Just before the New Year fireworks lit up the sky, sparks flew on the field during the Cheez-It Citrus Bowl between No. 15 ...

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Josh McCray scored his second touchdown of the game on a 9-yard run midway through the fourth quarter to ...

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

Beamer Ball is taking on a whole new meaning at South Carolina, where Shane Beamer has the Gamecocks thinking big in 2025.

The South Carolina football team fell to Illinois on Tuesday in the Citrus Bowl by a final score of 21-17. The Gamecocks ...

South Carolina couldn’t overcome the Illinois Fighting Illini, falling 21-17 in the Cheez-It Citrus Bowl on New Year’s Eve.

"To get 10 wins for us, to be the fifth team in program history, is something very, very special," Bielema said. "I'm excited ...

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

Illinois' 21-17 win over South Carolina in the Citrus Bowl -- a historic marker for the Fighting Illini, who for the first ...

The Cheez-It Citrus Bowl delivered the entertainment. This time, it's the head coaches of the teams involved that are creating the action.

Bob Asmussen is a college football reporter and columnist for The News-Gazette. He can be reached at 217-393-8248 or [email protected].