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.

Josh Whitman, left, celebrates with Bret Bielema after the Illinois football team won 31-24 in overtime this past Friday night at Nebraska. Josh Whitman, left, celebrates with Bret Bielema after ...

The Illinois football team will have a target on our backs come the 2025 campaign. With the success of the football field ...

On New Year's Eve, Bret Bielema and the No. 20 Illinois Fighting Illini upset Shane Beamer and the No. 15 South Carolina Gamecocks in the Cheez-It Citrus Bowl in Orlando, Florida. Illinois was ...

The confrontation between head coaches Bret Bielema and Shane Beamer in Illinois' 21-17 victory over South Carolina the Citrus Bowl on Tuesday was due to an issue of player safety. Bielema ...

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. Here is the full transcript of what the ...

"Bret Bielema doing a heck of a job building ... The Gamecocks will be in Atlanta to face Virginia Tech on Aug. 31 in its opener. Illinois will look to build on a strong showing this season ...

Bret Bielema caught a flight to Oakland, Calif., this past Sunday to get face-to-face time with offensive lineman J.C. Davis. The Illinois football coach needed to make another pitch just shy of a ...

during which South Carolina head coach Shane Beamer had to be held back after being taunted by Illinois counterpart Bret Bielema. Bielema came across the field late in the third quarter to see ...

Bret Bielema, who replaced former coach Lovie Smith before the 2021 season began, has transformed his Illinois football program into a consistent winner. Illinois has met or exceeded the eight-win ...