Watching College Football: 2024 Week 1/Zero

The 2024 college football season kicks off this weekend. There are only four Division 1-A/FBS games this weekend, but there are 21 next Thursday and another six on Friday. Today, number 10 Florida State plays in Ireland, the only ranked team playing today. Five more ranked teams will play on Thursday and Friday.

Today's games, along with next weeks, are officially part of Week 1, although today's games are often called "Week Zero."

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

• CBS Sports Network
• ESPN
• Fox Sports 1

The Thursday and Friday games will be on:

• ACC Network
• Big Ten Network
• CBS Sports Network
• ESPN+
• Fox
• SEC Network
• truTV

Here's how to get the channels to watch college football this week:

ACC Network

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

CBS Sports Network

• Hulu+Live TV ($77/month)
• YouTube TV ($73/month)
• Fubo (Pro) ($75/month)
• DirecTV (Ultimate) ($139/month)

ESPN, ESPN2

• Sling TV (Orange) ($40/month)
• Hulu+Live TV ($77/month)
• YouTube TV ($73/month)
• Fubo (Pro) ($75/month)
• DirecTV (Entertainment) ($80/month)

ESPN+

• ESPN+ (standalone) ($11/month)
• Disney Bundle Trio Basic ($15/month)

Fox

• Antenna (free)
• Sling TV (19 markets only) ($45/month)
• Hulu+Live TV ($77/month)
• YouTube TV ($73/month)
• Fubo (Pro) ($75/month)
• DirecTV (Entertainment) ($80/month)

Fox Sports 1

• Sling TV (Blue + Sports Extra) ($51/month)
• Hulu+Live TV ($77/month)
• YouTube TV ($73/month)
• Fubo (Pro) ($75/month)
• DirecTV (Entertainment) ($80/month)

SEC Network

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

truTV

• Sling TV (Blue) ($40/month)
• Hulu+Live TV ($77/month)
• YouTube TV ($73/month)
• DirecTV (Choice) ($116/month)

That's this week in Division 1-A/FBS college football, and covers the networks that are carrying college football games this weekend and the early games next weekend. My Streaming Life focuses on college football during this time of year. Being from the southeast, it's in my blood.