Live Updates: Louisville Football's 2024 Early Signing Period

Wednesday kicks off the three-day 2024 Early Signing Period, with the Cardinals expecting to sign most of their current Class of 2025 commits.

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LOUISVILLE, Ky. - The 2024 Early Signing Period is finally here. Between Wednesday, Dec. 4 and Friday, Dec. 6, Class of 2025 recruits have the option to preemptively sign with the schools to which they have committed to before the traditional National Signing Day in February.

Louisville will be no exception, as they are expected to sign a majority of - if not all - their current 2025 commits on the first day of the Early Signing Period.

Like the first two cycles under head coach Jeff Brohm, this cycles's crop of newcomers is expected to be a healthy mix of high school prospects and Division I transfers. When everything is said and done, Louisville is expected to sign all of their scholarship high school commitments during the Early Signing Period - and could add additional prospects to their current 12-man class.

Follow this page throughout the morning and next few days to receive live updates on who has signed and faxed in their National Letter of Intent to play for the Cardinals, as well as other related news.

NLI's can officially be signed and faxed starting at 7:00 a.m. EST.

Early Signing Period Start:

• 7:07 a.m. - Safety Micah Rice is the first prospect to put pen to paper. Check out his highlights and evaluation here.
• 7:17 a.m. - Recently-flipped running back Jamarice Wilder is the first offensive prospect to sign. Check out his highlights and evaluation here.
• 7:46 a.m. - Local prospect Grady Anthony is the next to make it official. Check out his highlights and evaluation here.
• 7:53 a.m. - Next to sign the dotted line is linebacker Caleb Matelau. Check out his highlights and evaluation here.
• 8:16 a.m. - Make that two local players staying home, with defensive back Antonio Harris the next to do so. Check out his highlights and evaluation here.
• 8:28 a.m. - Louisville's lone quarterback and their first commit in the class, Mason Mims, is officially a Cardinal. Check out his highlights and evaluation here.
• 8:37 a.m. - Another in-state prospect joins the fold, this time being defensive lineman Dillon Smith. Check out his highlights and evaluation here.
• 8:45 a.m. - Linebacker Cameron White, one of Louisville's most recent commits, has signed the dotted line. Check out his highlights and evaluation here.
• 8:55 a.m. - Defensive lineman Eric Hazzard is spurning late pushes from Mississippi State, and sticking with his commitment to Louisville. Check out his highlights and evaluation here.
• 9:21 a.m. - The tenth 2025 prospect to officially sign with Louisville is tight end Grant Houser. Check out his highlights and evaluation here.
• 9:29 a.m. - Louisville's most recent commit, offensive lineman Tyler Folmar, has signed his NLI. Check out his highlights and evaluation here.
• 10:22 a.m. - Edge rusher C.J. May, Louisville’s high-rated commitment in the class, is officially in the fold. Check out his highlights and evaluation here.
• 10:27 a.m. - Safety O'Lontae Dean, who Louisville had been making a late push for, commits and signs with Iowa.
• 10:33 a.m. - Linebacker Kellen Wiley Jr. chooses Miami over Louisville and Texas.
• 10:45 a.m. - Wide receiver Naeshaun Montgomery sticks with his commitment to Florida, shooting down a last minute charge by Louisville to flip him.

Total Signees:

• S Micah Rice
• RB Jamarice Wilder
• OL Grady Anthony
• LB Caleb Matelau
• DB Antonio Harris
• QB Mason Mims
• DL Dillon Smith
• LB Cameron White
• DL Eric Hazzard
• TE Grant Houser
• OL Tyler Folmar
• EDGE C.J. May

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