Top 150 defensive lineman Doug Van Dyke of Marshall, Mich., is headed to Purdue over Michigan. Others were Wisconsin, Ohio State, Nebraska and Michigan State.

Outstanding offensive lineman Jeff Zuttah of Princeton-The Hun School, NJ., pledged to the Michigan Wolverines over Notre Dame, Penn State, Florida State and Boston College. The Wolverines recently added Top 150 defensive back/receiver Ryan Mundy of Pittsburgh-Woodland Hills, Pa., over Pittsburgh and Virginia. He had earlier eliminated Penn State and North Carolina State.

The early football signing period for mid-year qualifiers is Dec. 18-Jan 15. The spring period is Feb. 5-Apr. 1. Search the list of Prospects/Commitments/Signings/By Conference.

Oklahoma, LSU, Texas A&M, Texas, Notre Dame and Georgia head the Early Top Classes.

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Big Ten:
Running back Kenni Burns of Springfield-Sacred Heart Griffin, Ill., committed to Indiana over interest from Missouri, Boston College, Oregon and Illinois. He rushed for 2444 yards and 36 touchdowns as a senior.

Big 12:
The Oklahoma Sooners signed Top 150 junior college defensive back Donte Nicholson of Mt. San Antonio CC, Cal., who decommitted from Arizona State.

Top 150 defensive back Brandon Owens of Delray Beach-Atlantic, Fla., committed to Iowa State. The Cyclones recently gained his teammate, linebacker Steve Allen of Delray Beach-Atlantic, Fla., over Kansas State, Iowa, East Carolina, South Florida and Toledo. Linebacker Ron Prelow of Tampa-Jefferson, Fla., claims to be still considering options and has not committed to ISU despite reports from sources.

Defensive back Jamaal Jackson of Northwest Mississippi CC, Miss., and linebacker Brock Stratton of San Antonion-Roosevelt, Tex/mission, are headed to Texas Tech. The Red Raiders recently added tight end David Weems of Conroe-Oak Ridge, Tex., over Arizona, Florida and Iowa State; and defensive back Ryan Phillips of Mt. San Antonio CC, Cal. Tight end Willie Metcalf of Pima College, Ariz., who originally chose Ohio State as a prep, denies a commitment report made by his jc coach.

Big East:
Rutgers added running back Justise Hairston of New Britain, Conn/Milford Academy, Conn., who signed with Iowa in Class 2002, but did not qualify; tight end/receiver Brad Listori of West Haven-Notre Dame, Conn; and tight end Sam Johnson of Oradell-Bergen Catholic, NJ. The Scarlet Knights recently gained pledges from defensive back Marcus Mitchell of Milford Academy, Conn., and offensive lineman Clint Dato of LaHabra, Cal/Cerritos CC, Cal.

Pittsburgh pledged defensive back Windell Brown of Duquesne, Pa; and kicker/punter Adam Graessle of Dublin-Coffman, Ohio. The Panthers recently gained linebackers H.B. Blades of Plantation, Fla., over Iowa State, Michigan, USC, Virginia, Auburn and Kansas State; and Clint Session of Pompano Beach-Ely, Fla., over North Carolina, Iowa, Kansas State, Michigan State, Purdue, Rutgers, Ohio and Syracuse.

ACC:
Maryland pledged offensive lineman Andrew Crummey of Van Wert, Ohio, over Boston College and Wake Forest.

Duke has commitments from offensive lineman Garrett Mason of McAllen, Tex., who decommitted from Baylor; offensive lineman Zach Maurides of Glenview-Glenbrook South, Ill; receiver Cedric Mason of Riverdale, Ga; and defensive linemen Casey Camaro of Kingston-Wyoming Seminary, Pa., over Maryland and Syracuse; and Christopher Moore of Mendota Heights-St. Thomas Academy, Minn., over Northwestern. Iowa was also involved.

SEC:
LSU has a pledge from defensive back/running back Daniel Francis of Port Barre, La., over Tulane.

Quarterback Kelcey Luke of Phenix City, Ala., has made a commitment to Auburn over Alabama and Georgia Tech.

