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It can get lost in the bowl season and holiday shuffle, but Wednesday was the first day that recruits in the class of 2023 could sign with their preferred schools.<\/p>\n

Recruits have three days in December to sign with schools ahead of the traditional February signing day. Most players choose to sign during the early signing period, but there will still be players who sign in February, especially as teams sort out who will be on their rosters in 2023 thanks to the transfer portal.<\/p>\n

Here’s what you need to know to catch up on what happened Wednesday. For more in-depth recruiting news and analysis, head on over to Rivals.<\/p>\n

Oregon makes waves with 7 new commitments<\/h2>\n

Oregon made major headlines on the first day of the early signing period by landing six new high school commitments and a high-profile transfer. Of those six additions, two are five-star prospects and four were committed to different schools when the day began.<\/p>\n

The headliner of that group was five-star safety Peyton Bowen, a former Notre Dame commit. Bowen had been committed to the Irish for nearly a year but pulled off a signing day stunner at a Wednesday morning ceremony. Bowen first put on the Notre Dame hat before quickly taking it off and announcing for Oregon.<\/p>\n

Not long after, another five-star announced for Oregon. This time it was Matayo Uiagalelei, a defensive end from California. Uiagalelei was thought to be leaning toward Ohio State or USC at various points in his recruitment, but ended up signing with Oregon.<\/p>\n

Earlier Wednesday, Oregon announced the signing of four-star quarterback Austin Novosad, who was committed to Baylor. The Ducks lacked a QB in its 2023 class after five-star prospect Dante Moore flipped to UCLA this week.<\/p>\n

The news didn’t stop there. Two other four-star prospects would flip to Oregon as well \u2014 cornerback Daylen Austin and running back Jayden Limar. Austin was committed to LSU while Limar was another Notre Dame pledge.<\/p>\n

While not a flip, three-star receiver Solomon Davis also committed to Oregon on Wednesday to make it six 2023 additions in all.<\/p>\n