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Which streaming services carry each college football channel (2026)
College football is spread across about 20 channels and apps. Here's where each one streams, what it costs, and how sure we are. Checked October 16, 2026 against each provider's own pages wherever possible.
✓ carries it nationally · some mkts only in some markets · ? reported but not confirmed on the provider's site · – not carried
| Channel | Antenna | ESPN Select | ESPN Unlimited | FOX One | ESPN+FOX One | Peacock | Paramount+ Premium | HBO Max | Sling Essentials+SE | Sling Select+SE | Sling Orange & Blue+SE | YouTube TV Sports | DIRECTV MySports | Hulu + Live TV | Fubo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABC | ✓ | – | ✓ | – | ✓ | – | – | – | – | some mkts | some mkts | ✓ | some mkts | ✓ | ? |
| CBS | ✓ | – | – | – | – | – | ✓ | – | – | – | – | ✓ | some mkts | ✓ | ? |
| FOX | ✓ | – | – | ✓ | ✓ | – | – | – | – | some mkts | some mkts | ✓ | some mkts | ✓ | ? |
| NBC | ✓ | – | – | – | – | ✓ | – | – | – | some mkts | some mkts | ✓ | some mkts | ✓ | ? |
| The CW | ✓ | – | ✓ | – | ✓ | – | – | – | – | – | – | ✓ | – | ✓ | – |
| ESPN | – | – | ✓ | – | ✓ | – | – | – | ✓ | – | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ? |
| ESPN2 | – | – | ✓ | – | ✓ | – | – | – | ✓ | – | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ? |
| ESPNU | – | – | ✓ | – | ✓ | – | – | – | ✓ | – | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ? |
| SEC Network | – | – | ✓ | – | ✓ | – | – | – | ✓ | – | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ? |
| ACC Network | – | – | ✓ | – | ✓ | – | – | – | ✓ | – | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ? |
| ESPN+ / SEC Network+ / ACCNX | – | ✓ | ✓ | – | ✓ | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | ✓ | ✓ | – |
| Big Ten Network | – | – | – | ✓ | ✓ | – | – | – | – | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ? |
| FS1 | – | – | – | ✓ | ✓ | – | – | – | – | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ? |
| FS2 | – | – | – | ✓ | ✓ | – | – | – | – | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ? |
| CBS Sports Network | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ? |
| TNT / truTV / TBS | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | ✓ | – | – | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | – |
| USA Network | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ? |
| Peacock (exclusive) | – | – | – | – | – | ✓ | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Price / month | free? | $13.99 | $31.99 | $19.99 | $39.99 | $12.99 | $13.99 | $18.49 | $30.99 | $30.99 | $75.99 | $64.99 | $64.99 | $89.99 | $64.99? |
Channel by channel
ABC (free over the air)
ESPN-produced SEC, ACC and Big 12 games, including many Saturday Night Football and 3:30 PM headliners.
- Antenna — free (one-time antenna)
- ESPN Unlimited — $31.99/mo
- ESPN+FOX One — $39.99/mo
- Sling Select+SE — $30.99/mo · only in some markets
- Sling Orange & Blue+SE — $75.99/mo · only in some markets
- YouTube TV Sports — $64.99/mo
- DIRECTV MySports — $64.99/mo · only in some markets
- Hulu + Live TV — $89.99/mo
- Fubo — $64.99/mo (unverified) · not confirmed by the provider
CBS (free over the air)
Big Ten games (mostly 3:30 PM ET), plus Army-Navy and some Pac-12 and Mountain West games.
- Antenna — free (one-time antenna)
- Paramount+ Premium — $13.99/mo
- YouTube TV Sports — $64.99/mo
- DIRECTV MySports — $64.99/mo · only in some markets
- Hulu + Live TV — $89.99/mo
- Fubo — $64.99/mo (unverified) · not confirmed by the provider
FOX (free over the air)
Big Ten 'Big Noon Saturday', Big 12 games and some Mountain West games.
- Antenna — free (one-time antenna)
- FOX One — $19.99/mo
- ESPN+FOX One — $39.99/mo
- Sling Select+SE — $30.99/mo · only in some markets
- Sling Orange & Blue+SE — $75.99/mo · only in some markets
- YouTube TV Sports — $64.99/mo
- DIRECTV MySports — $64.99/mo · only in some markets
- Hulu + Live TV — $89.99/mo
- Fubo — $64.99/mo (unverified) · not confirmed by the provider
NBC (free over the air)
Notre Dame home games and Big Ten Saturday Night.
