Jack Allen (Hinsdale, Ill./Central) became the third center from Illinois to give an FBS school a verbal commitment. Last spring, Brian Bobek (Palatine, Ill./Fremd) committed to Ohio State, Tony Durkin (Tinley Park, Ill./Andrew) committed to Illinois in July and now Allen has decided to cast his lot with Michigan State. "I went on a gut feeling," said the 6-foot-2, 265-pounder. "I have a very good relationship with coach [Dan] Roushar and coach [Mark] Dantonio. I had a chance to meet a lot of the guys currently on the team at Michigan State in the summer and they were all great guys. I knew Michigan State was the place for me."Chappelle still waitingA.J. Chappelle (Florrisant, Mo./Hazelwood Central), a 5-9, 190-pound athlete says he's still looking for his first scholarship offer. "We opened up with a big win over DeSmet 20-19," Chappelle said. "Things were sloppy on both sides but we were happy to come out on the winning end. On the recruiting front, I'm getting a lot of mail and phone calls. I might go on an unofficial visit this weekend, but I haven't made definite plans. Indiana, Michigan State, Missouri, Iowa, Kansas and Kansas State are the schools I'm looking at the most."Diamond gets offer from ArizonaESPNU 150 Watch List OL Jordan Diamond (Chicago/Simeon) will keep Simeon's streak of sending an offensive lineman to an FBS program alive. Illinois was the first to offer a scholarship and on Sept. 1 -- the first day schools are allowed to offer juniors a scholarship -- a Pac-10 school came through with offer No. 2. "Arizona offered me a scholarship," said Jordan. "Illinois, Arizona, Michigan, Ohio State and Colorado are recruiting me the hardest right now."