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National Signing Day Quickies and Open Thread

Your morning headlines and an open thread for all of the National Signing Day fun!

By Jason Marcum

The Kentucky Wildcats are poised to finish with one of the best recruiting classes in program history as National Signing Day is finally here.

This is the day when high school footballers across the nation put pen to paper and sign with the college of their choosing. Keep track at A Sea of Blue today for the latest on who will be future Cats and running out onto the field at Commonwealth Stadium on fall Saturdays.

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Your Signing Day Quickies

UK National Signing Day: List of Current Commits and Ratings
A late commitment or two could help that ranking rise even more, but either way, this is another great haul for Stoops and co. that should help the Cats get back to the postseason sooner rather than later.

What to know about UK's recruiting class
UK in the rankings, why you should like this class, why you might not, blue chippers, underrated prospects, the most likely to play in 2016 and more.

Kentucky adds former Iowa State coach
Stoops is hiring Tommy Mangino to serve as offensive quality control assistant on his Kentucky football coaching staff.You may remember the younger Mangino from his dad's days in Kansas, where he made the Jayhawks an annual bowl team that even won the Orange Bowl.

Mr. Football Kash Daniel could have a future in the world of pro wrestling
Right next to the "John 3:16" written on athletic tape above Kash Daniel’s locker in the Paintsville High School fieldhouse is another reference, this one being from Stone Cold Steve Austin.

What Will National Signing Day Mean for UK on the Field this Fall?
When you are UK, you are looking for difference makers. Who will the 'Cats be pulling in that will make a difference sooner than later?

Burning questions: Kentucky recruiting
This class is another building block for head coach Mark Stoops and staff. Here are the key questions and answers about Wildcats recruiting with National Signing Day here.

Kentucky Receivers, Meet Your Match
The hiring of Lamar Thomas is Mark Stoops’ fourth step in his program’s attitudinal adjustment. You wanted change, Stoops has delivered.

2016 Best Class Built On In-State Foundation
Mark Stoops is poised to sign his best recruiting class to date despite back-to-back 5-7 seasons. He can thank an unusually strong in-state recruiting class, and renewed success in Ohio.

Spotlight: Kentucky Commit Justin Rigg Has High Ceiling
Kentucky commit Justin Rigg is a big tight end who could move to offensive tackle in college. Scouts projects Rigg to become an offensive tackle but could also see him be used as a "Y" tight end.

Drake Jackson — UK’s center of the future — has never played the position
For the past couple of years, UK football signee Drake Jackson has been ranked by some recruiting analysts as the No. 1 center in the country. What’s more impressive is he’s never played the position.

National Signing Day Definitions
UK Athletics Prospect evaluation is subjective. Tomorrow we will be discussing certain football actions that provide the proper perspective for the natural athletic ability and current skill set of Class of 2016.

Signing Day 2016 announcement schedule and predictions
National Signing Day is setting up to be a big one for several programs, and a potential game-changer for the final 2016 247Sports Team Rankings. Here is a look at the schedule for the major announcements on National Signing Day:

The 10 most important things to watch on signing day 2016
Figuring out how to process all the noise on national signing day? ESPN is here to help with a running reset on the day's biggest storylines, from the first fax to the crowning of 2016's top class.

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