Conf-USA:
TCU pledged offensive lineman Will Oliver of Lindale, Tex., who earlier decommitted from Texas A&M. The Horned Frogs recently gained quarterback Chad Huffman of Sugar Land-Elkins, Tex., over interest from New Mexico and Pittsburgh.

Tulane pledged receiver Kenneth Guidroz of Port Sulpher, La., and quarterback Richard Irvin of Pasadena-Muir, Cal., over Cincinnati and Hawaii.

WAC:
Rice pledged running back Marcus Rucker of Magnolia, Ark., over Missouri, Arkansas State and Tulsa. The Owls recently gained running back John Wall of Dallas-Jesuit Prep, Tex., over Purdue, Northwestern and Navy.

Mountain West:
BYU pledged tight end Dan Van Sweden of Layton-Northridge, Utah; plus defensive lineman Brian Soi and offensive lineman Dallas Reynolds, both from Provo-Timpview, Utah.

Colorado State pledged running back Adam Gabriel of Monrovia, Cal., over Wisconsin; and offensive lineman Robbie Heos of Pearland, Tex. The Rams recently added punter/tight end Jim Kaylor of Northglenn, Colo; defensive back Darryl Williams of Anaheim-Servite, Cal., and linebacker John Nichols of Bellflower, Cal.

Pac-10:
Arizona State has a soft commitment from receiver Ruben Jackson of Stockton-Edison, Cal., over Marshall and Oregon.

Receiver Garren Strong of Cupertino-Homestead, Cal., committed to Oregon.

Arizona signed tight end Ray Gurley of Independence CC, Kan., who decommitted from Southern Mississippi; and pledged defensive back Wilrey Fontenot of Humble, Tex. The Wildcats recently gained running back Chris Henry of Stockton-Edison, Cal., who recently decommitted from California; receiver Anthony Johnson of San Diego-Horizon, Cal., and defensive back Zeonte Sherman of St. Petersburg-Pinellas Park, Fla/Arizona Western CC, Ariz.

Class 2003:
*Seach the list of Prospects/Commitments/By Conference.
*Post-Summer list of Top 150 Prospects/Commitments .

*Top 150 Prospects by Position: QB/RB/WR/TE/OL/DL/LB/DB.
*More players projected to make an impact: Super Prospects.

*Check out the Early Top 150 JC Prospects.
*Top 150 JC Prospects by Position: QB/RB/WR/TE/OL/DL/LB/DB.

*Check out the Early Top Classes.
*Football Signing Periods: Early: (midyear JC transfers) Dec. 18-Jan 15; Regular: Feb. 5-Apr. 1.

N.D./Big Ten Verbals: ND, Ill, Ind, Iowa, Mich, Mich St, Minn, NW, Ohio St, Penn St, Purdue, Wis.

Big 12 Verbals: Baylor, Colo, Iowa St, Kan, Kan St, Mo, Neb, Okla, Okla St, Tex, Tex A&M, Tex Tech.

SEC Verbals: Ala, Ark, Aub, Fla, Ga, Kty, LSU, Miss, Miss St, SoCarol, Tenn, Van.

ACC Verbals: FSU, NC State, Md, GT, Clemson, Va, NC, WF, Duke.

Big East Verbals: Miami, VT, BC, Syr, Pitt, WVa, Temple, Rutgers.

Pac-10 Verbals: Arizona, ASU, Cal, Oregon, Ore State, Stan, USC, UCLA, Wash, Wash State.

Football Commitments/Signings:
OCSN: Main Recruiting Page.

Class 2004: Database.
Class 2003: Database/Top Prospects/Conference.
Class 2002: Database/Top Prospects/Conference/Top Classes.
Class 2001: Database/Top Prospects/Conference/Top Classes.
Class 2000: Database/Top Prospects/Top Classes.
Class 1999: Database/Top Prospects/Top Classes.
Class 1998: Database.
Class 1997: Database.

Bill Hodge is the executive editor and director of recruiting coverage at CollegeSports.com. For daily columns on prospects, commitments and signings, plus databases, go to CollegeSports.com's Recruiting Page.