Best sporting events to watch on Thanksgiving weekend before Saturday

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.