College football early signing day 2025: The biggest surprises and twists

The 2025 NCAA Football Early National Signing Day begins with a three-day period on Wednesday and runs through Friday, promising a rollercoaster ride full of surprises and twists involving the nation’s top high school prospects. The unpredictability of this time is sure to keep college football fans across the country on edge.

The month began with significant changes among the top quarterbacks in the 2025 class, setting the stage for an exciting signing day. Michigan standout Bryce Underwood made a groundbreaking move by switching his commitment from LSU to Michigan. Meanwhile, Georgia’s Julian Lewis, a promising quarterback prospect, kept fans guessing with three commitment changes before ultimately deciding to join Deion Sanders in Colorado.

As we approach first signing day, four-star cornerback Kade Phillips illustrates the tumultuous nature of this signing season. His commitment initially switched from Texas to LSU, but he recently announced that he has decided to return to Texas. This situation highlights the unpredictability of the new era of college football.

There are many top prospects on the board and where they end up is the biggest question of the day. Here are the latest surprises from signing day.

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When is College Football Signing Day?

The 2025 NCAA Early Signing Day for college football begins on Wednesday, December 4th and runs through Friday, December 6th. Top prospects will announce later today where they are choosing to play college football in the fall.

The biggest surprises from NCAA College Football Signing Day

Oregon makes a move on the 4-star QB

Sources confirm to ESPN that Cal four-star quarterback Jaron-Keawe Sagapolutele has transferred to Oregon.

Sagapolutele committed to the Bears since the summer, welcoming him on Nov. 23, but that wasn’t enough to stop Oregon’s fall 2025 pursuit of Hawaii’s No. 1 contender.

— Eli Lederman (@ByEliLederman) December 4, 2024

The Vols sign 3-star CB Timothy Merritt

Three-star CB Timothy Merritt transferred his promise from Miami to Tennessee and signed with the Vols.

The Hurricanes’ 2025 class has suffered a series of setbacks this week, as Merritt follows ESPN 300 contenders Hylton Stubbs and Gavin Nix from Miami’s new class.

— Eli Lederman (@ByEliLederman) December 4, 2024

QB Julian Lewis makes it official in Colorado

Nebraska beats WR Cortez Mills from Oklahoma

Cortez Mills announced #OU… before taking it #Sooners Take off your shirt and put on your Nebraska shirt.

Mills moves to Huskers.

— Bob Przybylo (@BPrzybylo) December 4, 2024

Oklahoma knocks down Oklahoma State QB Jett Niu

Five-star QB transfers from SMU to Alabama

Five-star quarterback Keelon Russell is officially signed to the Crimson Tide and star rookie from Alabama took to his IG live stream to celebrate the moment.

Russell’s trade from SMU to Alabama on June 4 was one of the first summer bombshells of the 2025 cycle. https://t.co/VEtDV9fmvr

— Eli Lederman (@ByEliLederman) December 4, 2024

Texas A&M lands four-star OT Lamont Rogers

Four-star OT Lamont Rogers, No. 24 in the ESPN 300, officially signed with Texas A&M this morning.

Rogers is the highest-ranked member of the Aggies’ 2025 class. Our @espn Story about former Missouri commit’s transfer to Texas A&M from yesterday: https://t.co/Hv5GRfhxhM

— Eli Lederman (@ByEliLederman) December 4, 2024

Caleb Cunningham remains in Mississippi

Nebraska grabs a top LB

Dawson Merritt, the Alabama flip from Stillwell, Kansas, is officially a Husker. He is No. 105 in the ESPN 300 and the second-ranked member of Matt Rhule’s class of 2025. https://t.co/PVbSf3nued

— Eli Lederman (@ByEliLederman) December 4, 2024

The Buckeyes add a five-star quarterback

The Ducks sign CB Brandon Finney Jr.

This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Early signing day flips: Biggest surprises in college football

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