Winners and Losers on National Signing Day

Jan 20, 2015; Fairhope, AL, USA; Alabama head coach Nick Saban on the sidelines during South squad Senior Bowl practice at Fairhope Stadium. Mandatory Credit: John David Mercer-USA TODAY Sports

Loser

4. Alabama Crimson Tide

Rivals Class Rank: No. 2

Okay, it might be hard to sell a school with the No. 2 ranked recruiting class on Rivals being a loser on National Signing Day, but when you lose your top spot, it is deflating.

Not that it means much between No. 1 and No. 2, but Alabama and Nick Saban had been dominating recruiting by such a long shot since 2008 with four straight No. 1 classes, six in seven years, and the No. 1 class throughout the entire recruiting period up until National Signing Day, that to fall to No. 2 has to be a sickening disappointment.

Wide Receiver Daylon Charlot was the only important pickup for the Tide on Wednesday.

Is this another sign that the dynasty could be over?

Okay, that is a huge stretch. Three No. 1 classes and a No. 2 class in four years still is good enough to produce a national champion. But it does show that the gap between Saban and Alabama and everybody else has narrowed significantly

That may not change any time soon. Alabama has some competition.

Next: No. 3 Ranked Winner: Auburn Tigers