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Thursday, Nov. 15
College basketball, Clemson at Mississippi State (7 p.m., Starkville, FSN South/105.9 FM): South Carolina's cow college tangles with Mississippi's cow college.

Friday, Nov. 16
High school football, Provine at South Panola in 5A playoffs (7 p.m., Batesville): Can the Rams end the Tigers 71-game winning streak? Here's hoping … Jackson Academy vs. Jackson Prep in Academy AAA championship (7 p.m., Clinton, 1240 AM/930 AM): The Raiders and Patriots meet again for the state title.

Saturday, Nov. 17
College football, Alcorn State at Jackson State (1 p.m., Veterans Memorial Stadium, 1300 AM/90.1 FM): The Tigers can't afford to stumble again if they want to win the SWAC East crown. … LSU at Ole Miss (2:30 p.m., Oxford, Ch. 12/97.3 FM): The Tigers come to Oxford ranked No. 1 … and ripe for an upset?

Sunday, Nov. 18
Pro football, New Orleans at Houston (noon, Ch. 40/620 AM): The Texans have already won a game this season, so maybe the Saints can avoid embarrassment. … New England at Buffalo (7:15 p.m., Ch. 3): No matter how much they cheat, the NFL is going to make you watch the Patriots keep winning.

Monday, Nov. 19
Pro football, Tennessee at Denver (7:30 p.m., ESPN): These teams are just talented enough—and inconsistent enough—to make this an entertaining game.

Tuesday, Nov. 20
College football, Middle Tennessee at Troy (6 p.m., ESPN2) This Tuesday game is fairly compelling as the Raiders and Trojans battle for Sun Belt supremacy.

Wednesday, Nov. 21
College basketball, North Carolina vs. Davidson (6 p.m., ESPN): The Tar Heels are among the favorites for the Final Four. The Wildcats are the hoops version of David that likes to knock down Goliaths.

The Slate is compiled by Doctor S, who never doubted Sly Croom would get the job done. No, really—not for the last month, anyway.