National Signing Day: Top 10 Schools With Most Momentum

Jan 2, 2015; Jacksonville, FL, USA; Tennessee Volunteers head coach Butch Jones admires the MVP trophy of quarterback Joshua Dobbs (11) after their 2015 TaxSlayer Bowl game against the Iowa Hawkeyes at EverBank Field. The Tennessee Volunteers beat the Iowa Hawkeyes 45-28. Mandatory Credit: Phil Sears-USA TODAY Sports

Plenty of schools still have lots to gain with National Signing Day coming up, but lots of them are playing with house money. Based on where last season ended, the outlook of the future, where teams are standing in the recruiting rankings right now, and who is left on the board that they could pick up, lots of schools are loaded with momentum going into National Signing Day.

There are quite a few desperate schools that could be in trouble as well.

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But the schools on this list have the most to celebrate going into the week. Recruiting is a 365-day a year job, and the coaches at these programs took this seriously, so no matter what happens on Signing Day, their fans can be pretty pleased with the outcome. But they also have some icing on the cake to potentially pick up, so the combination of a great recruiting class already and the chance to add significantly to it are why these schools have the most momentum heading into National Signing Day.

So let’s take a look at which coaches’ Christmases came early but who could still receive a few presents from College Football Santa Clause.

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