Josh McCray scored his second touchdown of the game on a 9-yard run midway through the fourth quarter to give No. 21 Illinois ...

South Carolina's best defensive player -- actually, the nation's best defensive player -- won't play in the Citrus Bowl on New Year's Eve. Illinois won't have its all-Big Ten receiver. But aside ...

South Carolina ends 2024 with a loss to Illinois in the Citrus Bowl, snapping a seven game winning streak and falling short ...

Once again, things would come down to the final 15 minutes as running back Josh McCray had two touchdowns, including the winner, as No. 20 Illinois outlasted No. 15 South Carolina, 21-17.

The college football bowl season heats up with the fiercely competitive Cheez-It Citrus Bowl, featuring a high-stakes matchup between the South Carolina Gamecocks and the Illinois Fighting Illini ...

The Illinois Fighting Illini survived an emotion-laden second half to beat South Carolina in a game that had six lead changes and one clash between head coaches on the way to a 21-17 Illini ...

South Carolina coach Shane Beamer had seen enough from his taunting Illinois counterpart and lost it. The wild scene occurred after Illinois cornerback Jaheim Clarke was injured tackling South ...

ORLANDO, Fla. — It all comes down to this for South Carolina football. The No. 14 Gamecocks (9-3) have one final game in the 2024 season as they face Illinois in the Cheez-It Citrus Bowl on ...

When the college football season began in late August, South Carolina and Illinois were nowhere to be found in the preseason rankings. Both programs were coming off disappointing 5-7 campaigns and ...

Here is more information on the South Carolina-Illinois matchup from the AP: ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — After a shaky 3-3 start, South Carolina had to win out to get here. They did just that.

ORLANDO, Fla — It was chaotic at times, at some moments it was slow but in the final game of the 2024 season, South Carolina football came up short. The Gamecocks (9-4) lost 21-17 to Illinois ...