- Antenna — free (one-time antenna)
- Peacock — $12.99/mo
- Sling Select+SE — $30.99/mo · only in some markets
- Sling Orange & Blue+SE — $75.99/mo · only in some markets
- YouTube TV Sports — $64.99/mo
- DIRECTV MySports — $64.99/mo · only in some markets
- Hulu + Live TV — $89.99/mo
- Fubo — $64.99/mo (unverified) · not confirmed by the provider
The CW (free over the air)
Select ACC, Pac-12 and Mountain West games. Also streams in the ESPN app with ESPN Unlimited.
- Antenna — free (one-time antenna)
- ESPN Unlimited — $31.99/mo
- ESPN+FOX One — $39.99/mo
- YouTube TV Sports — $64.99/mo
- Hulu + Live TV — $89.99/mo
ESPN
National games from the SEC, ACC, Big 12 and Group of 5, every day of the week.
- ESPN Unlimited — $31.99/mo
- ESPN+FOX One — $39.99/mo
- Sling Essentials+SE — $30.99/mo
- Sling Orange & Blue+SE — $75.99/mo
- YouTube TV Sports — $64.99/mo
- DIRECTV MySports — $64.99/mo
- Hulu + Live TV — $89.99/mo
- Fubo — $64.99/mo (unverified) · not confirmed by the provider
ESPN2
Same conferences as ESPN; often the second or third game in a window.
- ESPN Unlimited — $31.99/mo
- ESPN+FOX One — $39.99/mo
- Sling Essentials+SE — $30.99/mo
- Sling Orange & Blue+SE — $75.99/mo
- YouTube TV Sports — $64.99/mo
- DIRECTV MySports — $64.99/mo
- Hulu + Live TV — $89.99/mo
- Fubo — $64.99/mo (unverified) · not confirmed by the provider
ESPNU
Group of 5 and Power 4 non-conference games.
- ESPN Unlimited — $31.99/mo
- ESPN+FOX One — $39.99/mo
- Sling Essentials+SE — $30.99/mo
- Sling Orange & Blue+SE — $75.99/mo
- YouTube TV Sports — $64.99/mo
- DIRECTV MySports — $64.99/mo
- Hulu + Live TV — $89.99/mo
- Fubo — $64.99/mo (unverified) · not confirmed by the provider
SEC Network
SEC conference and non-conference games.
- ESPN Unlimited — $31.99/mo
- ESPN+FOX One — $39.99/mo
- Sling Essentials+SE — $30.99/mo
- Sling Orange & Blue+SE — $75.99/mo
- YouTube TV Sports — $64.99/mo
- DIRECTV MySports — $64.99/mo
- Hulu + Live TV — $89.99/mo
- Fubo — $64.99/mo (unverified) · not confirmed by the provider
ACC Network
ACC conference and non-conference games.
- ESPN Unlimited — $31.99/mo
- ESPN+FOX One — $39.99/mo
- Sling Essentials+SE — $30.99/mo
- Sling Orange & Blue+SE — $75.99/mo
- YouTube TV Sports — $64.99/mo
- DIRECTV MySports — $64.99/mo
- Hulu + Live TV — $89.99/mo
- Fubo — $64.99/mo (unverified) · not confirmed by the provider
ESPN+ / SEC Network+ / ACCNX
Streaming-only games (Big 12, Group of 5, FCS and Power 4 non-conference). Included in ESPN Select and ESPN Unlimited.
- ESPN Select — $13.99/mo
- ESPN Unlimited — $31.99/mo
- ESPN+FOX One — $39.99/mo
- DIRECTV MySports — $64.99/mo
- Hulu + Live TV — $89.99/mo
Big Ten Network
Big Ten conference and non-conference games.
- FOX One — $19.99/mo
- ESPN+FOX One — $39.99/mo
- Sling Select+SE — $30.99/mo
- Sling Orange & Blue+SE — $75.99/mo
- YouTube TV Sports — $64.99/mo
- DIRECTV MySports — $64.99/mo
- Hulu + Live TV — $89.99/mo
- Fubo — $64.99/mo (unverified) · not confirmed by the provider
FS1
Big 12, Big Ten and Mountain West games.
- FOX One — $19.99/mo
- ESPN+FOX One — $39.99/mo
- Sling Select+SE — $30.99/mo
- Sling Orange & Blue+SE — $75.99/mo
- YouTube TV Sports — $64.99/mo
- DIRECTV MySports — $64.99/mo
- Hulu + Live TV — $89.99/mo
- Fubo — $64.99/mo (unverified) · not confirmed by the provider
FS2
Occasional overflow games.
