National Signing Day: Hokies hope to close strong this time around

But the true referendum of those moves comes Wednesday on National Signing Day, when Virginia Tech has a chance to close strong on a 2012 recruiting class that already includes 27 oral commitments. Five of those recruits are considered four-star

But it will only intensify this week, with the high holiday of the NFL calendar preceded by one of the most significant mileposts — National Signing Day — of the college football year. So if there's a checklist for O'Brien, here it is: a) Find a way

IU already has enrolled several juco recruits, but hopefully the Hoosiers' high school verbal commitments will hold up.

Last year around this time rumors started to circulate around then-Crenshaw High School running back DeAnthony Thomas about how he went on a visit to Oregon –and he liked it.

The process wouldn't officially come to a close until the first Wednesday in February, known as national signing day, the first day high school seniors can formally accept scholarship offers by signing a binding National Letter-of-Intent.