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06:47 AM ET 01.07 | Rich Central sophomore Crandall Head made it official after Sunday's Illinois-Penn State game. "I'm committing to Illinois," said the brother of Luther Head, one of the key players on the 2005 Illini team that finished second to North Carolina in the NCAA tournament. Head became the sixth player to commit. Coach Bruce Weber has one commitment from the class of 2008, three from 2009 and two from 2010.

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January 7, 2008  08:47 AM ET

2010 committment? How George Orwellian

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January 7, 2008  10:05 AM ET

I'm waiting for kindergarten kids to start declaring any day now.

January 7, 2008  10:19 AM ET

My unborn son just committed to OSU! He'll be born around 2012, and ready to go for the 2030 season!!!

January 7, 2008  10:26 AM ET

Yes, I heard he made is verbal committ via ultrasound

January 7, 2008  11:02 AM ET

yes it was a proud day when that little sparkle in my eye became a Buckeye!

January 7, 2008  11:50 AM ET

How sleazy is the NCAA getting? Geez, recruiting underclassmen in high school !! What next, recruiting in elementary school?

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January 7, 2008  12:19 PM ET

After some exhaustive research and a quick call to cooley friend of mine...China mandates that parents make prenatal committments for their kids to serve the Peoples' Republic in some fashion......Now, that's the Walk of Life

January 7, 2008  01:13 PM ET

TRUTH, I am down with parental commitment... it could improve some of the decision making that goes on in college, plus the system in NCAA football is not democratic but more socialist, so adopting this from China would be great.

January 7, 2008  01:21 PM ET

fair enough HOV, although I might try and convince you to send her to OSU, I think Summit will be gone by then.....

January 7, 2008  01:53 PM ET

Pat Summit will never die..she drinks white lightnin' and eats brass nails!

January 7, 2008  02:01 PM ET

Too bad Bruce won't be there in 2010

January 7, 2008  02:25 PM ET

My 3yr old.... 3'3'' 40lbs center has committed to Oklahoma

January 7, 2008  02:36 PM ET

Great, he can play for Jeff Capel the IV

January 7, 2008  02:51 PM ET

This is insane, I know that UCLA just did this too and USC has done it twice. Crazy. From what I understand the very first recorded instance at DI backed out and went elsewhere ... because the kid thought he'd be homesick, seriously. I'm shocked the NCAA is looking past this little loophole of recruiting and allowing schools to bypass that rule by seeking out the kids pre-high school. You think HS stars have big egos now? Think about a 12 or 13 year old strutting around the playground with a piece of paper from a DI school. Sad.

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January 7, 2008  03:57 PM ET

then atleast we know the rivalry will continue, I'll groom my son to play OLB, so they can meet in the backfield

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