National Signing Day is Wednesday, meaning it is the first day high school football, field hockey, soccer and track athletes can ink national letters of intent with their chosen colleges.
Wednesday marks a celebration on campuses across Colorado. Most high schools recognize each of their college-bound athletes, even those players who signed during the early period in November.
Here’s what you’ll need for today:
Columbine and CU alum Ryan Miller, now with the Denver Broncos, tweeted words of congratulations to the local products:
Also, congrats to the CO kids signing their LOIs, all you’ve gotta do is get your foot in the door. Sky is the limit. #KeepminCO #copreps
— Ryan Miller (@Rmiller73) February 5, 2014
News of the day
Monarch’s Jay MacIntyre. (Pam Wagner)
Among the burning questions today are where Falcon’s Kalen Ballage and Monarch’s Jay MacIntyre will sign.
Update: MacIntyre, the son of CU coach Mike MacIntyre, has picked the Buffs, according to buffstampede.com’s William Whelan. He’ll play safety.
“At first it was a tough decision of whether I should play with my dad or if I shouldn’t,” MacIntyre told BoCoPreps.com this morning. “I just decided my heart’s with the Buffs and I love the Colorado family they have going there.”
Update: Falcon is closed today, and the school has pushed its signing day ceremony to Thursday at 3:30 p.m., according to athletic director Randy Hinson. So that means Ballage’s decision won’t come until tomorrow.
If you missed our story yesterday on Wiggins’ Dalton Risner, check out how he ended up signing with Kansas State.
The winter weather has caused the cancellation of some schools, meaning their signing ceremonies are affected, as well. Other schools are running on delays, pushing those ceremonies.
Postponed signing ceremonies:
- Cheyenne Mountain
- Falcon
- Doherty
- Discovery Canyon
- Fountain-Fort Carson
- Liberty
- Palmer Ridge
- Vista Ridge
- Woodland Park