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UCF-USF football game moved to Thanksgiving night

It’s not Florida State-Florida, Florida State-Miami or even FAMU-Bethune Cookman, but for a segment of the Sunshine State’s population, the annual game between Central Florida and South Florida is the biggest game of the year. In 2015, the “War On I-4″ will be a working holiday for the two teams.

Originally scheduled to be played on Friday, November 27th, the two teams will now play one day earlier on Thanksgiving:

I can confirm @USFCollin's report the UCF-USF game is moving to Thanksgiving (nice scoop, btw). ESPN didn't have a game already scheduled.

— Brandon Helwig (@UCFSports) August 12, 2015

The reason for the change?