The Ringer's Ben Glicksman and Zach Kram discuss the creative announcements during college football's national signing day (00:42), the possible addition of a three-day signing period in December (2:45), Alabama's grayshirting Jarez Parks (4:45), and the player they can't wait to see in the 2017 season (10:51). Then, Mike Farrell, national recruiting director of Rivals.com, joins the show to analyze the University of Texas's recruiting free fall (19:40), the Maryland Terrapins' surprising success (24:20), and which position group is the strongest in the class of 2017 (26:45).

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