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Home cooking leaves Illinois hungry for success

"People took my comment (Sept. 3) way out of context,'' Jenkins recalled Tuesday of his boast. "It wasn't me trying to be like Chad (Ochocinco) or T.O. (Terrell Owens). I wasn't trying to downplay other wideouts or bring down (Wisconsin's) Nick Toon. But I guess we're 5-0 now and on the map so we definitely have to watch our mouths.''

David Haugh

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