He's back. For one game, at least.
With DOUG ALTENBERGER and DEON THOMAS unavailable to call Saturday's Illinois-Minnesota basketball game, 10-year analyst JERRY HESTER is pinch-hitting on the Illini Sports Network.
"I'm excited to do the game," Hester said.
Hester, 41, left after last season. He wanted to spend more time with wife SIMONE and children JERRY III and JORDYN. He also was opening his own business, the Hester Insurance Group, with his wife. Plus, the travel from his home in Flossmoor wasn't easy.