The 2018 NCAA Football season is almost here. We have a few smaller market games tonight, with a full slate of games starting next Thursday.
This season it’s easier than ever to watch College Football even if you don’t have cable. However, with so many channels broadcasting games, it’s gotten even more confusing where to find your favorite team.
Where to Watch College Football
- Local Networks: CBS, FOX, ABC, & NBC
- Cable Sports Networks: ESPN, FS1, & NBCSN
- College Sports Networks: Big 10 Network, SEC Network, etc.
- Streaming Sports Networks: beIn, Stadium, ESPN+, Pluto.TV, & Facebook
The majority of major college football games will air on local networks or major cable channels, some smaller conference and games will air on the college sports networks or Internet sports channels.
We picked the Best Live TV Streaming Service for the college sports fan in general, but also for your Favorite College Football Team.
Due to flex scheduling, the broadcast channel of most games aren’t announced until the week before. We will update these over the course of the season.
Our Picks
Hulu Live TV
There are many good options for college sports fans. Hulu Live TV and YouTube TV each offer Big Ten Network, SEC Network, CBS Sports Network, and ESPNU for $40 / month.
Playstation Vue
But, if you’re looking for the most comprehensive plan — PlayStation Vue is the only service that offers locals, cable sports networks, and every college sports network (except for Pac-12 Network).
fuboTV
If you’re a Pac-12 fan though, fuboTV and Sling TV are the only providers who offer Pac-12 Network.
How to Watch College Football on Local Networks
Most major SEC games will air on CBS, while Notre Dame airs on NBC. Pac-12, Big 12, Big Ten are traditionally broadcast on FOX and ABC. Some ACC and American games will also air on ABC.
Every Live TV Streaming Service includes local channels in their entry-level package, but not all local channels are available in every market.
Fortunately, most streaming services include CBS, NBC, FOX, and ABC in the majority of Top 50 markets.
You can see which locals are available in your area by using our Channel Finder.
DTV STREAM | Fubo | Hulu | Philo | Sling TV | YouTube | |||
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Free Trial | Free Trial | Free Trial | Free Trial | Get $10 Off | Sign Up | |||
$79.99 | $91.99 | $76.99 | $25 | $40 | $40 | $72.99 | ||
CBS | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | - | - | - | ✓ | |
NBC | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | - | - | ✓ | ✓ | |
Fox | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | - | - | ✓ | ✓ | |
ABC | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | - | - | ✓ | ✓ |
How to Watch College Football on Cable Sports Networks
Most prime time games from major conferences that don’t air on network television will air on national sports stations.
Fortunately, most streaming services include ESPN, ESPN2, FS1, and NBCSN.
DTV STREAM | Fubo | Hulu | Philo | Sling TV | YouTube | |||
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Free Trial | Free Trial | Free Trial | Free Trial | Get $10 Off | Sign Up | |||
$79.99 | $91.99 | $76.99 | $25 | $40 | $40 | $72.99 | ||
ESPN | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | - | ✓ | - | ✓ | |
ESPN2 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | - | ✓ | - | ✓ | |
FS1 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | - | - | ✓ | ✓ | |
Fox Sports 2 | + $15 | ✓ | ✓ | - | - | + $11 | ✓ | |
TBS | ✓ | - | ✓ | - | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
TNT | ✓ | - | ✓ | - | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
USA Network | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | - | - | ✓ | ✓ |
How to Watch College Football on College Sports Channels
Some games with lower profile matchups or teams are generally put on college sports networks like Big Ten Network, Longhorn Network, Pac-12 Network, and SEC Network.
Most of the services include Big Ten Network SEC Network, and CBS Sports Network, but on some of them you may have to upgrade to a higher plan.
fuboTV and Sling TV are the only providers who offer Pac-12 Network.
DTV STREAM | Fubo | Hulu | Philo | Sling TV | YouTube | |||
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Free Trial | Free Trial | Free Trial | Free Trial | Get $10 Off | Sign Up | |||
$79.99 | $91.99 | $76.99 | $25 | $40 | $40 | $72.99 | ||
ACC Network | + $29 | ✓ | ✓ | - | + $11 | - | ✓ | |
ACC Network Extra | - | - | ✓ | - | + $11 | - | ✓ | |
Big Ten Network | + $15 | ✓ | ✓ | - | - | + $11 | ✓ | |
CBS Sports Network | + $15 | ✓ | ✓ | - | - | - | ✓ | |
ESPNU | + $15 | + $8 | ✓ | - | + $11 | - | ✓ | |
Longhorn Network | + $15 | - | - | - | + $11 | - | - | |
Pac-12 Network | - | + $8 | - | - | + $11 | + $11 | - | |
SEC Network | + $15 | + $8 | ✓ | - | + $11 | - | ✓ | |
truTV | ✓ | - | ✓ | - | + $6 | ✓ | ✓ |
How to Watch College Football on Streaming-Only Channels
Some smaller games will air on streaming-only networks like ESPN3, ESPN+, Stadium, and Pluto.TV.
These channels can be accessed either from your streaming service’s interface or from their owns apps in the case of ESPN+ and Pluto.TV.
