ranked offensive tackle in the Rivals250 pulled the trigger on his much-expected flip. South Carolina flipped Ajidahun away from Georgia Tech.

Rivals national analyst Sam Spiegelman has the full story HERE.

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Ohio State always showed a good deal of interest in Epi Sitanilei but things got ramped up on both sides in recent days especially after the Buckeyes suffered some defensive end de-commitments.

Rivals recruiting director Adam Gorney has the full story HERE.

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South Carolina's run of in-state flips has continued as the Early Signing Period arrived.

Shane Beamer and the Gamecocks have been active recruiting the state of South Carolina -- for good reason -- and have another big in-state piece staying home as time winded down in the 2025 recruiting cycle.

Three-star in-state tight end Mike Tyler flipped his commitment from LSU to the Gamecocks on Wednesday after months of Beamer and this coaching staff continuing to chip away at the local pass-catcher. Tyler committed out-of-state to LSU over the summer over pushes from Duke and West Virginia.

Rivals.com national analyst Sam Spiegelman has the full story HERE.

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Na'eem Offord has been one of the most polarizing recruits of this 2025 cycle.

After a three-team battle over the five-star cornerback that has only amplified as the Early Signing Period drew closer, Offord has flipped his commitment from Ohio State to Oregon. The No. 20 overall player in the Rivals250 inked with the Ducks during Wednesday's National Signing Day at Birmingham (Ala.) AW Parker High School.

Rivals.com national analyst Sam Spiegelman has the full story HERE.

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It was always the SEC for Lagonza Hayward. It was just a matter of where.

The Peach State star out of Lyons (Ga.) Toombs County considered many programs on the traditional SEC East side of the coin before committing to Tennessee back in July. He backed off of the Vols to kick off the month of December and the battle between in-state Georgia and Florida ramped back up.

Hayward settled on Billy Napier and Florida during a ceremony at his school on Wednesday afternoon.

Rivals.com national analyst John Garcia Jr. has the full story HERE.

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Winston Watkins told everyone who would listen his plan.

After a pair of early verbal commitments, one to Texas A&M and the other to Colorado, the Venice (Fla.) High School star was set on holding off on his next -- and final -- decision until it could be made official on National Signing Day.

Wednesday marked the day for the class of 2025 and Watkins followed through with the decision to commit to the Ole Miss Rebels.

Rivals.com national analyst John Garcia Jr. has the full story HERE.

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One of the best in Texas is heading to Arkansas.

Ja'Kayden Ferguson, one of the nation's best wide receivers from the Houston area, committed and signed with the Razorbacks on Wednesday.

Rivals.com national analyst Sam Spiegelman has the full story HERE.

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Five-star David Sanders Jr. is not signing on National Signing Day. The top ranked offensive lineman in the nation has been committed to Tennessee since August but is not ready to fully end his recruitment.

Rivals.com national analyst Adam Friedman has the full story HERE.

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Right before LaRue Zamorano committed to Michigan State this summer, he talked about his two finalists at a local 7on7 tournament.

The four-star cornerback from Corona (Calif.) Centennial was down to Michigan State and Washington and the big reason why the Spartans won out was because of his relationship with position coach Demetrice Martin, who is also a family friend.

In recent days, Martin moved from Michigan State to UCLA and Zamorano wasn’t far behind as on signing day, the four-star announced his pledge to the Bruins after backing off the Spartans only days ago.

Rivals.com national analyst Adam Gorney has the full story HERE.

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High-three-star defensive tackle Darrion Smith committed to Tennessee on July 30, but his verbal pledge to the Volunteers only lasted a few months. And on National Signing Day, the Saint Frances Academy (Baltimore, Maryland) star flipped to Auburn.

RIvals.com national analyst Ryan O'Bleness has the full story HERE.

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Kentucky has flipped the commitment of three-star defensive back Grant Grayton from Minnesota. Rivals.com national analyst Ryan O'Bleness has the full story HERE.

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Rivals four-star DL Christian Ingram took his decision down the wire.

After visits to South Carolina and USC over the past two weekends, the No. 30 DL in the 2025 class out of Georgia wrestled back and forth between choosing the Gamecocks and Trojans.

On National Signing Day, Shane Beamer and the Gamecocks came out with another huge recruiting victory as Ingram signed on the dotted line.

Rivals.com national analyst Sam Spiegelman has the full story HERE.

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Ohio State has plenty in front of it on the field and it still sits as a recruiting national power.

On Wednesday morning, it added to the future of the backfield in Montgomery (Ala.) Carver High School star Anthony Rogers, a.k.a. Turbo, who was formally committed to the in-state Alabama Crimson Tide.

Rivals.com national analyst John Garcia Jr. has the full story HERE.

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Amid coaching changes and the morning of National Signing Day, one of the biggest flips of the 2025 recruiting cycle went public on Wednesday morning.

Four-star Homestead (Fla.) High School star Cortez Mills has announced a verbal commitment to the Nebraska Cornhuskers. He had been verbally committed to Oklahoma since July 1.

Rivals.com national recruiting analyst John Garcia Jr. has the full story HERE.

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Michael Terry was one of the biggest dominoes still on the board in this 2025 recruiting class as the Early Signing Period approached.

Terry, the No. 89 overall player in the Rivals250 out of San Antonio (Texas) Alamo Heights High School, committed to Texas. Oregon and Nebraska finished behind the in-state Longhorns for the 6-foot-3, 215-pound multi-dimensional offensive playmaker from down I-35.

More from Rivals.com national analyst Sam Spiegelman HERE.

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Shamar Arnoux has never lacked the element of surprise in his recruitment.

The four-star cornerback out of Georgia delivered – again – with fireworks on National Signing Day, as Arnoux flipped his commitment a third time, this time to Florida State.

More from Rivals.com national analyst Sam Spiegelman HERE.

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The No. 1 player in the 2025 class, Tavien St. Clair, made it official right away Wednesday morning, signing with Ohio State. Rivals.com national analyst Greg Smith covers what this means HERE.


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