OCCASION TO BE CHEERFUL. The university that invented homecoming celebrates.

A highlight Saturday afternoon was the sale of the Huskies on Parade dogs, which were painted by sponsoring local businesses this spring to raise money for the Forward, Together Forward Scholarship Fund, established in memory of the five students killed in the Feb. 14 campus shooting.

About 25 miniature Huskie pups — their larger counterparts remain scattered about DeKalb and Sycamore — were lined up in a tent for shoppers and admirers.

Last week's Michigan-killer Toledo was this week's defeated opponent. That sets up some comparative performance possibilities if any of Michigan or Wisconsin get a win that affects the national championship pairings.

The Packers also win.