Last week was college football’s early National Signing Day, which meant recruiting SZN was in full swing—and so were the bat signals on Twitter. Bat signals are the tweets that many coaches make when they’ve landed a commitment. Coaches aren’t allowed to name recruits until they’ve officially signed with the school, so a bat signal is a way to let their fan base know they’ve earned someone’s pledge. Sometimes this sparks wild speculation in the replies over which recruit it might be; other times the replies take on a purely celebratory tone. In any event, the whole concept keeps us entertained.
Here are the bat signals we could find for every head coach in the Power 5, sorted alphabetically by league (and if you want to see what my colleague Dan Gartland ranked as the 10 best, click here).
