How to Watch the 2021 College Football Games Live For Free on Roku, Fire TV, Apple TV, iOS, & Android

The 2021 NCAA Football season is officially here and this season it’s easier than ever to watch College Football even if you don’t have cable. The good news is that there are more options than ever to stream your favorite college football team – and many you can watch for free.

With so many channels broadcasting games, it’s gotten even more confusing where to find your favorite team. While some of the college TV schedule is set before the season, with flex scheduling — most marquee games won’t be set until the week before the game.

The most notable changes for the 2021 College Football season is that CBS All Access is now Paramount+, which will get you SEC on CBS, and now cheaper at $4.99 a month, after a 7-Day Free Trial. Also, ESPN+ will now broadcast 25% more games, including 14 SEC matchups, as part of new deal.

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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.

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, ACC Network, Pac-12 Network, etc.
• Streaming Sports Networks: beIn, Stadium, ESPN+, Pluto.TV, & Facebook

We picked the Best Live TV Streaming Service for the college sports fan in general, but also for your Favorite College Football Team.

Local Networks

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 AAC 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 150 markets.

You can see which locals are available in your area by using our Channel Finder.

Cable Sports Networks

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.

College Sports Networks

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, ACC Network, SEC Network.

Most of the services include Big Ten Network, ACC Network, SEC Network, and CBS Sports Network, but on some of them you may have to upgrade to a higher plan.

fuboTV, Sling TV, Vidgo are the only providers who offer Pac-12 Network. fuboTV includes it in their Sports Plus Add-on ($11), while Sling TV offers it in Sports Extra ($11) for Orange and/or Blue customers. Vidgo offers it as part of their $55 a month Plus package, which you can get for $10 for your first month.

Streaming-Only Channels

How to Watch College Football on Streaming-Only Channels

Some 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.

This season ESPN+ will be home to over 500 FBS and FCS college football games, an increase of 25 percent since 2019, showcasing teams from the SEC, to the SWAC, to everything in between. ESPN+ will air about 14 SEC games, between 13-17 Big 12 games, and 127 games spanning the “Group of 5” conferences (AAC, C-USA, MAC, Sun Belt, and Independents not named Notre Dame).

All Live Streaming Options for College Football