It's not uncommon for college football bowl games to be a little choppy. However, it is unusual for the coach himself to have to live separately.
During an injury timeout during Tuesday's Citrus Bowl game between South Carolina and Illinois, an Illinois trainer tended to an injured Illinois player near South Carolina's sideline. Illinois coach Bret Bielema came out to check on his injured player, and just before walking back across the field to his own sideline, he turned to the University of South Carolina coaching staff and stretched his arm out to his side. and signaled for a change.
The exact reason for doing this is unknown, and one can only assume that Bielema did this to imply that South Carolina made an illegal substitution early in the game. Regardless of motive or intent, University of South Carolina head coach Shane Beamer noticed multiple assistants trying to restrain Beamer and went after him.
ESPN sideline reporter Quint Kesenich, who had complete knowledge of the incident, described what he saw.
Illinois defeated South Carolina 21-17, and Bielema had no problem shaking Beamer's hand.
