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National Signing Day took center stage on Wednesday as the early signing period opened for the 2025 college football recruiting cycle — the earliest it’s ever occurred, smack-dab in the middle of conference championship weekend and days before Selection Sunday for the College Football Playoff and the Dec. 9 opening of the transfer portal.
In an era where the transfer portal has wrestled away some of the recruiting drama from both the December and February signing periods, what will always remain true is that the next generation of stars come from the high school ranks (seven of the 10 most-talented teams are going to make the CFP), and plenty of the top prep players in the country were at the forefront of Wednesday’s festivities.
As the Director of Scouting for 247Sports, I track the ebbs and flows of a class and a cycle year-round. Below are teams who we categorize as winners and losers of the day, based either on the day’s events or the last few weeks. Team rankings are accurate as of 5 p.m. ET on Wednesday.
Winners
Oregon
Class rank: No. 4
The Ducks made the biggest splash out of anyone on Wednesday, flipping five-star cornerback Na’eem Offord from Ohio State and four-star quarterback Jaron Keawe Sagapolutele from California while also securing the services of long-time five-star wide receiver commit Dallas Wilson, who entertained late overtures from both Florida and Miami. They also landed a boom-or-bust pass rusher in Tobi Haastrup.
Oregon woke up with pound-for-pound one of the nation’s strongest…
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Author : Andrew Ivins
Publish date : 2024-12-04 22:16:00
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