2017 National Signing Day

The following is a list of 2017 Division I FBS and FCS football signees from East Texas. --- Division I FBS (24) Tristian Allen, LB, Atlanta — Louisiana Tech Judah Bell, WR, Tyler Bishop Gorman — SMU Noah Bush, LB, Athens — Air Force Terrell Cooper, DE, Lindale — TCU Trestan Ebner, WR, Henderson — Baylor Montrell Estell, DB, Hooks — Texas Octavius Evans, WR, Center — Boise State Quan Hampton, WR,

Here’s a list by school of signees from across the region from Wednesday’s National Signing Day events. This list comes from submissions from the region’s coaches. If you know of any athletes that signed who aren’t on the list, let us know who they are and we will add them...

TYLER -- Far too often, 17- and 18-year old kids are unfairly criticized for breaking verbal commitments to colleges during their recruitment process. Those spoken agreements are always non-binding and can't be made official until the first Wednesday in February the year of their high school graduation...

In less than a week, dozens of high school football players across East Texas will sign their official national letters of intent, realizing their dreams of playing college football. By the fall, college rosters at every level -- FBS, FCS, Division II, Division III, NAIA, and junior college -- will be stocked with natives of one of the most fertile recruiting grounds in America...