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National Signing Day

Recruiting class follows old pattern with Stanford football

STANFORD — David Shaw’s latest recruiting class is short on numbers and marquee names. If the past has shown anything, though, that might not matter much. Looking for the right combination of brawn and brains, Stanford signed 12 players to national letters of intent Wednesday. That’s a considerably smaller — and less heralded — group than a year ago, when the Cardinal coach hauled in 22 players in what the program called the best class in its history. Read More

There's too much hype for national signing day

You thought it was over. The 24-hour loop of talking heads and overhype that we call Super Bowl week. Just when you thought you’d escaped the indulgence of the sports media, we bring you the most manufactured event of them all: national signing day. Read More

Trio of city’s top football players sign on to play at the next level

While The City lacks the punch of star power that flooded other cities across the country on National Signing Day, three football recruits from San Francisco still made commitments to play collegiately on Wednesday. While not at the peak of football, two Sacred Heart Cathedral players and a single St. Ignatius player signed letters of intent to NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision schools (formerly Division I-AA). Read More
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