Making predictions when it comes to 17-year-old prospects and what they will decide to do is foolish, so it’s right up my alley. As we head into National Signing Day, here are 10 things to look for:

1. The Texas Longhorns will finish strong, but how strong is strong (pun intended)?

Texas will certainly vault from its low status in the team rankings into the Top 25, but I don’t foresee a push into the Top 15 like last year. But what’s better about this season? It will be finishing with more recruits in its territory and this will pay more dividends if it closes out.

2. FSU could finish No. 1.

I picked Alabama earlier mainly because Alabama always closes strong, it has a few five-stars already on board as what are silent commitments and a couple others in play. Clemson has the most five-stars right now and ‘Bama could end up with the most, but FSU is in play for so many highly ranked guys, I wouldn’t be shocked if the 'Noles took it all. But 'could' isn’t really a prediction, right? So at the very least I’ll say – watch out for the ‘Noles and a very strong finish.

3. Someone other than Demetris Robertson will delay their decision beyond Signing Day.

It happens every year to at least one big-name guy and this year I could see one or two others getting cold feet when pen is set to meet paper. It’s just been that kind of year.

4. Everyone will be chasing an unsigned letter again this year.

It happened last year with Byron Cowart and in previous years with players like Cyrus Kouandjio, so this year, whose letter will we be tracking? I’m going to say once again it will be one of the ESPN television announcements, where a player picks a school and hours later still hasn’t signed.