Thanksgiving Festival
Nov 26-30, 2024
MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, NV

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Game Schedule

NIL Opportunities

In addition to the $1 million in NIL opportunities per team earned from engaging in ancillary events separate and distinct from the team’s participation in the Festival games, there will also be opportunities for additional NIL compensation for teams and players after competing in Saturday’s Championship and Third-Place games. The enhanced NIL value of these teams’ players will be recognized by Players Era and its sponsors with the opportunity to engage in NIL activities after the games while the players are still “on-call.”

Total NIL Activities and Compensation:

Champion: $1.5M
Second Place: $1.25M
Third Place: $1.15M
Fourth Place: $1.1M        

Group Stage Seeding Process

The format for the groups is the same. Each team plays two games in its group, and after Wednesday’s games are completed, each group will be seeded one through four. Seeding will be determined by overall record. In the event of a tie, seeding will be determined by, in order:

  1. Head-to-head record
  2. Total point differential of both games played in the group, with a cap of plus or minus 20 per game
  3. Total points scored
  4. Total points allowed     

Players Era 2025

2025 Festival to Showcase 18 Teams

New Committed Teams

Alabama  #1

Houston  #3

Rutgers  #30

Notre Dame

Texas A&M  #13

Creighton  #23

Oregon  #24

San Diego State

Rothstein 45 Preseason Rankings