How to watch and live stream college football in 2024: NCAA TV schedule, cable free options and FAQs

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Here's how you can stay on top of all the action across the college football scene

Few sports capture the imagination below professional level quite like college football, with teams from across the nation all jockeying to win a National Championship, while loads of young athletes look to impress NFL teams in the hopes of a professional future.

This season is set to bring forth a new era in the sport as the NCAA introduces the first ever 12-team College Football Playoff system, that will be sure to add new wrinkles into what was already set to be an exciting year.

Even without the introduction of the new playoff system, this season of college football had the potential be a 'changing of the guard,' year with legendary head coach Nick Saban retiring from the Alabama Crimson Tide, defending National Champion head coach Jim Harbaugh departing to the NFL, and loads of player movement in the transfer portal.

Furthermore, with coverage traditionally split among ABC and ESPN affiliate channels, there's seldom a need to pick up a costly subscription package to catch most of the action, though you will still need other channels to ensure you can stay on top of it all.

So, just how can you ensure you don't miss a moment of college football in 2024? Allow GOAL to guide you through your channel options and packages, so you can decide just what you want and need to watch and live stream the sport this year.

Upcoming live college football on US TV

Date	Time (ET)	Game	TV/Streaming Service
Tuesday, Oct 29	7:00 pm	New Mexican State @ FIU	CBSSN
Tuesday, Oct 29	7:30 pm	Louisiana @ Texas State	ESPN2
Tuesday, Oct 29	8:00 pm	Louisiana Tech @ Sam Houston	ESPNU
Wednesday, Oct 30	7:00 pm	Jacksonville State @ Liberty	CBSSN
Wednesday, Oct 30	7:30 pm	Kennesaw State @ Western Kentucky	ESPN2
Thursday, Oct 31	7:00 pm	North Carolina Central @ South Carolina Central	ESPNU
Thursday, Oct 31	7:30 pm	Tulane @ Charlotte	ESPN
Friday, Nov 1	7:00 pm	Georgia State @ UConn	CBSSN
Friday, Nov 1	7:00 pm	Yale @ Columbia	ESPNU
Friday, Nov 1	7:30 pm	South Florida @ Florida Atlantic	ESPN2
Friday, Nov 1	8:00 pm	San Diego State @ Boise State	FS1
Saturday, Nov 2	12:00 pm	Air Force @ Army	CBS, Paramount+
Saturday, Nov 2	12:00 pm	tbd (MAC) @ tbd (MAC)	CBSSN
Saturday, Nov 2	3:30 pm	tbd (Big Ten) @ tbd (Big Ten)	CBS, Paramount+
Saturday, Nov 2	3:30 pm	Middle Tennessee @ UTEP	CBSSN
Saturday, Nov 2	3:30 pm	Florida @ Georgia	ABC
Saturday, Nov 2	4:00 pm	Wyoming @ New Mexico	truTV, Max
Saturday, Nov 2	8:00 pm	Colorado State @ Nevada	CBSSN

Fubo
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Fubo is a strong contender if you are looking for a comprehensive package to watch the entire college football season.
With access to all of the major national TV broadcasters needed including FOX, FS1, ESPN, ABC and CBSSN, Fubo also offers college football-specific channels such as the Big Ten Network, the SEC Network, and the ACC Network.
For fuller and more complete coverage of the college football season, consider combining Fubo with the cheaper streaming service ESPN+.
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Pros
Comprehensive coverage
Extensive range of RSNs
Free trial
Cons
More expensive than other options
Best satellite streaming service for college football
DIRECTV Stream
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DIRECTV is a premium service provider, offering satellite TV and an internet streaming service for those wanting to cable-cut.
For comprehensive soccer coverage, you'll need to look at the Ultimate package for the Stream service, which carries CBS Sports Network and TUDN. Ultimate does run on the more expensive side, at $89.99 per month, but is worth the investment, providing reliable coverage across an array or sports.
Channel for soccer coverage includes:
- ACC Network
- Big Ten Network
- BeIN Sports Xtra
- CBS
- CBS Sports Network (Ultimate or higher)
- ESPN
- ESPN2
- ESPNU
- FanDuel Sports
- FS1
- FS2 (Ultimate or higher)
- SEC Network
- TUDN (Ultimate or higher)
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Best budget subscriptions for college football
Best budget subscriptions for college football
ESPN+, Peacock, Max and Paramount+
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Some of the cheaper options for college football fans looking to watch the action on a budget include ESPN+, Peacock, Paramount+ and Max.
ESPN+ is the best of these four options in terms of the number of games. Along with their own exclusives, they also share games broadcast on the SEC Network+.
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Paramount and Peacock will stream games available on both platform's respective TV channels - CBS and NBC - although many of these will also be available across services such as Fubo and DirecTV Stream.
In the case of Max, they, will offer a select number of games that are shown on truTV. Fubo no longer hosts truTV, although this may change in the future. truTV is, however, available through many DIrecTV Stream packages.
It is also worth noting that Max had comprehensive coverage of March Madness in 2024 and may be worth looking at for when that rolls around again in 2025.
Pros
Cheap subscription prices
Flexible subscription
Multiple device streaming
Streaming on the go
Cons
Provides less coverage than premium streaming services
No DVR storage

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College Football TV & Streaming Breakdown

Conference	TV Channel	Streaming Service
American Athletic	ESPN2, ESPNU, Fox, FS1, NBC, Big 10 Network, Pac-12, ABC, ACC	ESPN+, Peacock
Atlantic Coast	ABC, NBC, ACC Network, ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU, The CW
Big 12	Fox, FS1, ESPN2, ESPNU, NBC, CBS, Longhorn Network	ESPN+
Big Sky	ABC, FOX, Pac-12, MidNetwork, Scripps Network	ESPN+
Big South - OVC	ESPN3	ESPN+
Big Ten	CBS, FOX, FS1, NBC, Big 10 Network
Coastal Athletic Association	Fox Sports, NBC, ACC ESPN	ROKU (CAA.TV), ESPN+
Conference USA	CBS, ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU, FOX Sports, Big Ten Network, Pac-12 Network and SEC Network.	ESPN+, Peacock
Independent (FBS)	ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU, SEC, Fox, FS1, NBC, FloSports, CBS, Pac-12, ABC, Midco, ACCN	ESPN+, Peacock
Ivy League	ESPN, ESPNU, ESPN3	ESPN+
Mid-American	ESPN2, ESPNU, ACCN, CBS, Big 10 Network	ESPN+
Mid-Eastern American	ESPN, ESPNU, ESPN3 and ABC	ESPN+
Missouri Valley	SEC, ABC and Midco Sports	ESPN+
Mountain West	CBS and Fox Sports
Northeast	NEC Front Row, ESPN3
Pacific-12	ESPN, ESPNU, SEC, Pac-12, CBS, ABC, FOX, FS1 and NBC.	Peacock
Patriot League	FloSports, ACCN and NEC Front Row.	ESPN+
Pioneer League	FloSports, Midco Sports	ESPN+
SEC	SEC Network, ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU, CBS, ABC and ACC Network	SEC Network Plus, ESPN+
Southern	ESPN, ACCN, FloSports, The CW.	SEC Network Plus, ESPN+
Southland	SEC Network, The CW, CusaTV	ESPN+
Southwestern	ABC, ESPNU, ESPN2	ESPN+
Sun Belt	ESPN, ESPNU, SEC Network, ACCN, Big Ten Network, FS1 and CBS	ESPN+