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The confrontation between head coaches Bret Bielema and Shane Beamer in Illinois' 21-17 victory over South Carolina the Citrus Bowl on Tuesday was due to an issue of player safety.
Bielema gestured toward Beamer and the South Carolina sideline after he came onto the field late in the third quarter to tend to Jaheim Clarke when he was injured.
The situation began four plays earlier on a kickoff when the Gamecocks gave the T-bar signal that usually indicates the receiving team will take a touchback rather than attempt a return, but instead ran a trick play that resulted in a return of a 25 yards.