Illinois head coach Bret Bielema and South Carolina's Shane Beamer got into it during the Cheez-It Citrus Bowl Tuesday night and it doesn't seem like their feud will calm down anytime soon. Beamer explained that he believed Bielema was upset because of a trick play South Carolina ran on a kickoff return.

The heated exchange pitting Bret Bielema and Shane Beamer against each other kept social media buzzing on New Year's Day. Illinois won the Citrus Bowl against South Carolina, 21-17, capping a 10-win season.

Shane Beamer and Bret Bielema stole the spotlight from their players with a bizarre interaction during the Citrus Bowl. Staffers restrained Beamer from charging toward Bielema after the Illinois head coach gestured toward the South Carolina sideline.

One of the highlights (or lowlights, depending on your perspective) of the 2024/25 college football bowl season so far is the wild confrontation between South Carolina head coach Shane Beamer and Illinois head coach Bret Bielema during the Cheez-Its Citrus Bowl earlier this week.

An Illinois football player was down near the South Carolina sideline at one point in the second half and Bret Bielema went over to check on his player. He then did the T-bar gesture that you will see on kickoffs as he walked away,