Early National Signing Day overreactions

Dan Wetzel and Pete Thamel
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Dan Wetzel, Pete Thamel and SI’s Pat Forde recap an all-time classic national signing day. We had a flip of all flips as the Rivals #1 player in the country, Travis Hunter, spurned FSU for Jackson State and Deion Sanders. Welcome to the NIL era. How big of a commitment was Hunter’s for HBCUs in general?

The guys go through the top-25 and break down who impressed them. We also address the massive amount of pearl-clutching from coaches around the country on the NIL age we live in. What will the NCAA do as far as enforcement?

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