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Pollard getting a chance for Illini

The first time Troy Pollard heard Illinois coach Ron Zook refer to him by a nickname, he was a wide-eyed freshman who was not about to offer any resistance.

And so it stuck. Pollard became "Bucket of hair" for reasons that have been clear since his arrival in 2007.

"He still calls me that," Pollard said. "I don't think he knows my first name any more because he has called me 'Bucket of hair' so much."

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