North Carolina high school football players took a big step today by signing their National Letters of Intent to play at an NCAA school. December 4th was the first day of the early signing period, which runs until December 6th.

Once athletes sign the NLI, they are officially eligible to attend a university and play for its football program. Many players verbally commit to a school before signing, but those commitments can fall apart from either direction.

Here are some updates from Signing Day for the Class of 2025. Check this page throughout the day for new updates.

Check out our lists of seniors who have committed to play at the next level, domestically or internationally:

Coming soon at 4:30 p.m.: Signing Southern Durham 4-star DL Isaiah Campbell

Campbell, a consensus top-100 prospect in the country, will announce his commitment at a ceremony at Southern Durham and will sign with either Tennessee, North Carolina or Clemson. HighSchoolOT will be on site to livestream it. Campbell was originally committed to Clemson but backed out of the commitment earlier this fall.

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Old Dominion signs seven players from North Carolina

The Old Dominion Monarchs boast a huge recruiting class from the southern state. The Sun Belt Conference program today signed seven Class of 2025 players from North Carolina: Cam Hill. a lineman from Jacksonville High, Jackson Forrest, a linebacker from Northwest Cabarrus High, Jehahj Sherrill, a defensive back from Statesville High, Tylik Mitchell, a running back from Southern Nash High, LeDarrion Menter, a defensive lineman from Hough High, Jack Sheehan, an offensive lineman from Cardinal Gibbons and Braden Ellis, an offensive lineman from Northwest Guilford High.

The Monrachs’ seven signees from North Carolina are the most of any NCAA school to date, including state universities.

1 p.m.: East Rutherford’s Zalen Watkins signs with Gardner-Webb

East Rutherford sent us a photo from the signing ceremony featuring Zalen Watkins, a defensive lineman, at Gardner-Webb. At 9:00 a.m., Gardner-Webb signed Hough wide receiver Sean Brady.

11:30 a.m.: Community School of Davidson’s Brandon Albert signs with Lafayette

The reigning HSOT All-State Two-Way Player selection signed with the Patriot League school this morning. The Community School of Davidson sent us a photo from the signing ceremony.

11:02: Monroe 4-star Jordan Young signs with Michigan after transferring from Clemson

On3’s No. 99 prospect in the country transferred from Clemson to Michigan a month after committing to the Tigers. He officially signed with Michigan on Wednesday, a few days after making the move.

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10:14: Two Cleveland players sign

Cleveland High School sent us a photo from their signing ceremony this morning. Defensive back Ronalon Renwick signed with Air Force and quarterback Jackson Byrd signed with East Tennessee State.

9:18: Havelock 3-star WR Johnny Williams returns to East Carolina

The Havelock High School wide receiver, who withdrew his verbal commitment to James Madison University following Mike Houston’s firing, finally signed with East Carolina this morning, where he was originally committed.

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7:21: Middle Creek WR Braylon Stewart trades to Mercer and signs this morning

Middle Creek wide receiver Braylon Stewart, who verbally committed to Furman, signed with Mercer this morning. Back-to-back 1,000-yard receivers go to Mercer with Rolesville’s Braden Atkinson and Gavin Marks, as well as West Forsyth’s Justin Ferguson, who also signed this morning. Current Mercer quarterback Whit Newbauer is a Cardinal Gibbons graduate.