College football has long used Black Friday as a day to showcase rivalry games, and this year is no exception with Texas vs. The United States will face England in a World Cup group stage match on Fox at 2 p.m. There were rumors this summer that the Black Friday game would be fast-tracked to this year, but the day is already packed with the World Cup and high-profile college football matchups. CBS and Fox alternate carrying the early game from Detroit and the late afternoon matchup from Dallas.
The prime-time game was originally carried by NFL Network before NBC took it over in 2012.
The NFL has regularly played three games on Thanksgiving Day since 2006. And also, the fact that there were no NFL games on that day, we thought we could treat it like a Super Bowl,” she said. “Given what that day already means to millions of Americans, and how many of them interact with Amazon and what a strong presence Amazon has. Marie Donoghue, Amazon’s vice president of global sports video, said discussions about a Black Friday game began while the original contract was being negotiated last year, but that it picked up more steam this year.ĭonoghue said Amazon will treat the game like one of the biggest of the season.
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