DTV STREAM | Fubo | Hulu | Philo | Sling TV | YouTube | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Free Trial | Free Trial | Free Trial | Free Trial | Get $10 Off | Sign Up | |||
$79.99 | $91.99 | $76.99 | $25 | $40 | $40 | $72.99 | ||
ESPN3 | - | + $10 | ✓ | - | ✓ | - | ✓ | |
Stadium | - | + $11 | - | - | - | - | + $11 | |
Next Level Sports | + $15 | + $6 | - | - | - | - | - | |
beIN Sports | - | ✓ | - | - | + $11 | + $11 | + $11 |
How to Watch Every College Football Team without Cable
We picked the best live TV streaming services for each College Football team so you won’t miss a single play. Don’t subscribe to one until you check your favorite team’s schedule.
FCS I-A
- Air Force
- Akron
- Alabama
- Appalachian State
- Arizona
- Arizona State
- Arkansas
- Arkansas State
- Army
- Auburn
- Ball State
- Baylor
- Boise State
- Boston College
- Bowling Green
- Buffalo
- BYU
- California
- Central Michigan
- Charlotte
- Cincinnati
- Clemson
- Coastal Carolina
- Colorado
- Colorado State
- Connecticut
- Duke
- East Carolina
- Eastern Michigan
- FIU
- Florida
- Florida Atlantic
- Florida State
- Fresno State
- Georgia
- Georgia Southern
- Georgia State
- Georgia Tech
- Hawaii
- Houston
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Iowa
- Iowa State
- Jacksonville State
- Kansas
- Kansas State
- Kent State
- Kentucky
- Liberty
- Louisiana
- Louisiana Tech
- Louisville
- LSU
- Marshall
- Maryland
- Massachusetts
- Memphis
- Miami
- Miami (OH)
- Michigan
- Michigan State
- Middle Tennessee
- Minnesota
- Mississippi State
- Missouri
- Navy
- NC State
- Nebraska
- Nevada
- New Mexico
- New Mexico State
- North Carolina
- Northern Illinois
- North Texas
- Northwestern
- Notre Dame
- Ohio
- Ohio State
- Oklahoma
- Oklahoma State
- Old Dominion
- Ole Miss
- Oregon
- Oregon State
- Penn State
- Pittsburgh
- Purdue
- Rice
- Rutgers
- Sam Houston State
- San Diego State
- San Jose State
- SMU
- South Alabama
- South Carolina
- Southern Miss
- Stanford
- Syracuse
- TCU
- Temple
- Tennessee
- Texas
- Texas A&M
- Texas State
- Texas Tech
- Toledo
- Troy
- Tulane
- Tulsa
- UAB
- UCF
- UCLA
- UL-Monroe
- UNLV
- USC
- USF
- Utah
- Utah State
- UTEP
- UTSA
- Vanderbilt
- Virginia
- Virginia Tech
- Wake Forest
- Washington
- Washington State
- Western Kentucky
- Western Michigan
- West Virginia
- Wisconsin
- Wyoming
FCS I-AA
- Abilene Christian
- Alabama A&M
- Alabama State
- Albany
- Alcorn State
- Arkansas-Pine Bluff
- Austin Peay
- Bethune-Cookman
- Brown
- Bryant
- Bucknell
- Butler
- Cal Poly
- Campbell
- Central Arkansas
- Central Connecticut State
- Charleston Southern
- Chattanooga
- Colgate
- Columbia
- Cornell
- Dartmouth
- Davidson
- Dayton
- Delaware
- Delaware State
- Drake
- Duquesne
- Eastern Illinois
- Eastern Kentucky
- Eastern Washington
- Elon
- ETSU
- Florida A&M
- Fordham
- Furman
- Gardner-Webb
- Georgetown
- Grambling
- Hampton
- Harvard
- Holy Cross
- Houston Baptist
- Howard
- Idaho
- Idaho State
- Illinois State
- Incarnate Word
- Indiana State
- Jackson State
- Jacksonville
- James Madison
- Kennesaw State
- Lafayette
- Lamar
- Lehigh
- LIU-Post
- Maine
- Marist
- McNeese
- Mercer
- Merrimack
- Mississippi Valley State
- Missouri State
- Monmouth
- Montana
- Montana State
- Morehead State
- Morgan State
- Murray State
- NC Central
- New Hampshire
- Nicholls
- Norfolk State
- North Alabama
- North Carolina A&T
- North Dakota
- North Dakota State
- Northern Arizona
- Northern Colorado
- Northwestern State
- Penn
- Portland State
- Prairie View A&M
- Presbyterian
- Princeton
- Rhode Island
- Richmond
- Robert Morris
- Sacramento State
- Sacred Heart
- Samford
- San Diego
- South Carolina State
- South Dakota
- South Dakota State
- Southeastern Louisiana
- Southeast Missouri
- Southern Illinois
- Southern University
- Southern Utah
- St. Francis (PA)
- Stephen F. Austin
- Stetson
- Stony Brook
- Tarleton State
- Tennessee State
- Tennessee Tech
- Texas Southern
- The Citadel
- Towson
- UC Davis
- UNI
- Utah Tech
- UT Martin
- Valparaiso
- Villanova
- VMI
- Wagner
- Weber State
- Western Carolina
- Western Illinois
- William & Mary
- Wofford
- Yale
- Youngstown State