The Cheez-It Citrus Bowl matchup between the Illinois Fighting Illini and the South Carolina Gamecocks took a surprising turn when head coaches Bret Bielema and Shane Beamer almost had an altercation.

The SEC has a shot at winning the first 12-team College Football Playoff and its 14th national title in 19 years.

An Illinois football player was down near the South Carolina sideline at one point in the second half and Bret Bielema went ...

South Carolina coach Shane Beamer and Illinois coach Bret Bielema continued their exchange Wednesday on social media after ...

Illinois football coach Bret Bielema met with the media following his team's 21-17 victory against South Carolina in the ...

Shane Beamer and Bret Bielema shake hands after Illinois beats South Carolina in the Cheez-It Citrus Bowl. Quint Kessenich ...

That was it — Illinois had a 10-win football team for the first time since 2001, a bowl win for the first time since 2011 and ...

Now in his fourth season leading Illinois football, Bret Bielema has the Illini in a prime spot. Beat writer Bob Asmussen ...

SportsLine's model revealed its college football picks for Illinois Fighting Illini vs. South Carolina Gamecocks in the ...

Illinois coach Bret Bielema arguably had too much fun during Monday's pep rally ahead of its New Year's Eve Citrus Bowl game ...

The No. 14 South Carolina Gamecocks (9-3, 5-3 SEC) will face the No. 21 Illinois Fighting Illini (9-3, 6-3 Big Ten) in the ...

The two teams are searching for their 10th wins of the season, something they haven’t achieved in more than a decade.