As Nebraska slowly builds its next class, a Citrus Bowl imbroglio helped Bret Bielema and Illinois break out on the 2026 ...

Shane Beamer and the South Carolina ... Illinois coach Brett Bielema "to his credit" reached out to Beamer about a week after the Citrus Bowl, to iron out the disagreement they had in Orlando.

Source: Imagn One of the lasting images of South Carolina’s 21-17 Citrus Bowl defeat to Illinois was Fighting Illini head coach Bret Bielema taunting Shane Beamer with a “T-Bar” signal ...

South Carolina coach Shane Beamer bolted onto the field ... He taunted the opposing coach!” Bret “The Barber” Bielema got the last laugh. He somehow managed to escape an unsportsmanlike ...