{"id":13914,"date":"2017-04-10T04:30:19","date_gmt":"2017-04-10T09:30:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nsr-inc.com\/scouting-news\/?p=13914"},"modified":"2017-04-11T12:59:23","modified_gmt":"2017-04-11T17:59:23","slug":"wednesday-april-12-looms-large-as-final-ncaa-signing-period-starts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nsr-inc.com\/scouting-news\/wednesday-april-12-looms-large-as-final-ncaa-signing-period-starts\/","title":{"rendered":"Final NCAA Signing Period Starts Wednesday, April 12"},"content":{"rendered":"

The final NCAA signing period starts the day after tomorrow, April 12. \u00a0There will be a whole lot of happy high school seniors.<\/p>\n

Time to celebrate<\/h2>\n

Signing parties will be held in gymnasiums and libraries across the U.S., as well as in many foreign countries. Families, teammates, friends and fans will join to celebrate.\u00a0 Parents will be beaming with pride.\u00a0 And teenagers, finally signing their national letter of intent, will take a massive sigh of relief. \u00a0They have reached their long-held goal of becoming college student-athletes. Subsequent festivities follow for many recruits well into the summer as the signing period lingers.<\/p>\n

More good news for seniors<\/h2>\n

There is more good news in this penultimate signing period. \u00a0Unsigned seniors are permitted to sign NLIs through August 1 in every sport except football. \u00a0Their signing period ended April 1.\u00a0 \u00a0That is, except D-I basketball prospects whose last signing day is May 1.<\/p>\n

This four-and-a-half-month-long signing period gives many seniors additional time. \u00a0They can further impress coaches, bump up their GPAs and test scores. \u00a0A good many coaches are still looking to finish off their 2017 recruiting classes.\u00a0 That is good news for athletes in bad spots. \u00a0For those who entered the recruiting process late, flown along under the radar or needed to clear their grades with the NCAA Eligibility Center, this is their last chance.<\/p>\n

The “late” signing period<\/h2>\n

It’s widely held by NSR<\/a> scouts that 50 to 70 percent of all NCAA signings occur during \u201cthe late signing period.\u201d \u00a0Since the NCAA doesn’t release figures, however, we can’t be sure. \u00a0And it may not be accompanied by the hoopla of the November early signing period, but it is just as important.\u00a0A scholarship offered, accepted and signed in April, May, June or July is as meaningful and legitimate as any penned on the first Wednesday in November. After all, a signing period is a signing period. \u00a0The date dreams come true is not nearly as important as the fact that they did come true. \u00a0And the cake is just as tasty.<\/p>\n

A\u00a0few other key details<\/h2>\n