Saturday, November 18, 2023

Watching College Football in 2023: Week 12

Week 12 of college football for 2023 has begun. There are 68 Division 1-A/FBS games on tap this week, with eight already played (three Tuesday, two Wednesday, one Thursday night, and two last night).

Today, there are 60 games scheduled. There are four games that feature two Top 25 teams playing each other:

  • Georgia (1) at Tennessee (18)
  • Utah (22) at Arizona (17)
  • Kansas State (21) at Kansas (25)
  • Washington (5) at Oregon State (11)

All ranked teams are in action this weekend, with the rest of the Top 25 all play unranked teams.

Today's games will be broadcast over several networks. Here are the channels or networks you'll need to watch all the games:

  • ABC
  • ACC Network
  • Big Ten Network
  • CBS
  • CBS Sports Network
  • CW
  • ESPN
  • ESPN2
  • ESPNU
  • ESPN+
  • Fox
  • Fox Sports 1
  • Longhorn Network
  • NBC
  • NFL Network
  • Pac 12 Network
  • Peacock
  • SEC Network

Note: No games are on Longhorn Network this week.

Between this weekend's games and next Saturday, there are 16 games involving Division 1-A/FBS teams, with nine ranked teams (at least, by this week’s poll) playing. Those games will be broadcast on:

  • ABC
  • CBS
  • CBS SN
  • ESPN
  • ESPN2
  • ESPNU
  • Fox
  • FS1
  • NBC

It’s possible that before the season ends, there may even be another network or two that carries games, but these are the ones that are confirmed as the season begins. Here's how to get all the networks:

ABC

  • Antenna (free)
  • Sling TV (8 markets only) ($45/month)
  • Vidgo (Plus) ($70/month)
  • Hulu+Live TV ($77/month)
  • YouTube TV ($73/month)
  • Fubo (Pro) ($75/month)
  • DirecTV (Entertainment) ($85/month)

ACC Network

  • Sling TV (Orange + Sports Extra) ($51/month)
  • Vidgo (Plus) ($70/month)
  • Hulu+Live TV ($77/month)
  • YouTube TV ($73/month)
  • Fubo (Pro) ($75/month)
  • DirecTV (Choice) ($116/month)

Big Ten Network

  • Sling TV (Blue + Sports Extra) ($51/month)
  • Vidgo (Plus) ($70/month)
  • Hulu+Live TV ($77/month)
  • YouTube TV ($73/month)
  • Fubo (Pro) ($75/month)
  • DirecTV (Choice) ($116/month)

CBS

  • Antenna (free)
  • Paramount Plus (Premium) $12/month
  • Hulu+Live TV ($77/month)
  • YouTube TV ($73/month)
  • Fubo (Pro) ($75/month)
  • DirecTV (Entertainment) ($85/month)

CBS Sports Network

  • Hulu+Live TV ($77/month)
  • YouTube TV ($73/month)
  • Fubo (Pro) ($75/month)
  • DirecTV (Ultimate) ($146/month)

CW

  • Antenna (free)
  • Not available streaming.

ESPN, ESPN2

  • Sling TV (Orange) ($40/month)
  • Vidgo (Plus) ($70/month)
  • Hulu+Live TV ($77/month)
  • YouTube TV ($73/month)
  • Fubo (Pro) ($75/month)
  • DirecTV (Entertainment) ($85/month)

ESPN+

  • ESPN+ (standalone) ($10/month)
  • Disney Bundle ($15/month)

ESPNU

  • Sling TV (Orange + Sports Extra) ($51/month)
  • Vidgo (Plus) ($70/month)
  • Hulu+Live TV ($77/month)
  • YouTube TV ($73/month)
  • Fubo (Pro + Fubo Extra) ($83/month)
  • DirecTV (Choice) ($116/month)

Fox

  • Antenna (free)
  • Sling TV (18 markets only) ($45/month)
  • Vidgo (Plus) ($70/month)
  • Hulu+Live TV ($77/month)
  • YouTube TV ($73/month)
  • Fubo (Pro) ($75/month)
  • DirecTV (Entertainment) ($85/month)

Fox Sports 1

  • Sling TV (Blue + Sports Extra) ($51/month)
  • Vidgo (Plus) ($70/month)
  • Hulu+Live TV ($77/month)
  • YouTube TV ($73/month)
  • Fubo (Pro) ($75/month)
  • DirecTV (Entertainment) ($85/month)

Longhorn Network

  • Sling TV (Orange + Sports Extra) ($51/month)
  • Vidgo (Plus) ($70/month)
  • DirecTV (Choice) ($116/month)

NBC

  • Antenna (free)
  • Peacock (Plus) ($12/month)
  • Sling TV (11 markets only) ($45/month)
  • Hulu+Live TV ($77/month)
  • YouTube TV ($73/month)
  • Fubo (Pro) ($75/month)
  • DirecTV (Entertainment) ($85/month)

NFL Network

  • Sling TV (Blue) ($40/month)
  • Vidgo (Plus) ($70/month)
  • Hulu+Live TV ($77/month)
  • YouTube TV ($73/month)
  • Fubo (Pro) ($75/month)
  • DirecTV (Choice) ($116/month)

Pac 12 Network

  • Vidgo (Plus) ($70/month)
  • Fubo (Pro) ($75/month)

Peacock

  • Peacock is its own service, and can be used to watch NBC live programming with the $12/month plan.

SEC Network

  • Sling TV (Orange) ($40/month)
  • Vidgo (Plus) ($70/month)
  • Hulu+Live TV ($77/month)
  • YouTube TV ($73/month)
  • Fubo (Pro) ($75/month)
  • DirecTV (Choice) ($116/month)

That's this week in Division 1-A/FBS college football, and covers all the networks -- so far -- that are carrying college football games in 2023. My Streaming Life focuses on college football during this time of year.

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