College football signing day tracker 2025: Live updates, top recruits and classes for early signing period

The college football calendar stops for no one, and early signing day on Wednesday arrives just days after a tidal wave of coaching carousel chaos.

Six SEC programs are among the teams scrambling to figure out which players are coming in, which are not, and which additional prospects they can land in the immediate aftermath of a coaching search, with LSU, Ole Miss, Auburn, Florida, Arkansas and Kentucky all hiring new head coaches.

The biggest story leading up to signing day was elsewhere in the SEC, as Vanderbilt attempted to poach top-rated quarterback Jared Curtis from Georgia. While Curtis committed to the Bulldogs in May, he has entertained the Commodores’ efforts to lure him to Nashville as the potential face of Vanderbilt football in the post–Diego Pavia era and could soon flip his commitment. 

The Sporting News is tracking updates and announcements from college football’s early signing day on Wednesday. Follow along below for live updates and a list of the top 100 recruits.

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This section will be updated throughout signing period from Wednesday-Friday.

LSU signs top-ranked EDGE Lamar Brown: Lane Kiffin’s biggest addition as LSU’s head coach is Brown, who is a top-five-ranked player in the country this year. Brown also had offers from Texas, Texas A&M, Miami and Alabama, but the Baton Rouge native stays home despite the program’s head coaching change.

WR Chris Henry Jr. is staying committed to Ohio State: Despite reports that Henry Jr. might be leaving with Brian Hartline’s departure for USF, the star WR is sticking to his word and will be heading to Ryan Day’s Buckeyes program. 

5-star WR Chris Henry Jr. to flip? Ever since Ohio State offensive coordinator Brian Hartline accepted the head coaching job at USF, there have been rumblings about Henry Jr. 

The son of former NFL receiver Chris Henry has been committed to Ohio State since July of 2023. But Henry has delayed his signing during the ESP, and Rivals is predicting that Oregon might be the new favorite to land him: 

The outlet adds that Texas is in the mix, as well. He is the No. 1 receiver for 2026, out of Santa Ana, Calif. 

Stanford flips 4-star WR Zion Robinson from Michigan: New Stanford head coach Tavita Prichard gets a big win on the recruiting trail, flipping 4-star Zion Robinson on Thursday. 

Robinson is from Mansfield, Texas. We’ll see if he signs with the Cardinal—for now, he is just a verbal commit. 

James Franklin putting together impressive class: Virginia Tech’s new head coach wasted no time getting rolling on the recruiting trail. His 2026 class features 10 guys who flipped from Penn State, including 4-star LB Terry Wiggins and 4-star RB Messiah Wiggins. 

His class currently ranks 30th overall in the country.  

Michigan signs No. 1 RB Savion Hitler: Michigan fans can breathe a sigh of release. The Wolverine commit since August previously put off signing with Michigan before dong on on Thursday morning: 

Hitler is also the No. 1 overall prospect out of his home state of Virginia. 

Penn State gets a much-needed commit: Well, the Nittany Lions receive a bit of good news after an abysmal start to early signing period. 4-star quarterback Peyton Falzone signed with PSU on Wednesday. Out of Nazareth, Penn., he’s the No. 10 rated prospect out of his home state. Falzone was previously committed to Auburn. 

USC currently has the No. 1 overall class: You have to tip your cap to Lincoln Riley and his 2026 Trojans’ class. It currently ranks No. 1 in the country, featuring 21 four-stars with one five-star, in OT Keenyi Pepe. Other big names USC signed include 4-stars in WR Kayden Dixon-Wyatt, DL Jaimeon Winfield, WR Ethan Feaster and EDGE rusher Luke Wafle. Winfield and Feaster ar tp-ranked prospects from the state of Texas, too.  

Penn State’s 2026 class down to just three commits: As Penn State’s coach search continues into December, the Nittany Lions’ 2026 class is hurting badly. The class has just three total verbal commits, as 4-star safety Matt Sieg flips from PSU to West Virginia on Wednesday.  

LSU’s top recruit to hold off on signing: No. 2 overall recruit, ATH Lamar Brown, plans to wait until Lane Kiffin has assembled his coaching staff before signing with LSU, according to ESPN. Brown was pictured with Kiffin shortly after the news of the polarizing coach’s hire became official over the weekend, but Brown’s signing will at least have to wait until after the week.

Jared Curtis confirms flip to Vanderbilt: Curtis confirmed Tuesday night that he plans to sign with Vanderbilt, releasing a lengthy statement explaining the news leaked before he had a chance to speak with either coaching staff and affirming his decision to stay in Nashville after praising what Clark Lea has built.

Jared Curtis denies reports of flip: Curtis denies reports he has flipped to Vanderbilt, despite the original report from Rivals claiming Curtis said himself that he had made his decision. “Don’t know where all this is coming from,” Curtis said.

Vanderbilt flips Jared Curtis: After committing to Georgia in May, No. 1 QB Jared Curtis flipped his commitment to Vanderbilt on Tuesday. The Commodores had been pushing hard for the Nashville-born Curtis in recent weeks, and his commitment to the program is the latest signal that Vanderbilt football is in a golden age after years of toiling near the bottom of the SEC. 

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