Thanksgiving Week means The Game…but it also means college basketball multi-team events (read: early-season tournaments). The Michigan Wolverines are headed to the second annual Players Era Festival — yes, the one marketed to provide NIL to the 18 (!) participating teams. It is not exactly a traditional bracket, meaning Wednesday’s opponent is still unknown, but the Wolverines do know they will open with a pair of intriguing non-conference tests.

Monday night brings a very late 10:30pm ET tipoff against the San Diego State Aztecs. Brian Dutcher’s team is pretty much always elite defensively, and this game should will feel that impact, especially with Michigan traveling west and starting so late. Tuesday then pairs the Wolverines with a familiar foe, the Auburn Tigers, who ended their NCAA

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