Illinois football coach Bret Bielema made a new SEC rival this week after naming names in a tampering accusation. His ...

Last year's Cheez-It Citrus Bowl was a spectacle, and we aren't just talking about football. What happened on the sidelines ...

Bielama brings back an Illinois team that may take college football by storm in 2025. Hopefully that brings back the villain ...

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CHICAGO... Bob Asmussen is a college football reporter and columnist for The News-Gazette. He can be reached at 217-393-8248 or asmussen@news-gazette.com.

Coach Shane Beamer had to be held back late in the third quarter after Illinois coach Bret Bielema appeared to taunt him after signaling to Beamer with a substitution gesture used by game officials.

South Carolina coach Shane Beamer and Illinois coach Bret Bielema continued their exchange Wednesday on social media after several testy moments during Tuesday's Cheez-It Citrus Bowl, which the ...

Emotions flared at Tuesday’s Cheez-It Citrus Bowl as staff had to hold back South Carolina coach Shane Beamer in response to what he viewed as a taunt from Illinois coach Bret Bielema.. Late in ...

A lot of people will tell you that bowl games don’t matter, but don’t tell that to Bret Bielema and Shane Beamer. The Illinois football team took on South Carolina in the Citrus Bowl on ...

South Carolina coach Shane Beamer and Illinois coach Bret Bielema continued their exchange Wednesday on social media after several testy moments during Tuesday's Cheez-It Citrus Bowl, which the ...