It’s almost decision time for DeMatha wide receiver Kenny Tate.

The Washington Post’s Josh Barr is reporting that Tate will announce his college choice Thursday on Washington Post Live. The show airs from 5:00-6:00 p.m. on Comcast SportsNet.

Tate has narrowed his list to Maryland and Illinois, Barr reports.

While it was intimated that Tate had eliminated Penn State from consideration earlier this month, Stags Coach Bill McGregor last night said that earlier in the day he had talked with Penn State super-recruiter Larry Johnson to tell Johnson that the Nittany Lions were indeed out of the running.

From more Tate reading, check out this ESPN.com profile from former Sun reporter Heather Dinich.

• South Carolina linebacker Sterling Lucas committed to North Carolina State today, according to the [Orangeburg, S.C.] Times and Democrat. Lucas picked the Wolfpack over Maryland, South Carolina and Michigan State among others.

“That is where I feel comfortable,” Lucas said. “I love the players. I have a good relationship with the players, and they have a great coaching staff. I just love the environment.”