How about we give U.S. kids ol’ college try?

WITH the U.S. Open beginning in Queens Monday, this question:

Would the once strong state of American tennis be somewhat restored if so many U.S. colleges ceased recruiting from all over the globe? Or are colleges’ win-at-all-costs mentalities too far gone?

It’s not as if NCAA tennis is a revenue-producer, or networks pay big dough for tournament rights, so why not spend less money by recruiting, with scholarships, American kids?

Consider that Ohio State’s men’s team includes players from Quebec, Finland, Germany and Denmark. OSU’s women’s team has recruits from Japan, Peru and Venezuela. Ohio taxpayers’ dollars at work!

Washington’s men’s team is composed of players from Switzerland, Portugal, Israel, England, India and Norway. UW’s women’s team has two recruits from Indonesia, one from Japan.

Georgia’s men’s team has players from Poland and South Africa. Its women’s team pulled players from Spain, Greece and Australia.

How many American kids are recruited to play for colleges in other countries?

➤ RN’s Fun House, which masterfully tracks Mike Francesa’s selfserving lies and mendacities, has another good one posted. After the Yankees traded Aroldis

Chapman to the Cubs, “Let’s Be Honest” told a concerned caller that, “[ Andrew] Miller and [ Dellin] Betances will not be traded.” He stated this as an I-know-it-to-be-true fact, spoken with condescending confidence and complete conviction.

This week, well after Miller was traded to Cleveland, Francesa as confidently and with as much conviction, said of Chapman and Miller, “I thought they were going to get rid of both. I always thought they were going to get rid of both.”

Not that WFAN/CBS cares, but Francesa remains a professional liar.

➤ The Steelers will wear all black uniforms when they play their bloodfeud rivals, the Ravens, whose uniforms already include black, in Pittsburgh on — ready for it? — Christmas Day.

What better way for the young male demographic to spend their gift cards, the next day, than on all-black Steelers jerseys?

Reader Jim Pritchard facetiously asks why, given that the Steelers’ colors are black, gold and white, they didn’t choose to wear, say, all gold.

➤ Even ESPN’s NFL preseason games have become easier on the central nervous system with Sean McDonough as air traffic controller. Now, if he could occasionally sneak over toward Jon Gruden’s mute button …