The spectacle of college football’s National Signing Day
At college towns across the country, Division I and II football programs celebrated a new crop of recruits Wednesday on National Signing Day. We take a look at the scene from Michigan, Penn State, SEC country and more college football hotbeds.
- Warner Robins football standout Marquez Callaway signs a letter of intent to attend Tennessee as his father, DuVaal Callaway, right, watches during national signing day, Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2016, in Warner Robbins, Ga. (Woody Marshall/The Macon Telegraph via AP)
- Nigel Warrior, a safety from Peachtree Ridge High School, gestures as he commits to the University of Tennessee during national signing day at the College Football Hall of Fame, Wednesday, Feb, 3, 2016, in Atlanta. (Curtis Compton/Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP)
- Nacogdoches High School football Brandon Jones gestures with a “hook ’em horns” sign as he announces that he will be attending the University of Texas to play NCAA college football, Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2016, during a national signing day event in Nacogdoches, Texas, (Victor Texcucano/The Daily Sentinel via AP)
- Michigan football coach Jim Harbaugh talks to fans at the Signing With the Stars spectacle, Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2016 in Ann Arbor, Mich. College football’s recruiting circus has found its ringmaster in Michigan’s coach. Harbaugh was the real star of the Wolverines show that former coach Lou Holtz predicted will be copied in years to come by other schools. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)
- Former coach Lou Holtz, left, and University of Michigan football coach Jim Harbaugh perform a dab during the Signing With the Stars spectacle, Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2016 in Ann Arbor, Mich. Guests and superstars appeared on stage to welcome the University of Michigan’s new recruits on National Signing Day. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)
- Derek Jeter, left, talks with former Michigan quarterback Tom Brady and Michigan football coach Jim Harbaugh, right, as new recruits Kingston Davis, top right, and Ahmir Mitchell listen in, during the Signing With the Stars spectacle, Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2016 in Ann Arbor, Mich. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)
- Michigan football coach Jim Harbaugh, right, talks with former school quarterback Tom Brady during the Signing With the Stars spectacle, Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2016 in Ann Arbor, Mich. College football’s recruiting circus has found its ringmaster in Michigan’s coach. Harbaugh was the real star of the Wolverines show that former coach Lou Holtz predicted will be copied in years to come by other schools. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)
- Maryland head football coach DJ Durkin talks about his first recruiting class during a Wednesday afternoon press conference in College Park. (Photo by Doug Kapustin for The Baltimore Sun)
- Kareem Felder, a senior at Franklin High School, is congratulated on signing day. He will play football at Ohio State. (Kim Hairston/Baltimore Sun)
- Gordo High School football player Ben Davis, seated beside his parents, Faye and Wayne, dons a houndstooth hat after committing to attend Alabama during a national signing day Program at Gordo High School, Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2016, in Tuscaloosa Ala. (Michelle Lepianka Carter/The Tuscaloosa News via AP)
- Gordo High School football player Ben Davis, with his mother Faye, left, holds up a football after committing to attend Alabama during a national signing day Program at Gordo High School, Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2016, in Tuscaloosa Ala. (Michelle Lepianka Carter/The Tuscaloosa News via AP)
- American Heritage football player Bradley Clement commits to FAU during a national signing day event at American Heritage High School, Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2016, in Plantation, Fla. (Charles Trainor Jr./The Miami Herald via AP)
- Football players Ryan Courtright, left, Tariqious Tisdale and Michael Hicks smile before signing their letters of Intent during national signing day at Lexington High School, Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2016, in Lexington, Tenn. Courtright, a punter/kicker, committed to the University of Tennessee at Martin. Tisdale committed to Mississippi as a linebacker. Hicks, an offensive lineman, committed to the University of Central Missouri. (C.B. Schmelter/The Jackson Sun via AP)
- Pace Academy football player Jordan Harris, left, signals touchdown as he and Timothy Coleman, right, discuss going to Furman during national signing day at the College Football Hall of Fame, Wednesday, Feb, 3, 2016, in Atlanta. (Curtis Compton/Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP)
- McEachern High School wide receiver Tyler Simmons, left, who flipped from Alabama to Georgia, laughs alongside teammate cornerback Ajani Kerr, who is going to in state rival Georgia Tech during national signing day at the College Football Hall of Fame, Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2016, in Atlanta. (Curtis Compton/Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP)
- Mill Creek High School defensive end Tyler Vernon and Walton High School defensive end Josh White, who are both headed to Georgia Tech, gesture towards their caps during national signing day at the College Football Hall of Fame, Wednesday, Feb, 3, 2016, in Atlanta. (Curtis Compton/Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP)
- Grayson High School defensive tackle Chris Martin is all smiles sporting his Georgia Tech hat and bow tie during national signing day at the College Football Hall of Fame, Wednesday, Feb, 3, 2016, in Atlanta. (Curtis Compton/Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP)
- Warner Robins football standout Ivan Corbin are flanked by his parents Amber and Desmond Cobbs, after he signed a letter of intent to attend Limestone College in South Carolina during national signing day, Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2016, in Warner Robbins, Ga. (Woody Marshall/The Macon Telegraph via AP)
- Thomas Wilcher,l eft, head coach at Cass Tech High School, embraces football player Lavert Hill, who signed a letter of intent attend the University of Michigan, during national signing day, Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2016, at the Horatio Williams Foundation headquarters in Detroit. (Kirthmon F. Dozier/Detroit Free Press via AP)
- Football player Tariqious Tisdale puts on an Ole Miss visor after he signed his letter of intent to attend Mississippi during national signing day at Lexington High School, Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2016, in Lexington, Tenn. (C.B. Schmelter/The Jackson Sun via AP)
- Mississippi football fan Lori Shelly keeps up with football recruiting during an Ole Miss Quarterback Club national signing day event at the Oxford Conference Center in Oxford, Miss., Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2016. (Bruce Newman/The Oxford Eagle via AP)
- Penn State football assistant head coach Terry Smith places a card on the board with recruit Miles Sanders name on it during national signing day, Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2016, in State College, Pa. (Nabil K. Mark/Centre Daily Times via AP)
- Penn State football head coach James Franklin, center, offensive coordinator Joe Moorhead, left, and coach Charles Huff, right, as well as coaches Josh Gattis, top center, and Terry Smith, top right, point and celebrate as they see recruit Miles Sanders on their screen during national signing day, Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2016, in State College, Pa. (Nabil K. Mark/Centre Daily Times via AP)
- Penn State football head coach James Franklin, front, and offensive coordinator Joe Moorhead wait for letters of intent from recruits on national signing day, Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2016, in State College, Pa. (Nabil K. Mark/Centre Daily Times via AP)
- American Heritage football player Brandon Johnson commits to the Tennessee during a national signing day event at American Heritage High School, Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2016, in Plantation, Fla. (Charles Trainor Jr./The Miami Herald via AP)