How To Watch College Football Live in 2025

While the college football season hasn’t yet started, it’s never too early to get your streaming services to catch every game. With a new 12-team playoffs, new divisions, and lots of prospective players, you won’t want to miss a moment. Learn how to watch the newest season of college football live without cable here.

Where to watch college football

More than 1,000 college football games are scheduled from late August to January. Below, we’ll break down every channel that will broadcast games this year and where to find them. 

	DIRECTV STREAM	Hulu + Live TV	Sling TV	Fubo	YouTube TV
CBS	✔	✔		✔	✔
Fox	✔	✔	✔*	✔	✔
ABC	✔	✔	✔*	✔	✔
NBC	✔	✔	✔*	✔	✔
ESPN	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
ESPN2	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
FS1	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
The CW	✔	✔		✔	✔
USA Network	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
TruTV	✔	✔	✔		✔
Big Ten Network	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
SEC Network	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
ACC Network	✔	✔	✔	✔*	✔

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Watch college football on DIRECTV STREAM

• Suggested Plan: Choice
• Price: $114.99
• Free Trial: Yes
• Channels Included: 125+

DIRECTV STREAM is an excellent streaming service for sports fans of any caliber. With the Choice package, DIRECTV STREAM will provide access to nearly every Power Five conference football game and then some. The Choice Plan includes channels like ESPN, ESPN2, ABC, FS1, Fox, CBS, and NBC. Also, you’ll get coverage across Big Ten Network, ACC Network, and the SEC Network, giving you nationwide college football content. 

DIRECTV STREAM also includes access to regional sports networks, so you can watch all your local teams at no additional cost. Want to record matchups and watch them later? DIRECTV STREAM offers unlimited hours of cloud DVR storage, so you can watch on your own time. 

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Watch college football on Hulu + Live TV

• Suggested Plan: Hulu + Live TV Bundle
• Price: $82.99
• Free Trial: Yes
• Channels Included: 90+ 

Hulu + Live TV has a few add-ons available to purchase, but none are needed to view college football, as all must-have channels are in their base plan. The Hulu + Live TV Bundle provides channels like ESPN, ESPN2, ABC, FS1, Fox, CBS, and NBC. You will find the most action-packed nationally televised games with these channels every week. Hulu also includes network channels like the Big Ten Network, ACC Network, SEC Network, USA Network, and The CW, giving access to nationwide college football games and content.

The Hulu + Live TV Bundle includes Disney Plus and ESPN Plus subscriptions. This is big for college football fans as ESPN Plus aims to stream nearly 500 college football games on their subscription service this upcoming football season. With this service, you can access every major college football game and have unlimited hours of cloud DVR storage.

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Watch college football on Sling TV

• Suggested Plan: Sling Orange & Blue + Sports Extra add-on 
• Price: Starting at $60.99
• Free Trial: No
• Channels Included: 65+

Sling TV is viewed as the most affordable streaming service for sports fans and provides an excellent channel list. With the Sling Orange & Blue, you will receive college football channels like ESPN, ESPN2, ABC, FS1, Fox, and NBC. We suggest you include the Sports Extra add-on in your plan because this will consist of the Big Ten Network, SEC Network, ACC Network, ESPNU, and FS2, providing additional college football content to your Sling channel guide. 

Unfortunately, CBS is not part of Sling TV, but with Sling Orange & Blue plus the Sports Extra add-on, you will have plenty of college football to view every Saturday. Sling will provide 50 hours of cloud DVR storage, with the option to upgrade to 200 hours for an extra fee if needed.

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Watch college football on Fubo

• Suggested Plan: Elite 
• Price: $94.99*
• Free Trial: Yes
• Channels Included: 292+

*Regional Sports Fee may apply

Fubo’s Elite Plan will be the streaming service with the most channels in comparison to its competitors. Fubo’s extensive channel list is one of the best available for an all-around sports fan, providing the best bang for your buck. The Elite Plan allows you to access ESPN, ESPN2, ABC, FS1, Fox, CBS, and NBC. These channels will stream the bigger games of the college football season. Additionally, you will receive channels like the Big Ten Network, ACC Network (in select markets), SEC Network, USA Network, and The CW to round off the list and provide nearly every game for fans weekly. 

Fubo is more than just its channel selection. This streamer also now offers unlimited hours of cloud DVR space so you can record the games while you’re out doing other things (or watching another game) and catch up later.

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Watch college football on YouTube TV

• Suggested Plan: Base
• Price: $82.99
• Free Trial: Yes
• Channels Included: 100+

Like Hulu, YouTube TV offers additional add-ons, but all their college football content is in their Base offering. With this plan, subscribers will receive all core channels like ESPN, ESPN2, ABC, FS1, Fox, CBS, and NBC. Specialty channels like Big Ten Network, SEC Network, ACC Network, USA Network, and The CW are also available in the Base plan, providing fans with plenty of college football content. 

YouTube TV offers users unlimited hours of cloud DVR storage and a discounted price at NFL Season Ticket as an additional treat. 

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