Emotions ran high in the Cheez-It Citrus Bowl between South Carolina and Illinois on Tuesday. Gamecocks coach Shane Beamer was livid after Fighting

"Beamer could hardly believe it at first. He taunted Shane Beamer, and Beamer had enough and snapped," ESPN sideline reporter Quint Kessenich said.

Shane Beamer erupted on Tuesday after Bret Bielema appeared to taunt South Carolina's coach during the Citrus Bowl:

Tempers flared at the Cheez-It Citrus Bowl on Tuesday between South Carolina and Illinois. After Illini defensive back Jaheim Clarke went down with an injury, his coach Bret Bielema walked over to check on him.

Here is the everything South Carolina coach Shane Beamer said about the heated interaction between him and Bret Bielema during Citrus Bowl.

The Cheez-It Citrus Bowl was one to savor as it featured all sorts of mind-blowing action, including a coaches' confrontation.

Shane Beamer and Bret Bielema are no longer friends. After the head coaches for South Carolina and Illinois spoke glowingly of each other throughout the week leading up to Tuesday’s Citrus Bowl, all hell broke loose late in the third quarter when Bielema chose to taunt Beamer while tending to an injured player.

South Carolina coach Shane Beamer expressed frustration with Citrus Bowl officiating during a second-quarter interview with ABC.

Beamer Ball is taking on a whole new meaning at South Carolina, where Shane Beamer has the Gamecocks thinking big in 2025.