After a difficult offseason, the Runnin' Rebels will be challenged by TCU and either the Huskies (an NIT qualifier last season) or Western Kentucky in this Thanksgiving weekend event.
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What Is It?
The Global Sports Classic (This event doesn't yet have an official website.)
How Long Has This Event Been Around?
From last season's primer...
This event has been held in Las Vegas intermittently. Cincinnati won the last edition, in 2012, defeating host UNLV and Oregon along the way.