Champaign's PAT and CINDY SCHILLING are longtime Illinois fans. But the Schillings now have another orange-and-blue team to cheer for: Syracuse.
The couple were at Saturday's Syracuse-Florida State game in the Carrier Dome. They watched as the Orange whipped the Seminoles 30-7.
What's the connection? Family.
Pat's daughter and Cindy's stepdaughter, EMILY, is married to Syracuse offensive coordinator MIKE LYNCH. Emily and Mike met at Eastern Illinois. She was in grad school and Mike was working on BOB SPOO's staff. He stayed with the Panthers after DINO BABERS took over and went with Babers to Bowling Green and Syracuse.