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Early Signing Day and Bowl Season

22 Dec, 2021

Today we look back at the early signing day and the push to eliminate it completely. Major players, including Kenny Pickett, are opting out of bowl games putting pressure on the committee to expand the college football playoffs. The NHL is skipping the Olympics due to COVID as the NFL has to shift games around like last year.

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