A third college football recruiting period isn’t something the Arkansas Football Coaches Association is interested in. Thursday, the organization joined coaching associations in Alabama and Georgia release a statement against a proposal to add a June early signing period in 2025.
Last week, the Collegiate Commissioners Association, which oversees and administers the National Letter of Intent program, announced that a decision could come this June on a third signing period.
Below is the group’s statement released on X:
The CCA already has moved the current early signing period from mid-December to the Wednesday after Thanksgiving, starting in 2024. The CCA added the December early signing period for football in 2017. According to reports, about 80% of available scholarships are signed for during the December period.
The traditional signing period remains on the first Wednesday of February and run through April 1.
