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Schumacher's home for the holiday -- and loving it

By Herb Gould
Special to ESPN.com

Wednesday, November 27, 2002

Things are a little different this Thanksgiving in the Schumacher household. Last year, son Jerry came home to the South Side of Chicago triumphantly late in the day after helping Illinois clinch its first outright Big Ten title since 1983 with a victory over Northwestern. This year, the Illini are home for the holidays after coming up short in their bowl quest. They finished strong, winning four of six, including an overtime loss to Ohio State. But a 1-5 start proved to be too much to ov ...

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