When Abraham Lincoln declared Thanksgiving a national holiday in 1863, it took just six years before the first American football game was played on the holiday. My question is, what took so long?

Georgia football is playing rival Georgia Tech again on the Friday of Thanksgiving weekend in 2025. The Yellow Jackets ...

If there is one constant in life, it's that the Super Bowl will always be on a Sunday and people will always talk about how ...

Thanksgiving Day in 1900, fans descended on San Francisco's Mission District for Stanford and Cal's rivalry showdown, when ...

There will not be a "Thursday Night Football" game during the NFL playoffs - at ... including the season-opener and Week 13's Thanksgiving slate. The NFL playoffs kick off on Jan. 11 with the ...

For a long time, the game was played on the Saturday after Thanksgiving, which is when many college football teams ended their regular season. However, more recently, the game has been played on ...

The 30th season of Big 12 football will kick off with a conference game in Dublin, Ireland. That season-opening game between ...