AMELIA ISLAND, Fla. -- The ACC will recommend an early signing period in college football to the College Commissioners Association, commissioner John Swofford said Thursday.

The CCA, a 32-member panel of Division I conference commissioners, governs the letter-of-intent program. An early signing period is on the agenda for its June meeting. The ACC wants the early signing period to begin Aug. 1.

NC State coach Dave Doeren is in favor of an early signing period for college football recruiting. Ethan Hyman/Raleigh News & Observer/MCT via Getty Images

"That would be a healthy thing for the recruits and the student-athletes in the sense it gives them an opportunity to make their decision, fully commit to it and sign, and then be able to play and study during their senior season without the distractions of the recruiting process," Swofford said. "If a player knows where he wants to go and is ready to make that commitment, it enhances the situation for that player and for the institutions as well."

League coaches have been particularly outspoken about the need for players to sign early.

"There's a lot of young men who commit early that would like to get it over and this is where they've wanted to go," NC State coach Dave Doeren said. They have no need to drag it out or have distractions in their life. And for us, just a way to know who's actually coming for sure and where we can use our resources to go recruit other players."

Here are a few other notes as the ACC spring meetings wrapped up Thursday: