Friday, December 2, 2022

Watching college football games this weekend: the final games

College football season in now in at the end of the season.There are two regular season games left -- a makeup of a postponement, and Army-Navy -- and a shipload of conference championship games. This weekend will set the college football playoffs.

The three remaining unbeaten teams can secure playoff spots with wins, but if chaos reigns, then the playoff committee will have some decisions to make on Sunday, and there will be plenty that won't like their team being left out.

If you want to watch all of the games this weekend, you need access to several networks, which can get expensive. Of course, you might not want to be able to watch all the games. All the conference championship games are available streaming on major networks. One game -- Valparaiso at New Mexico State -- is on FloSports streaming service.

Here are the networks carrying games:

  • ABC
  • CBS
  • CBS Sports Network
  • ESPN
  • ESPN+
  • Fox
  • FloSports

Here is how to watch these networks listed. Note the prices reflect the announced price increases for Sling TV:

ABC

  • Antenna, over the air, free.
  • Vidgo Plus, $60/month.
  • YouTube TV, $65/month.
  • Fubo TV, $70/month.
  • Hulu+Live TV, $70.
  • DirecTV Stream Entertainment, $70/month.

CBS

  • Antenna, over the air, free.
  • Paramount+ Premium, $10/month.
  • Vidgo Plus, $60/month.
  • YouTube TV, $65/month.
  • Fubo TV, $70/month.
  • Hulu+Live TV, $70.
  • DirecTV Stream Entertainment, $70/month.

CBS Sports Network

  • YouTube TV, $65/month.
  • Fubo TV, $70/month.
  • Hulu+Live TV, $70.
  • DirecTV Stream Ultimate, $105/month.

ESPN

  • Sling Orange, $40/month.
  • Sling Orange+Blue, $55/month.
  • Vidgo Plus, $60/month.
  • YouTube TV, $65/month.
  • Fubo TV, $70/month.
  • Hulu+Live TV, $70.
  • DirecTV Stream Entertainment, $70/month.

ESPN+

ESPN+ is a standalone sports programming service. It is not the same thing as regular ESPN that you get with cable or one of the live streaming services. Some content from ESPN, ESPN2, or other ESPN networks may be available on ESPN+, but often, it's content that is only available on ESPN+.

  • ESPN+, $7/month.
  • Disney Bundle, $14/month.

Fox

  • Antenna, over the air, free.
  • Vidgo Plus, $60/month.
  • YouTube TV, $65/month.
  • Fubo TV, $70/month.
  • Hulu+Live TV, $70.
  • DirecTV Stream Entertainment, $70/month.

FloSports

  • FloSports app, $13/month.

That list of networks covers all the games airing this weekend, and next weekend (Army-Navy).

To watch all these games, having an antenna won't really matter, as in order to get all the networks carrying games, the services also carry the OTA stations. So, how much to watch them all?

The services necessary will cost $85. That's $65 for YouTube TV, along with $7 for ESPN+, and $13 for FloSports.

If you want college football in your Streaming Life, you have options, though it can get expensive depending just how many games you want to watch.

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