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This is for the two of you going through Signing Day Withdrawal. Offense-Defense, the organization that sent Waubonsie Valley kicker Mitch Ewald to an All-American game last month, has released its preseason watch list for the class of 2010. The 350 players include four from Illinois:

-Christian Lombard, Fremd offensive tackle verbally committed to Notre Dame last month.

-C.J. Fiedorowicz, Johnsburg tight end has reportedly received multiple offers from the Big Ten, Notre Dame and LSU.

-Lincoln/Laken Tomlinson, Lane Tech offensive lineman (see below).

-Corey Cooper, Proviso East safety/athlete verbally committed to Illinois.

(Note: The O-D list does not include schools or commitments - that information was culled from other sources - and it submits Tomlinson's first name as "Lincoln," which may be misspelled, since other Web sites refer to a "Laken." Or perhaps there's a case of mistaken identity - the point being that while rankings are interesting, those lists aren't gospel and errors like that undermine credibility.)

We checked in with Waubonsie Valley senior kicker Mitch Ewald last week for the Sunday column, and after a busy offseason he thinks he'll have a good chance to win the job at Indiana.

"I'll be the kicker on scholarship," Ewald said. "It comes down to whoever performs in camp."

The Hoosiers will need to replace redshirt senior Austin Starr, who last season kicked all 17 of their field goals and handled 53 of 54 kickoffs. Indiana finished 3-9, with its only Big Ten victory coming against Northwestern.

"I definitely know that my coaches have high expectations (for) me and I have even higher expectations for myself," Ewald said. "But there's no doubt in my mind (that I'll) go down there and win the job. That's what my plan is."

Waubonsie Valley senior kicker Mitch Ewald has been selected to play in the Offense-Defense All-American Bowl.

The Indiana recruit is one of 88 players from across the country chosen for the Jan. 2 event, which will be broadcast live on the Fox College Sports network from the Coastal Carolina campus just outside Myrtle Beach, S.C.

In 2008 Ewald converted four of six field goals and 31 of 34 PATs for the Warriors. He also yielded touchbacks on 80 percent of his kickoffs.

Other players set to participate have made verbal commitments to programs such as Ohio State, Notre Dame, Alabama, Georgia and Florida State.

Illinois natives on the bowl's roster include: East St. Louis defensive back Tommie Hopkins; East St. Louis defensive end Ty Phillips; Simeon linebacker Tyrell Webster; and Hubbard linebacker Darius Moffett.