- FOX One — $19.99/mo
- ESPN+FOX One — $39.99/mo
- Sling Select+SE — $30.99/mo
- Sling Orange & Blue+SE — $75.99/mo
- YouTube TV Sports — $64.99/mo
- DIRECTV MySports — $64.99/mo
- Hulu + Live TV — $89.99/mo
- Fubo — $64.99/mo (unverified) · not confirmed by the provider
CBS Sports Network
Mountain West, Pac-12, Conference USA, Army and Navy games. Not part of Paramount+.
- YouTube TV Sports — $64.99/mo
- DIRECTV MySports — $64.99/mo
- Hulu + Live TV — $89.99/mo
- Fubo — $64.99/mo (unverified) · not confirmed by the provider
TNT / truTV / TBS
Big 12 games under TNT Sports' package; these also stream on HBO Max (Standard or Premium).
- HBO Max — $18.49/mo
- Sling Orange & Blue+SE — $75.99/mo
- YouTube TV Sports — $64.99/mo
- DIRECTV MySports — $64.99/mo
- Hulu + Live TV — $89.99/mo
USA Network
Pac-12 games under the conference's 2026 deal.
- Sling Orange & Blue+SE — $75.99/mo
- YouTube TV Sports — $64.99/mo
- DIRECTV MySports — $64.99/mo
- Hulu + Live TV — $89.99/mo
- Fubo — $64.99/mo (unverified) · not confirmed by the provider
Peacock (exclusive)
Big Ten games that stream only on Peacock.
- Peacock — $12.99/mo
MW+
Mountain West streaming-only games. We haven't verified how to subscribe, so we don't list services for it.
No streaming option we could verify.
Prices, plans & sources
| Service | Price | Notes | Source (checked) |
|---|---|---|---|
| TV antenna (free OTA) One-time purchase | free (one-time antenna) | Free local CBS/FOX/NBC/ABC over the air. Antenna is a one-time purchase (not priced here); reception depends on your location (check the FCC DTV map). | www.fcc.gov 2026-10-15 |
| ESPN ESPN Select | $13.99/mo | ESPN+ content only (ESPN+-exclusive games, SEC Network+, ACCNX, Big 12 and Group of 5 streams). Does not include ESPN, ESPN2, ABC, SEC Network or ACC Network. | support.espn.com 2026-10-16 |
| ESPN ESPN Unlimited | $31.99/mo | Monday Night Football (ESPN and ESPN on ABC) plus NFL Network, per ESPN. ESPN Select ($13.99) does not include them. College football: ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU, SEC Network, ACC Network, ESPN+ (incl. SEC Network+ and ACCNX), ESPN on ABC, and CW Sports games, per ESPN's plan page. | support.espn.com 2026-10-15 |
| FOX One Monthly | $19.99/mo | Streams the FOX NFL games available in your market. College football: FOX, FS1, FS2 and Big Ten Network. | www.fox.com 2026-10-15 |
| ESPN + FOX One bundle ESPN Unlimited + FOX One | $39.99/mo | Both apps in one $39.99/mo subscription (no free trial), per FOX. Covers ESPN's networks (incl. SEC Network, ACC Network, ESPN+, ESPN on ABC) plus FOX, FS1, FS2 and Big Ten Network. CW games are counted via ESPN Unlimited. | www.fox.com 2026-10-16 |
| Peacock Premium | $12.99/mo | Streams NBC's Sunday Night Football. Premium Plus ($19.99/mo) adds your 24/7 local NBC station. College football: NBC's Big Ten and Notre Dame games plus Peacock-exclusive games. | www.peacocktv.com 2026-10-15 |
| Paramount+ Premium | $13.99/mo | Live CBS college football (Big Ten on CBS, Army-Navy, etc.) streams only on Premium via your local CBS station, per Paramount+. $13.99/mo from Paramount+'s help center (updated 2026-09-28). Verified college students get 50% off any plan. | www.paramountplus.com 2026-10-16 |
| HBO Max Standard | $18.49/mo | Live sports (including TNT Sports' Big 12 college football, which HBO Max describes as 'select games') need Standard or Premium. Basic with Ads ($10.99) has no live sports. | help.hbomax.com 2026-10-16 |
| Sling Essentials + Sports Extra | $30.99/mo | $19.99 Essentials + $11 Sports Extra: ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU, SEC Network, ACC Network. No ABC, no SEC Network+/ACCNX. Sling Day/Week passes are discontinued. | www.sling.com 2026-10-16 |
| Sling Select + Sports Extra | $30.99/mo | $19.99 Select + $11 Sports Extra: FS1, FS2, Big Ten Network; FOX/NBC/ABC only in designated markets. | www.sling.com 2026-10-16 |
