Shane Beamer and Bret Bielema had to be held back from one another after Bielema trolled South Carolina's head coach.

The Illini save their best for last in a 21-17 win over the favored Gamecocks to secure their first 10-win season since 2001 ...

Josh McCray scored his second touchdown of the game on a 9-yard run midway through the fourth quarter to give No. 21 Illinois ...

Bret Bielema enraged Shane Beamer after making a gesture toward the South Carolina sideline in the Cheez-It Citrus Bowl.

Illinois had a historic 2024 college football season, winning 10 games including the Citrus Bowl. Every story about coach Bret Bielema and the Illini.

Dec 31, 2024; Orlando, FL, USA; Illinois Fighting Illini running back Josh McCray (6) celebrates his touchdown against the South Carolina Gamecocks in the fourth quarter at Camping World Stadium.

Shane Beamer's South Carolina squad lined up against Bret Bielema's Illinois squad in this year's Cheez-It Citrus Bowl after ...

On Monday, we heard from both Illinois head coach Bret Bielema and South Carolina head coach Shane beamer for the last time ...

and how UI quarterback Luke Altmyer struggled to see the field. In the video below, All-American linebacker and Illini Inquirer football analyst J Leman breaks down how Illinois failed to stop ...

Bielema gestured toward Beamer and the South Carolina sideline after he came onto the field late in the third ... South Carolina got down to Illinois' seven-yard line on its ensuing drive, but ...

Josh McCray scored his second touchdown of the game on a 9-yard run midway through the fourth quarter to give No. 21 Illinois ...