Live Updates: Louisville Football's 2021 Early Signing Period

LOUISVILLE, Ky. - The 2021 Early Signing Period is finally here. Between Wednesday, Dec. 15 and Friday, Dec. 17th, Class of 2022 recruits have the option to preemptively sign with the schools to which they have committed to before the traditional National Signing Day in February.

Louisville will be no exception, as they are expected to sign a majority of - if not all - their current 2022 commits on the first day of the Early Signing Period. This class is expected to be a smaller one for Louisville than in years past, due to the amount of current players who took advantage of an extra year of eligibility provided by the NCAA in light of COVID-19.

Follow this page throughout the morning and next few days to receive live updates on who has signed and faxed in their National Letter of Intent to play for the Cardinals, as well as other related news.

NLI's can officially be signed and faxed starting at 7:00 a.m. EST.

Early Signing Period Start:

7:06 a.m. - Running back Maurice Turner is the first Cardinals commit to officially turn in their NLI. Check out his highlights and evaluation here.
7:13 a.m. - Safety D'Angelo Hutchinson is the first defensive commit to make things official with Louisville. Check out his highlights and evaluation here.
7:27 a.m. - Edge rusher Popeye Williams, one of Louisville's top commits in the class, is now officially signed. Check out his highlights and evaluation here.
7:37 a.m. - Native Canadian Max Cabana is the first offensive lineman to sign his NLI with Louisville. Check out his highlights and evaluation here.
7:56 a.m. - Izaiah Reed makes it back-to-back offensive linemen to sign with Louisville this morning. Check out his highlights and evaluation here.
7:58 a.m. - Tight end Nate Kurisky makes it official with the Cardinals immediately after Reed does. Check out his highlights and evaluation here.
8:07 a.m. - Quarterback Khalib Johnson, Louisville's first commit in the class, makes it official with the Cards. Check out his highlights and evaluation here.
9:34 a.m. - Former Tennessee running back Tiyon Evans is the first transfer to make things official with Louisville.
10:22 a.m. - Former Ole Miss linebacker MoMo Sanogo, who committed to Louisville just last night, is the latest to sign his NLI with the Cards.
10:29 a.m. - Another transfer has made things official with the Cardinals, as former Miami wide receiver Dee Wiggins has now inked his NLI.
11:04 a.m. - The Cardinals have landed a signing day commitment, as wide receiver Chris Bell has signed his NLI to become the 12th commit for Louisville in the cycle. Check out his highlights and evaluation here.
11:23 a.m. - Louisville has secured their second commit-and-sign of the day, this time it's offensive tackle Makhete Gueye.
11:25 a.m. - Former temple safety M.J. Griffin, Louisville's fourth and final currently known transfer, is the latest to make things official with the Cardinals.
12:22 p.m. - Defensive end Selah Brown, Louisville's top-ranked prospect in the class, has signed his NLI and is officially a Cardinal. Check out his highlights and evaluation here.
1:42 p.m. - Wide receiver Chance Morrow has officially signed his NLI to play for Louisville as well. Check out his highlights and evaluation here.
2:49 p.m. - Louisville has landed their third commitment of the day, flipping and signing Florida State commit wide receiver Devaughn Mortimer.
3:44 p.m. - The Cardinals have secured their final NLI of the day, inking nose tackle Tawfiq Thomas. Check out his highlights and evaluation here.

Total Signees:

RB Maurice Turner
S D'Angelo Hutchinson
DE Popeye Williams
OT Max Cabana
OT Izaiah Reed
TE Nate Kurisky
QB Khalib Johnson
RB Tiyon Evans (transfer)
LB MoMo Sanogo (transfer)
WR Dee Wiggins (transfer)
WR Chris Bell
OT Makhete Gueye
S M.J. Griffin (transfer)
DE Selah Brown
WR Chance Morrow
WR Devaughn Mortimer
DT Tawfiq Thomas

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