Illinois defeated South Carolina 21-17 in one of the most electric and entertaining bowl games this year. You couldn't tell this wasn't played like a playoff game. Both teams wanted that 10-win season and beautiful Citrus Bowl trophy to help catapult into next season.

Josh McCray rushed for 114 yards and two touchdowns, including the go-ahead score with 7:29 left, to lead No. 20 Illinois to a 21-17 Citrus Bowl victory over No. 15

Illinois prevailed in the trenches ... “Given the opportunity to reward South Carolina’s long-suffering fan base with a program-defining bowl win, the universe instead rewarded petty ...