Today is the day for young men and women from football, track and field, soccer, cross country and a few other minor sports to sign National Letters of Intent. It's a great day for them, and for their high schools.

But here's what we forget - it's NCAA Division I signing day. Now, other kids will ink with other schools, but if you're wondering why some kids are being "ignored" - they're not. Teams from Division II on down can get players to commit whenever.

Naturally, football is the big dog today - but in The Beacon News coverage area, only Waubonsie Valley linebacker Spencer Merritt is hitting the big stage by signing with the University of New Mexico...