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(Champaign, IL) -- University of Illinois football will play in the Citrus Bowl on New Year’s Eve Day.
The No. 20 Fighting Ilini will play No. 15 South Carolina Gamecocks at 2:00 p.m. CT on ABC TV December 31.
"Thank you to Florida Citrus Sports and CEO Steve Hogan for the invitation to this year's Cheez-It Citrus Bowl," said head coach Bret Bielema on fightingilini.com. "Our players are excited to experience a first-class bowl game with a national spotlight against a quality SEC opponent in South Carolina. This will be a great reward for our players, staff, and fans to finish the 2024 season on New Year's Eve and send us into 2025.