Thanksgiving is always synonymous with two things: food and football.
This year will be no different, and as the turkey is carved, TVs across the South will be tuned to both NFL and college football as well as college basketball. Here are the best events you won’t want to miss Thursday and Friday ahead of a huge rivalry week in college football:
THURSDAY
- NFL
Chicago Bears @ Detroit Lions: 11:30 a.m. CST
New York Giants @ Dallas Cowboys: 3:30 p.m. CST
Miami Dolphins @ Green Bay Packers: 7:20 p.m. CST - College Basketball
No. 18 Florida vs. Wake Forest: 1:30 p.m. CST
No. 13 Purdue vs. NC State: 2 p.m. CST
No. 19 Arkansas vs. Illinois: 3 p.m. CST
No. 23 Ole Miss vs. BYU: 4:30 p.m. CST
No. 25 Mississippi State vs. UNLV: 8:30 p.m. CST - College Football
Memphis @ No. 20 Tulane: 6:30 p.m. CST
FRIDAY
- College Basketball
Georgia State @ No. 8 Kentucky: 6 p.m. CST
Seattle U @ No. 11 Duke: 6 p.m. CST - College Football
Oregon State @ No. 12 Boise State: 11 a.m. CST
Oklahoma State @ No. 16 Colorado: 11 a.m. CST
Minnesota @ Wisconsin: 11 a.m. CST
Navy @ East Carolina: 11 a.m. CST
Egg Bowl – Mississippi State @ No. 9 Ole Miss: 2:30 p.m. CST
Georgia Tech @ No. 10 Georgia: 6:30 p.m. CST
Nebraska @ Iowa: 6:30 p.m. CST
Utah @ UCF: 7 p.m. CST
Michael Brauner is a Senior Sports Analyst and Contributing Writer for Yellowhammer News. You can follow him on Twitter @MBraunerWNSP and hear him every weekday morning from 6 to 9 a.m. on “The Opening Kickoff” on WNSP-FM 105.5, available free online.
