Although
National Signing Day for college football was relatively calm this
year, Alex Collins' plan to commit to Arkansas was not. After announcing
his plans on Monday, he cancelled the signing ceremony at his Florida high school Wednesday morning.
ESPN later reported his mother had ran away with his National Letter of
Intent, reportedly because she wanted him to sign with the Miami
Hurricanes. As of Wednesday Night, Arkansas is waiting to see if he can
find his father to sign his NLI. Collins' doesn't live with either
parent, hampering his efforts.
The NCAA does not require a National Letter of Intent to play sports; it is a document that states you have committed to a school, and other schools should no longer recruit you. However, the NCAA does require a parent or guardian's signature for anyone under the age of 21 (which is basically every recruit). Also, if for whatever reason you decide not to play at the school, you are ineligible for all sports for one year.
Elsewhere, Florida State has posted a four-hour video of their signing day "War Room." However, unlike the NFL Draft, college football war rooms are basically athletic staffers sitting around for the fax machine to fire up.
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