Weekend watchdog

This year's Thanksgiving sports menu includes healthy portions of Egg and Iron.
The battle for the SEC West title concludes Saturday with the Egg Bowl between Mississippi and Mississippi State at 3:30 p.m. on CBS, and top-ranked Alabama battles Auburn in the Iron Bowl on ESPN at 7:45 p.m.
Alabama or Mississippi State will claim the title by the end of the day. Auburn and Mississippi dropped from the top in November, but will celebrate knocking their fiercest rival off. The Crimson Tide and Bulldogs might both make the four-team playoff in January with wins.
It's a Maroon and Orange Friday in Blacksburg this year, with the Hokies and Cavaliers playing at 8 p.m. on ESPN. The winner between the 5-6 squads becomes bowl eligible.
ABC has a pair of Friday contests, with Nebraska taking on Iowa at noon before Stanford plays UCLA at 3:30 p.m.
Arkansas travels to Missouri on CBS at 2:30 p.m. and Fox shows the battle between Arizona State and Arizona at 3:30 p.m.
Undefeated Marshall hosts Western Kentucky on FoxSports1 at 12:30 p.m. while South Florida and Central Florida meet on ESPN2 at noon.
Notre Dame heads to Southern Cal on Fox Saturday at 3:30 p.m.
It's time for the Bayou Classic on NBC, with Grambling taking on Southern at 2:30 p.m.
ABC has a trio of games, starting at noon with Ohio State-Michigan. Penn State faces Michigan State and Baylor plays Texas Tech at 3:30 p.m., with the game not seen over-the-air in your area on ESPN2. Oregon's battle with Oregon State caps the day at 8 p.m.
ESPN starts its day at noon with South Carolina-Clemson. Florida State tries to stay unbeaten at 3:30 p.m. against Florida.
Louisville meets Kentucky at noon on ESPN2. Pittsburgh takes on Miami at 7 p.m., with Utah State facing Boise State in the nightcap at 10:15 p.m.
West Virginia battles Iowa State on FoxSports1 at noon, followed by Kansas-Kansas State at 4 p.m. and the Apple Cup between Washington and Washington State at 10 p.m.
The ACC network features North Carolina and North Carolina State at 12:30 p.m.
Boston College takes on Syracuse on Comcast at 12:30 p.m. and MASN2 brings Texas-San Antonio against North Texas at noon.
The NFL's Thanksgiving menu features a trio of NFC divisional matchups. Start your day in Detroit as usual, with the Bears visiting the Lions at 12:30 p.m. on CBS. The Cowboys host the Eagles at 4:30 p.m. before NBC carries the NFC West matchup between the Seahawks and 49ers at 8:30 p.m.
The Ravens host San Diego Sunday at 1 p.m. on CBS, followed by the Patriots heading to Lambeau Field. The Redskins travel to Indianapolis on Fox at 1 p.m.
Denver heads to Kansas City on NBC Sunday night, and the Dolphins battle the Jets on ESPN Monday night.
North of the border, Hamilton clashes with Calgary for the Grey Cup at 6:30 p.m. on ESPN2.
Virginia spends Thanksgiving weekend in New York, meeting LaSalle Friday at 9:30 p.m. on NBC Sports network at the Barclay Center Classic. Rutgers faces Vanderbilt at 7 p.m., with the consolation game Saturday at 7 p.m. and championship at 9:30 p.m.
ESPN has a pair of games from the Battle 4 Atlantis Thursday at 1 and 3:30 p.m. The third place game will be Friday at 2 p.m., with the championship at 4:30 p.m.
There's a game from the Orlando Classic Friday at noon, and two more Sunday at 1 on ESPN and 4 p.m. on ESPN2.
There's six games on ESPN2 Thursday, starting at noon with Santa Clara-Tennessee. Kansas takes on Rhode Island at 2:30 p.m., followed by San Diego against Xavier and Michigan State meeting Rider. Marquette plays Georgia Tech at 9 p.m. before San Jose State-Washington close the action at 11 a.m.
Sunday's action starts with Connecticut-Texas at noon, followed by Providence against Kentucky. The weekend concludes with the championship of the Wooden Legacy tournament at 10 p.m.
FoxSports1 has the Las Vegas Invitational, starting Thursday at 5 p.m. between Illinois and Indiana State. The consolation game will be Friday at 8 p.m., with the championship at 10:30 p.m. Providence plays Yale Friday at 4 p.m. DePaul tangles with Stanford Sunday at 2:30 p.m., followed by Delaware-Villanova.
Comcast offers Fordham against Maryland-Eastern Shore Saturday at 4 p.m.
Louisiana Tech hosts Samford Friday at 8 p.m. on MASN, and Charlotte heads to UNC-Asheville Sunday at 3 p.m. MASN2 shows George Washington against Seton Hall Saturday at 4 p.m. before Texas Tech tangles with Air Force Sunday at 2 p.m.
Tennessee takes on Texas in women's basketball Sunday at 6:30 p.m. on FoxSports1.
NBC has a Black Friday NHL game, with the Flyers hosting the Rangers at 1 p.m. The Capitals host the Islanders on Comcast Friday at 5 p.m. before visiting Toronto Saturday at 7 p.m.
Sunderland faces Chelsea on NBC Saturday at 12:30 p.m. Arsenal meets West Bromwich Albion on NBC Sports network Saturday at 7:45 a.m. before Hull City clashes with Manchester United. Manchester City faces Southampton Sunday at 8:30 a.m. followed by Tottenham Hotspur meeting Everton at 11 a.m.
It's the fifth match day in the Europa League, with Wolfsburg against Everton Thursday at 1 p.m. and Tottenham facing Partizan Belgrado at 3 p.m. on FoxSports1.