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.)
