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The Illinois football team on Tuesday evening capped its best season in nearly a quarter century with a 21-17 victory against South Carolina in the Citrus Bowl.
The Illini (10-3) earned their first 10-win season since 2001, overcoming six lead changes — and one coaching clash — to top the Gamecocks of the SEC at Camping World Stadium in Orlando, Florida.
Citrus Bowl recap: Illinois vs South Carolina highlights and recap from Orlando
First things first: The Cheez-It bath
The bowl tie-ins are becoming more and more elaborate, with everything from mayo baths to edible Pop-Tart mascots making the silliness more and more commonplace.
After Illinois won the Cheez-It Citrus Bowl? Coach Bret Bielema earned a bath of the small orange snack cracker. Talk about a delicious celebration.
Big Ten vs SEC: It just means more?
The Big Ten went 2-0 on Tuesday in bowl games vs. the SEC — and is 4-1 overall — after Michigan surprised the college football world with a 19-13 victory against Alabama in the ReliaQuest Bowl.
Earlier this bowl season, Big Ten newbie USC topped an SEC opponent with a 35-31 victory against Texas A&M. Ohio State opened the College Football Playoffs with a 42-17 win over Tennessee.
Former Michigan football analyst Connor Stallions released a long post on X.com talking about the flawed strength-of-schedule component of most college rankings.
Now that the Big Ten is 4-1 vs the SEC in bowl games, I think it’s time we have a serious discussion. Strength of Schedule is a completely flawed metric that begins and ends with a biased opinion and should be taken with a grain of salt.
It begins with a biased pre-season…
— Connor Stalions (@cpstalions) December 31, 2024
Even the Cheez-It Bowl social media manager got involved, roasting the ESPN College GameDay crew for all picking South Carolina during their broadcast on…
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Publish date : 2025-01-01 00:46:00
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