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Change could come to college football recruiting schedule: report

We could see changes to the signing window in the summer and winter, according to a report.
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Brentwood Academy's George MacIntyre (12) readies his offense against CPA at Brentwood Academy in Nashville, Tenn., Saturday night, Aug. 19, 2023.
Brentwood Academy's George MacIntyre (12) readies his offense against CPA at Brentwood Academy in Nashville, Tenn., Saturday night, Aug. 19, 2023. | Denny Simmons / The Tennessean / USA

The decision-makers who rule college football appear to be on the verge of making another change to the annual high school recruiting schedule.

The sport is moving towards introducing a signing window in the month of June that would shift the recruiting dead period to the entire month of July, according to Football Scoop.

The change would come into effect for the 2026 football recruiting class.

In addition to that change, the NCAA may also move the December signing period up earlier in the month, from the third Wednesday to the first, to avoid a scheduling conflict with the winter transfer portal window and the expanded College Football Playoff.

The proposal suggests that the December early signing period would start on Dec. 4 and end on Dec. 6 with the transfer portal opening on Dec. 9.

One general manager of a program told Football Scoop that it's a virtual certainty the change will be adopted in a vote expected to take place next month.

"We've already pretty much been told that's coming down the pike," another insider said.

That expectation runs in line with a previous report from ESPN college football reporter Pete Thamel, who revealed in February that NCAA officials have already met about a possible June signing window.

(FootballScoop)

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James Parks is the founder and publisher of College Football HQ. He has covered football for a decade, previously managing several team sites and publishing national content for 247Sports.com for five years. His work has also been published on CBSSports.com. He founded College Football HQ in 2020, and the site joined the Sports Illustrated Fannation Network in 2022 and the On SI network in 2024.

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