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.

Bret Bielema came away from his Saturday visit to central Illinois very impressed. The Illinois head football coach addressed the media Sunday, heaping on some high praise for the talent of the ...

Illinois football coach Bret Bielema met with the media following the Fighting Illini's 21-17 victory over the South Carolina Gamecocks in the Citrus Bowl. Bielema's onfield comments to ABC's ...

Bret Bielema certainly knew what he was doing when he made the substitution signal that seemed to taunt the South Carolina sideline, a move that undoubtedly riled up Beamer and his players.

Illinois coach Bret Bielema is feeling great. The Illini are coming off their first 10-win season since 2001. A junior day ...

South Carolina coach Shane Beamer and Illinois coach Bret Bielema continued ... Beamer took issue with Bielema making the "T-bar" signal toward the South Carolina sideline after walking over ...

As the Michigan Wolverines' 137-page document response to the NCAA's notice of sign-stealing allegations and other violations comes to light, one Big Ten coach ...

Tensions rose to inferno level during Tuesday’s Cheez-It Citrus Bowl, a midgame feud between South Carolina head coach Shane Beamer and Illinois head coach Bret Bielema nearly boiling over.

Illinois Fighting Illini head coach Bret Bielema looks on during the first half against the Rutgers Scarlet Knights at SHI Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Vincent Carchietta-Imagn Images / Vincent ...