It’s the most wonderful time of the year. No, we’re not talking about the holiday season. Instead, we’re talking about the early signing period in college football! December is here and the early signing period is just two weeks away for college football, and Penn State continues to lead the Big Ten in the national recruiting rankings.
We didn’t take a look at the Big Ten football recruiting rankings in November due to some vacation plans putting that on the shelf (and quite franking, I forgot to organize it when I returned), so our ranking movement will be reflective of how the national recruiting rankings have shifted since October 1. Overall, there hasn’t been much movement within the Big Ten pecking order, and the national rankings haven’t shifted too dramatically on the past two months.
Penn State is no longer the top-ranked team in the nation, which was to be expected as Georgia and Alabama made their expected surges to the top of the rankings (which sounds familiar), and Texas A&M and Notre Dame have maneuvered their way in front of the Nittany Lions as well. And don’t look now, but Ohio State is just behind Penn State in the recruiting rankings as well.
With the early signing period nearly upon us, here is a look at how the Big Ten recruiting rankings for the Class of 2022 look according to the team composite rankings provided by 247 Sports.