November in college football recruiting has a bit of everything mixed into it.
It is part preamble to the always-dramatic Early Signing Period in December. It is also often a give and take for programs going through or about to go through major changes (six Power Five jobs have already opened with Auburn making its move on Halloween). Conventionally, it is also smack dab in the middle of "prove it" season on the field, where programs opt for big rivalry wins and narrow their potential playoff position.
All the build-up of the fall features two of the game-changing recruiting trends synonymous with this time of year—decommitments and/or commitment flips. The open head coaching jobs have already led to recruits getting back on the market and October's last few weeks carried big flip decisions into the back half of the college football schedule.
