With the University of Wisconsin scheduled to arrive tonight in Tampa, Fla., this will be another Christmas spent away from home and family for Matt Shaughnessy.
You won’t hear Shaughnessy, from Norwich, Conn., complaining about separation anxiety.
The junior defensive end has grown accustomed to spending the holidays on the road but more important is that today he knows his older brother, Jamie, is back home, alive and growing stronger after a near-fatal battle with blood clots.