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Williams picks up his game at perfect time.

Publication: Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL)
Publication Date: 31-DEC-07 		Format: Online
Delivery: Immediate Online Access
Full Article Title: Williams picks up his game at perfect time.(Sports)

Article Excerpt
Byline: Lindsey Willhite

lwillhite@@dailyherald.com

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. - Here's the old New Year's Eve tradition in Juice Williams' family:

According to Illinois' sophomore quarterback, they count down the final seconds in their modest South Side apartment and then throw UNO cards up in the air.

Here's the new New Year's Eve tradition in Williams' extended family:

They cobble together enough money for 10 round-trip flights and two gorgeous nights at a prestigious warm-weather bowl, where they'll watch the prodigal Juice try to become as much of a New Year's institution as Dick Clark or Times Square.

"They look at it like it's a sacrifice well worth it," Williams said. "They know they might put themselves...



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