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

Late in the second half of this week’s Citrus Bowl, Bret Bielema and Shane Beamer shared a heated moment. After checking on ...

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

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 ...

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

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

First-year coaches last season were a mixed bag. Bret Bielema (Arkansas) and Mark Stoops (Kentucky) went a combined 0-16 in the SEC. Butch Jones had some success at Tennessee, but still finished 5-7.

Advertisement Article continues below this ad "My first bowl game as a head coach was against the University of Arkansas in this very game," Illinois head coach Bret Bielema said in a news ...

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

Illinois and South Carolina football teams prepare for their New Year's Eve afternoon clash in the Cheez-It Citrus Bowl in ...

South Carolina ends 2024 with a loss to Illinois in the Citrus Bowl, snapping a seven game winning streak and falling short ...