I suppose Illinois coach Bruce Weber already knew the great talents he had in Waukegan's Jereme Richmond and Rich South's Crandall Head, but I'm sure it's nice to see that Scout.com's latest rankings of the 2010 class have Richmond ranked #7 and Head #12.

Both are a few years from actually signing, but just the perception of having two top 15 national talents coming in will, and has already, helped the Illini recruiting efforts.

CORRECTION: An astute Illini fan has pointed out that Head and Richmond are only 18 months away from signing, which is obviously not a few years. Sorry for the error (although those 18 months may actually feel like a few years for some Illinois fans).