{"id":480,"date":"2005-02-16T05:14:00","date_gmt":"2005-02-16T05:14:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pennstatehoops.com\/blog\/2005\/02\/daily-herald-heads-hair-raising-locks-keep-illinis-streak-growing\/"},"modified":"2005-02-16T05:14:00","modified_gmt":"2005-02-16T05:14:00","slug":"daily-herald-heads-hair-raising-locks-keep-illinis-streak-growing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pennstatehoops.com\/pennstatehoops-com-has-ceased-operations\/daily-herald-heads-hair-raising-locks-keep-illinis-streak-growing\/","title":{"rendered":"Daily Herald: Head’s hair-raising locks keep Illini’s streak growing"},"content":{"rendered":"

Daily Herald<\/a>:<\/p>\n

“Maybe now wouldn’t be the right time to reveal this, not with Illinois still undefeated and still seeking the Big Ten title.<\/p>\n

“Aw, what the heck.<\/p>\n

“The real reason the top-ranked Illini have kept themselves on track for an historic season happens to be … Luther Head’s hair.
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If Head’s tightly curled locks look longer each time Illinois plays, there’s a good reason for that.<\/p>\n

“‘Deron (Williams) and Dee (Brown) won’t let me cut my hair,’ Head said. ‘They say it’s some kind of good-luck charm, so I’ve got to keep it.’<\/p>\n

“Today’s visit to last-place Penn State (7 p.m., Channel 23) probably won’t be the game that allows Head to visit the barber. …”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Daily Herald: “Maybe now wouldn’t be the right time to reveal this, not with Illinois still undefeated and still seeking the Big Ten title. “Aw, what the heck. “The real reason the top-ranked Illini have kept themselves on track for an historic season happens to be … Luther Head’s hair. If Head’s tightly curled locks … <\/p>\n

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