On Wednesday, North America's top high school football players - including several Canadian talents - can officially commit to NCAA programs for next season. Stay with TSN.ca for all the latest news from National Signing Day.

Although I've lived in Canada my entire life, during the pre-Internet era known as "my youth", I used to buy USA Today, the American newspaper, a handful of times every year. The timing of my purchases was usually related to some big event in the world of American football - NFL or NCAA season previews, college bowl season, Super Bowl, etc. Of all of them, my favourite was always the National Signing Day issue.

Signing Day, which annually falls on the first Wednesday in February, is like Christmas to hardcore fans of NCAA football, as it's the first day that recruits can officially submit Letters of Intent to announce their college choices. I used to scour columns and columns of tiny print, waiting for one thing to jump off the page at me - recruits from Canada.

Back then, finding out where the top Canadian recruits would play their college football was a bit like a game of "Where's Waldo?" Fortunately things have changed, and all you have to do now is turn to TSN or click on TSN.ca to get the Canadian spin on Signing Day from Farhan Lalji, Lee Barette of canadafootballchat.com, and myself. Just to give you a head start, here are a few names to look for:

Neville Gallimore (DL, 6'3", 290 lbs.) is the most heavily recruited Canadian football player ever and, this year, became the first non-American ever selected to participate in the U.S. Army All-American Bowl. Although he was injured and unable to play in the game, the Ottawa native still used the opportunity to announce during the broadcast that he intended to sign with the University of Oklahoma Sooners.

Signing Day will no doubt represent a proud moment for Gallimore's Canada Prep Academy coach Geoff McArthur, as his program is also expected to see Brendan Orange (WR, 6'5", 203 lbs.) make his commitment to the Nevada Wolfpack official.

Head coach Farhan Lalji of the New Westminster Hyacks has an equally big day ahead as two of his senior stars are also expected to sign. Harper Sherman (OL, 6'5", 290 lbs.), the nation's top O-Line prospect, will join the Arizona Wildcats, while fast rising Matt Seymour (WR/DB, 6'1", 173 lbs.) has verbally committed to the Ohio Bobcats. With Canada Prep's roster including some post-graduate students, New Westminster will be the only "traditional" high school in Canada with two Division 1 signees.

Ironically, the only other school with more than one Division 1 bound Canadian football player is Lake Forest Academy, near Chicago. The headliner is Wesley Annan (DL, 6'4", 280 lbs.) from Whitby, Ontario, who has verbally committed to the Stanford Cardinal. His teammates Dejon Brissett (WR, 6'2", 275 lbs.) and Malcolm Chaka (DB, 6'3", 205 lbs.), both from Mississauga, Ontario, are expected to join the Richmond Spiders and Cornell Big Red respectively.

Jonathan Femi-Cole (RB, 5'11", 218 lbs.) looks to follow in the footsteps of Reuben Mayes, Tim Biakabutuka and, more recently, Tyler Varga and Akeel Lynch, as the next Canadian running back to make an impact in the NCAA. The power back from coach Len Gurr's St. Andrew's College (Aurora, Ontario) squad has verbally committed to the Big Ten's Minnesota Golden Gophers.

A pair of athletes from La Belle Province have also caught the attention of Division 1 scouts. Dev Lamour (WR/DB, 6'1", 190 lbs.) from Lasalle played his CEGEP football at powerhouse Vanier College and is destined for the University of Buffalo. Montreal's Hergy Mayala (WR/DB, 6'1", 200 lbs.) elected to complete his high school career at Trinity-Pawling School in upstate New York. His speed and quickness could allow him an opportunity to dress right away when he joins the Connecticut Huskies this fall.

UConn has had much success with Canadian players in recent years, including 2015 CFL Draft prospect Alex Mateas, so it's no surprise that Mayala won't be the only Canuck joining the Huskies program this fall. The other will be Michael Tarbutt (K, 6'0", 177 lbs.), from Grimsby, Ontario, who most recently played at Canisius High School in Buffalo.

Julien Laurent (DL, 6'4", 325 lbs.), formerly of Huron Heights Secondary School in Newmarket, Ontario and New Mexico Military Institute has committed to Georgia State University, where he has actually already enrolled. As a junior college transfer, he should have an opportunity to earn some playing time next season.

Graydon Campbell (OL, 6'3", 270 lbs.) left his hometown of Greely, Ontario to play at Virginia's Episcopal High School and the move has paid off with an opportunity to play at William & Mary.

Three Winnipeg high school products, Mason Bennett (DE, 6'4", 230 lbs.) of Vincent Massey, Brady Oliveira (RB, 5'10", 215 lbs.) of Oak Park, and Zack Williams (OL, 6'6", 265 lbs.) of Murdoch MacKay, will make the short trip south to join forces next season at the University of North Dakota.

While those have been the only verbal commitments to date, there will be several other players to keep an eye on. They include:

- CÉGEP Vieux-Montreal teammates defensive end Mathieu Betts, who recently had official visits at Temple and Purdue, and receiver Louis-Mathieu Normandin, who is contemplating an offer from Maine.

- Vancouver College grad A.J. McFarlane, one of the top O-Linemen in the Class of 2014, excelled last fall at Philips Academy in Andover, Massachusetts and has parlayed that into multiple offers.

- Four more players from Canada Prep Academy - LB Troy Hansen, CB Shamar Busby, FS Mike Miller, and Kadel King - have received varying degrees of Division 1 interest and could eventually land offers as well.

- Although unlikely to sign on Wednesday, Mission, British Columbia star athlete Jesse Walker has garnered late interest and may commit to a school in the coming weeks.

- Running back Jayde Rowe, a Toronto native, who most recently played at Chabot College (JuCo) in California, is on the radar of schools including Eastern Michigan and San Jose State. He could sign later as well.

- Unconfirmed rumours suggest that a current CIS star will follow the lead of players like current CFLer Courtney Stephen and 2015 draft prospects Tyler Varga and James Bodanis, all of whom transferred from CIS programs to NCAA schools to complete their college eligibility.

- Finally, last year's top ranked Canadian recruit, quarterback Michael O'Connor, has left Penn State and is being pursued by many of the schools who recruited him coming out of high school. He's likely to wait until after Signing Day to make his decision.