According to an ESPN analyst Pete Thamel an agreement has been reached by conference commissioners to change the date of the winter national signing date. The December date has been moved up in the month. This change moves the signing day ahead of the opening of the CFB transfer portal. While signing was originally set to open on the third Wednesday in December (December, 18th 2024), signing is now set to take place starting on December 4th. With the transfer portal opening on December 9th it will give transfers a much better idea of the situation they are moving into.