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There's a lot of football — both college and pro — on this weekend between Christmas and New Year's.

Friday on TV ...

College football: Heart of Dallas Bowl — Illinois vs. Louisiana Tech (11 a.m., ESPN); Quick Lane Bowl — North Carolina vs. Rutgers (2:30 p.m., ESPN); St. Petersburg Bowl — Central Florida vs. North Carolina State (6 p.m., ESPN)

"Now That's Funny! On Set with TV's Hottest Comedies" (7 p.m., CBS/Ch. 2): Featured shows include "The Big Bang Theory"; "Modern Family"; "Parks and Recreation"; and "Episodes."

NBA (7 p.m., ROOT): Philadelphia 76ers at Utah Jazz

Saturday on TV ...

College football: Military Bowl — Cincinnati vs. Virgina (11 a.m., ESPN); Sun Bowl — Arizona State vs. Duke (noon, CBS/Ch. 2); Independence Bowl — Miami vs. South Carolina (2 p.m., ABC/Ch. 4); Pinstripe Bowl — Boston College vs. Penn State (2:30 p.m, ESPN); Holiday Bowl — Nebraska vs. USC (6 p.m., ESPN)

Men's college basketball (4 p.m., ESPN2): Gonzaga at BYU

"WWE Tribute to the Troops" (7 p.m., NBC/Ch. 5): Florida Georgia Line, Hulk Hogan, John Cena and the cast of "The Voice" headline the 12th annual holiday event spreading goodwill to U.S. Armed Forces.

"Michael Sam" (7 p.m., OWN): Documentary about the openly gay football player who didn't make the Rams' roster.

Sunday on TV ...

NFL: San Diego Chargers at Kansas City Chiefs (11 a.m., CBS/Ch. 2); Dallas Cowboys at Washington (11 a.m., Fox/Ch. 13); Oakland Raiders at Denver Broncos (2:25 p.m., CBS/Ch. 2); Detroit Lions at Green Bay Packers (2:25 p.m., Fox/Ch. 13); Cincinnati Bengals at Pittsburgh Steelers (6:20 p.m., NBC/Ch. 5)

"The Librarians" (6 p.m., TNT): Sleeping dragons threaten to awaken and cause global destruction.

"Undercover Boss" (7 p.m., CBS/Ch. 2): The CEO of Bikinis Bar and Grill goes under cover.

"The Mentalist" (8 p.m., CBS/Ch. 2): Jane re-opens a closed murder case.

"CSI" (9 p.m., CBS/Ch. 2): The CSIs reopen a 10-year-old murder-suicide case.

"The Comeback" (10 p.m., HBO): Valerie is riding high heading into the Emmys. (Season finale)