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Lemming gives Lovie high marks

If it has to do with college football recruiting, Tom Lemming knows about it.

The longtime national guru is getting solid reports on Illinois.

“They get an ‘A’ for effort,” Lemming said Tuesday. “It’s just a matter of them convincing these kids the program’s going to be moving upward.

“A lot of the other schools are coming after them and knocking them a little bit. It’s just a matter of defending yourself and also building a bright future in the mind of the recruit.”

News-Gazette All-State Player of the Year Jeff Thomas, a receiver from East St.