Folks, yesterday's news that Ronald Darby is no longer "committed" to the University of Notre Dame -- comes just a few weeks before National Signing Day -- and nearly nine months after he originally "committed" to Brian Kelly and the Fighting Irish.
What's a football coach to do?
There's one answer and that's an "EARLY SIGNING PERIOD." All of the other college sports (other than football and basketball) have an early signing period in November when a high school student-athlete can sign a National Letter of Intent to the college of their choice.
Now, an early signing period in the middle of the football season (November) might not be optimum -- but, an early signing period in August -- that would work.
Take a young-man like Ronald Darby who had "committed" in April. With an early signing period in August, he would have had four months to be comfortable with his decision before signing a National Letter of Intent with Notre Dame. Had Darby passed on committing during the early signing period, Notre Dame would have:
- Assumed he wasn't interested -- and then spent six months recruiting another target at his position
- Or, they would have continued to recruit Darby, while actively recruiting another target at his same position
Think of all of the "man hours" and "dollars" that the University of Notre Dame invests in the commitment of a high school football player -- who nine months earlier told them he was coming to their school -- and now he's decided to change his mind three weeks before National Signing Day.
Notre Dame and college football needs an early signing period!
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