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College football recruiting: top 5 early signing day takeaways

By Charles Rahrig V

AUSTIN, TX - NOVEMBER 24: Head coach Tom Herman of the Texas Longhorns watches players warm up before the game against the Texas Tech Red Raiders at Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium on November 24, 2017 in Austin, Texas. (Photo by Tim Warner/Getty Images)
AUSTIN, TX - NOVEMBER 24: Head coach Tom Herman of the Texas Longhorns watches players warm up before the game against the Texas Tech Red Raiders at Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium on November 24, 2017 in Austin, Texas. (Photo by Tim Warner/Getty Images) /
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Early National Signing Day was a great day for many top programs and a poor one for others.

If there was any question about whether or not the first early National Signing Day would leave an impact on college football, it was quickly answered. The first of its kind definitely delivered plenty of narratives and created for quite the day around the sport.

While bowl season is underway and the College Football Playoff is near, programs focused on getting their top commits locked up. In true recruiting fashion, there were plenty of takeaways and surprises on the day.

Whether it was a recruit flipping back and forth or coaches trying to sabotage another, early National Signing Day had the feel that the main one in February typically does. Here are the top five takeaways from early National Signing Day.

5. Micah Parsons makes his decision

The five-star defensive end prospect was one of the most sought after in the nation. Parsons had originally chosen Penn State but then reopened his recruiting early in the year,to visit more programs.

When it looked like he was going to join the Ohio State Buckeyes, that was quickly removed from the table after a recruiting violation, in part due to a photo op that he had on ESPN’s College GameDay.

Nonetheless, he ended up back with Penn State, and that’s an even tougher pill to swallow for the Buckeyes. He’ll now be on the other side with a rival program when he could have been playing in Columbus on Saturdays.

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