| Sling Orange & Blue + Sports Extra | $75.99/mo | $60.99 + $15 Sports Extra. Sling's biggest college lineup. No CBS, CBS Sports Network or The CW; FOX/NBC/ABC only in designated markets. Student offer for new customers via Student Beans (amount not confirmed). | www.sling.com 2026-10-16 |
| YouTube TV Sports Plan | $64.99/mo | Local CBS/FOX/NBC/ABC plus ESPN networks. Main plan $82.99/mo. The same page's promo fine print lists Sports Plan at $54.99; we use the $64.99 regular price. College football: the Sports Plan lineup (ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, The CW, ESPN/ESPN2/ESPNU, SEC Network, ACC Network, Big Ten Network, FS1, FS2, CBS Sports Network, TNT, truTV, TBS, USA) is from the full channel list YouTube gave Deadline (Feb 2026); YouTube's own page shows only a sample. ESPN+-only games are not counted. | tv.youtube.com 2026-10-15 |
| DIRECTV MySports genre pack | $64.99/mo | Includes the ESPN Unlimited plan. Local ABC/CBS/FOX/NBC only in select markets, per DIRECTV. $49.99 first-month promo not used here. | www.directv.com 2026-10-16 |
| Hulu + Live TV With ads (incl. Disney+ & ESPN) | $89.99/mo | Includes ESPN Unlimited in the ESPN app (ESPN+, SEC Network+, ACCNX, ESPN on ABC). Channel list from Hulu's own lineup guide; local stations vary by ZIP. | help.hulu.com 2026-10-16 |
| Fubo Sports + News | $64.99/mo (unverified) | UNVERIFIED: Fubo's own pages still showed $55.99 (cached) while 2026 news reports a $64.99 price after the July 2026 increase; we use $64.99. Local channel availability varies by ZIP. College football channels are reported by third parties but not confirmed on Fubo's own pages (blocked), so we don't use Fubo in the college football calculator. Reports say Fubo does not carry TNT/truTV. | www.fubo.tv 2026-10-15 |
What we couldn't verify
- Fubo: Fubo's plan pages blocked our checks. Third-party reports say its Sports + News plan carries ESPN, SEC Network, ACC Network, Big Ten Network and CBS Sports Network but not TNT. We show those as "?" and leave Fubo out of our cheapest-plan math.
- YouTube TV Sports Plan lineup: YouTube's own page shows only a sample. Our list comes from the full lineup YouTube gave Deadline (Feb 2026). The $82.99 main plan carries all of these channels. YouTube says ESPN Unlimited access is coming to the Sports Plan; until we can confirm it, ESPN+-only games aren't counted for YouTube TV.
- MW+ (some Mountain West games): we couldn't confirm how it's sold, so we don't list a service for it.
- Local stations: ABC/CBS/FOX/NBC/CW on live TV services depend on your ZIP code. Sling and DIRECTV MySports carry them only in some markets.
FAQ
What's the cheapest way to get SEC Network and ACC Network?
ESPN Unlimited ($31.99/mo) includes both plus ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU, ESPN+ and ESPN's ABC games. Sling Essentials + Sports Extra ($30.99/mo) includes ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU, SEC Network and ACC Network but not ABC or ESPN+.
How can I stream Big Ten Network without cable?
FOX One ($19.99/mo) includes Big Ten Network, FS1 and FOX. Sling Select + Sports Extra ($30.99/mo), YouTube TV, Hulu + Live TV and DIRECTV MySports also carry it. ESPN Unlimited does not.
Is CBS Sports Network on Paramount+?
No. Paramount+ Premium streams your local CBS station (so CBS games), but CBS Sports Network is a separate cable channel. YouTube TV, Hulu + Live TV and DIRECTV MySports carry it; Sling does not.
Where can I stream TNT college football games?
TNT Sports' Big 12 games stream on HBO Max with the Standard ($18.49/mo) or Premium plan; Basic with Ads has no live sports. TNT is also on Sling Orange, YouTube TV, Hulu + Live TV and DIRECTV MySports.
Are college football games on ABC, CBS, FOX and NBC free?
Yes, with an antenna, if you can receive those stations. Nearly all of these broadcasts are national, though ABC occasionally shows different games in different regions in the same time slot.
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