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Babatunde Oshinowo, the defensive lineman out of Neuqua Valley and Stanford, has signed with the San Francisco 49ers. Oshinowo was released by the Carolina Panthers in late June. This transaction is merely a good excuse to post a Mike Singletary video: "CAN'T DO IT!"

ANOTHER ALUMNI UPDATE: We're late posting this, but Sun-Times Bears beat writer Brad Biggs has more on Glenn Earl's decision to retire.

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Over the weekend we caught up with former Tennessee Titans Chris Brown and Justin McCareins to gather their memories of Steve McNair. Check out the coverage here and here.

The media storm will calm down soon, and when it does, how will you remember McNair?

The Next Level Foundation, which was started by brothers Levelle and Chris Brown, is eligible for a community grant from Nike. The shoe company will retain final say over which organizations receive the money, but it's encouraging people to vote online to help influence the decision. Check it out here.

In what's shaping up as a banner year for Chicago-area quarterbacks, Lake Forest's Tommy Rees has verbally committed to Notre Dame. Tuesday's announcement means that Rees will join Downers Grove South's Chandler Whitmer (Illinois) and Wheaton North's Taylor Graham (Ohio State) as BCS-caliber quarterbacks. Rees' father Bill is a former UCLA assistant and front-office staffer for several NFL organizations.

In Thursday's print edition we look at Levelle Brown and his foundation work, as well as give an update on his younger brother Chris, who sounds ready to contribute to the Houston Texans.

Here's the Q&A session between Chris and HoustonTexans.com in May.

The DuPage Valley Conference just got a little more interesting for the 2009 season. Wheaton North quarterback Taylor Graham has verbally committed to Ohio State, where his father Kent once played before beginning a long NFL career.

Graham reportedly picked the Buckeyes over Michigan State, UCLA, Wisconsin, Iowa, Arkansas, Colorado and Duke.

"I had all the information I needed to make my decision," Graham told Taylor Bell of the Chicago Sun-Times. "I felt comfortable. It wasn't just because my dad went there. I felt God led me there."

Neuqua Valley now has a cool Web site up and running. It's filled with all sorts of information, including stats and records. It was designed by an alumnus with a high profile - Babatunde Oshinowo, the Carolina Panthers defensive lineman out of Stanford.