Here is what you need to know about Illinois before South Carolina football faces the Fighting Illini in the Citrus Bowl in Orlando on Tuesday.

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.

The South Carolina Gamecocks are headed to Orlando, Florida to take on Illinois in the Citrus Bowl. Here are the latest betting lines and score predictions for

Illinois and South Carolina meet for the Citrus Bowl! It is time to continue our college football odds series with a South Carolina-Illinois prediction and pick.

No. 20 Illinois will play No. 15 South Carolina in the Citrus Bowl. Here are early predictions for the college football matchup.

ESPN's FPI analytics view the Illini as underdogs against the Gamecocks, but the numbers also tell a more complex story

Illinois and South Carolina football teams prepare for their New Year's Eve afternoon clash in the Cheez-It Citrus Bowl in Orlando.

A few days out from the Cheez-It Citrus Bowl, Illinois has made the trip to Orlando. In the new-age of star players opting-out of bowl games, the Illini escape relatively unscathed. The only opt-out for the Orange and Blue is receiver Pat Bryant,

If you can't make it to Orlando for New Year's Eve, find a watch party in your area to join other Illini fans for the game