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Asmussen | A decade later, a rosy reunion for Illini football team

When you go to reunions, you typically comment on everyone's appearance.

Here's the rundown on the 2008 Illinois Rose Bowl team: Rashard Mendenhall looks younger. Juice Williams looks the same. And Ryan McDonald looks like "Thor."

The team held its belated 10-year reunion this weekend in Champaign-Urbana and vicinity.

There was paintball. And golf. And eating. Lots of eating.

Mostly, there were stories. About their glory days. Don't tell Jim Tressel, but his name came up a time or two.

Put together by Varsity I director Lee Zerrusen, the reunion drew about 90 former players, coaches and staff members.