{"id":8338,"date":"2016-02-03T07:21:43","date_gmt":"2016-02-03T12:21:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jmusportsblog.com\/?p=8338"},"modified":"2016-02-03T07:21:43","modified_gmt":"2016-02-03T12:21:43","slug":"its-national-signing-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jmusportsblog.com\/?p=8338","title":{"rendered":"It&#8217;s National Signing Day"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-attachment-id=\"8339\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/jmusportsblog.com\/?attachment_id=8339\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/jmusportsblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/NSD-Portal.jpg?fit=830%2C514&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"830,514\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"NSD Portal\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/jmusportsblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/NSD-Portal.jpg?fit=300%2C186&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/jmusportsblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/NSD-Portal.jpg?fit=830%2C514&amp;ssl=1\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-8339\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/jmusportsblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/NSD-Portal.jpg?resize=583%2C361\" alt=\"NSD Portal\" width=\"583\" height=\"361\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/jmusportsblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/NSD-Portal.jpg?w=830&amp;ssl=1 830w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/jmusportsblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/NSD-Portal.jpg?resize=300%2C186&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/jmusportsblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/NSD-Portal.jpg?resize=768%2C476&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 583px) 100vw, 583px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/>Today is the big day folks. It&#8217;s National Signing Day, the first day that football recruits can sign their letters of intent to officially commit to a school. It&#8217;s an important, if somewhat overhyped, event. It&#8217;s especially exciting this year for JMU fans, as we get our first chance to see the type of players Coach Houston and his impressive assistants can bring to the school. All accounts indicate that he&#8217;s got some studs ready to sign on the dotted line and become Dukes. Keep up with the action on <a href=\"http:\/\/jmusports.com\/news\/2016\/2\/2\/Football_2016SigningDay.aspx\">JMUsports.com<\/a> throughout the day. Then come back here this evening, when our man <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Michael_2Clutch\">@Micheal2Clutch<\/a>\u00a0breaks down JMU&#8217;s recruiting class.<\/p>\n<iframe src=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/like.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fjmusportsblog.com%2F%3Fp%3D8338&amp;layout=standard&amp;show_faces=true&amp;width=450&amp;action=like&amp;colorscheme=light&amp;height=80\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" style=\"border:none; overflow:hidden; width:450px; height:80px;\" allowTransparency=\"true\"><\/iframe>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Today is the big day folks. It&#8217;s National Signing Day, the first day that football recruits can sign their letters of intent to officially commit to a school. It&#8217;s an important, if somewhat overhyped, event. It&#8217;s especially exciting this year for JMU fans, as we get our first chance to see the type of players [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"spay_email":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":7529,"url":"https:\/\/jmusportsblog.com\/?p=7529","url_meta":{"origin":8338,"position":0},"title":"Today is National Signing Day, Here Is Our Advice","date":"February 4, 2015","format":false,"excerpt":"It's National Signing Day, the day that high school seniors from the class of 2015 can officially commit themselves to play football for the NCAA institution of their choice. It's an exciting day and while the hype has escalated beyond reason, we'd by lying if we said we didn't get\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;JMU Football&quot;","img":{"alt_text":"Fax-Machine1","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/jmusportsblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Fax-Machine1-1024x577.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":3546,"url":"https:\/\/jmusportsblog.com\/?p=3546","url_meta":{"origin":8338,"position":1},"title":"Stacy Bedell Decommits From JMU","date":"January 29, 2012","format":false,"excerpt":"Stacy Bedell, the record-breaking high school running back from Long Island, changed his mind after \u00a0verbally committing to JMU and claims he's now headed to UMass. This is Bedell's second decommittment. He originally gave his word in July to Villanova that he'd be signing there. Then he got cold feet,\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;JMU Football&quot;","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/jmusportsblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/383919clid.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":7521,"url":"https:\/\/jmusportsblog.com\/?p=7521","url_meta":{"origin":8338,"position":2},"title":"Guest Post: A Fresh Start to Recruiting Under Withers","date":"January 30, 2015","format":false,"excerpt":"Hello all. \u00a0The guys at the JMU Sports Blog gave me the privilege of writing to everyone once again, and this time, I thought I\u2019d write about a certain event just around the corner\u2026National Signing Day. \u00a0Not just any national signing day but Everett Withers\u2019 first \u201ctrue\u201d recruiting class (given\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;JMU Football&quot;","img":{"alt_text":"JMU Recruiting Picture","src":"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/jmusportsblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/JMU-Recruiting-Picture.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":2336,"url":"https:\/\/jmusportsblog.com\/?p=2336","url_meta":{"origin":8338,"position":3},"title":"JMU Looking For a Few Hidden Gems","date":"April 13, 2011","format":false,"excerpt":"The spring signing period officially began today for basketball recruits. JMU has verbal committments from 2 players, Arman Marks and Kenyan Pittman, who are expected to sign their letters of intent. Much like the 2010-2011 Dukes basketball team though, these guys don't appear to be quick starters. There has been\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;JMU Basketball&quot;","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/jmusportsblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/ArmanMarks1.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":8600,"url":"https:\/\/jmusportsblog.com\/?p=8600","url_meta":{"origin":8338,"position":4},"title":"JMU Football Commit D.J. Daniels to Play Minor League Baseball","date":"June 13, 2016","format":false,"excerpt":"D.J. Daniels was a prized recruit for JMU football. He's a dynamic QB who wasn't slated to start this Fall, but had enough talent that many people thought he'd find his way onto the field somehow. Daniels is also an excellent baseball player. In addition to playing football at JMU,\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;JMU Baseball&quot;","img":{"alt_text":"4dFmIkGd","src":"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/jmusportsblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/4dFmIkGd.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":5317,"url":"https:\/\/jmusportsblog.com\/?p=5317","url_meta":{"origin":8338,"position":5},"title":"The Matt Brady Contract Situation Is Beyond Ridiculous","date":"April 19, 2013","format":false,"excerpt":"JMU's basketball season has been over for weeks now. Other programs have fired coaches. Other programs have hired coaches. Most programs are now pressing hard for recruits and looking forward to next season. After leading JMU to a CAA title and its first NCAA Tournament appearance since 1994, Matt Brady\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;JMU Basketball&quot;","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/jmusportsblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/bs9.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]}],"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/jmusportsblog.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8338"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/jmusportsblog.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/jmusportsblog.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jmusportsblog.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jmusportsblog.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=8338"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/jmusportsblog.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8338\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8340,"href":"https:\/\/jmusportsblog.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8338\/revisions\/8340"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/jmusportsblog.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=8338"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jmusportsblog.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=8338"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jmusportsblog.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=8338"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}