Josh McCray scored his second touchdown of the game on a 9-yard run midway through the fourth quarter to give No. 21 Illinois the lead, and the Illini held on to beat No. 14 South Carolina 21-17 in the Cheez-It Citrus Bowl.

Illinois is no stranger to late heroics. The Illini entered Tuesday’s Cheez-It Citrus Bowl, leading the nation with four fourth-quarter comebacks this season. Once again, things would come down to the final 15 minutes as running back Josh McCray had two touchdowns,

SEC meets Big Ten in a matchup of ranked teams from power conferences Tuesday afternoon in the 2024 Citrus Bowl.

The No. 15 South Carolina Gamecocks square off against the No. 20 Illinois Fighting Illini in the Cheez-It Citrus Bowl today. This game is available on multiple streaming services for free.

The South Carolina football team fell to Illinois on Tuesday in the Citrus Bowl by a final score of 21-17. The Gamecocks finish the season 9-4.

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

All hell broke loose in the third quarter of the Cheez-It Bowl on Tuesday. It wasn't the players. It was South Carolina coach Shane Beamer going after Illinois' Bret Bielema. An Illinois DB was injured on a long pass play by South Carolina.

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. All game,