Conference expansion and realignment has forced the end of many traditions, and LSU’s annual regular-season closer with Arkansas is the latest to go. The SEC still has plenty of intriguing matchups to offer, and the Tigers will start a new tradition when they kick off a Thanksgiving game at Texas A&M on Thursday. The Aggies, like LSU, are bowl eligible but are picking up the pieces of a once-promising campaign that once had them in the top 10.

Fifth-ranked TCU and host Texas roll into their Thanksgiving Day meeting on win streaks. While the Longhorns are playing well and already bowl-eligible, the Horned Frogs have bigger goals in their sights. TCU is in striking distance of a College Football Playoff berth and can claim at least a share of its first Big 12 Conference title with two more wins.