Against South Carolina in the Citrus, Illinois shoots for its best bowl win in a very, scary long time
When it takes the field Tuesday against the Gamecocks in the Citrus Bowl (2 p.m., Ch. 7), Illinois, also 9-3, will have its hands more than full. The Gamecocks finished 15th in the playoff rankings (14th AP), to the Illini’s 20th (21st AP), but a double-digit point spread speaks more clearly to the perceived gap between these teams.