Illinois coach Bret Bielema comes off as an affable old-school guy, but he's also a competitive Gen-Xer who isn't shy about speaking his mind on social media. On Sunday evening, Bielema hopped on his X social media account to do a bit of public jockeying and make his case for his Illini (9-3) as the College Football Playoff committee reaches the final stages of settling on the participants for the 12-team year-end college football tournament.

Later on Sunday night, Illinois head coach Bret Bielema took to X and responded to Kiffin's tweet. However, Bielema was making his case for his Illinois team while appearing to tease Kiffin.

It's politicking season, as coaches try to lay out their team's case to make the 12-team College Football Playoff field. In the spirit of argument, Ole Miss' Lane Kiffin took to social media over the weekend and posted a photo that compared the Rebels' résumé to those of Alabama and South Carolina,

With Tuesday's CFP rankings just around the corner, Lane Kiffin recently stated why he thinks Ole Miss is deserving of a spot in the field.

The Ole Miss Rebels are highly unlikely to be part of the 12-team College Football Playoff field, but Lane Kiffin is still trying to make the case. The Illinois Fighting Illini are not even on anyone’s radar to make the field,