South Carolina coach Shane Beamer is getting a $1.5 million raise after the Gamecocks won their final six regular-season ...

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South Carolina football will be without its best running back in Rocket Sanders in the Citrus Bowl on Tuesday in Orlando, ...

South Carolina coach Shane Beamer and Illinois coach Bret Bielema were not happy with each other during the Citrus Bowl as ...

Citrus Bowl features South Carolina football and Illinois. Both went 5-7 in 2023 and are playing for win No. 10 in 2024 on ...

South Carolina head football coach Shane Beamer had a lot to say minutes after he hoisted hardware in the air in front of an ...

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

Illinois will have to prove the doubters wrong again next season after coach Bret Bielema improved his previous year's win ...

Illinois quarterback Luke Altmyer celebrates during the Illini’s 21-17 win against South Carolina in  the Citrus Bowl.

3 Previous appearances in the Citrus Bowl for South Carolina. The Gamecocks lost to Miami (Ohio) 20-7 on Dec. 20, 1975, and defeated Nebraska 30-13 on Jan. 2, 2012, and Wisconsin 34-24 on Jan. 1 ...

It will be a top-25 matchup between the SEC and Big Ten in Orlando on New Year’s Eve as the No. 15 South Carolina Gamecocks will face the No. 20 Illinois Fighting Illini in the Cheez-It Citrus Bowl.