How to stream college football without cable on Roku devices (2024-2025)

Get out the giant foam fingers and throw on your favorite jersey because watching College Football on your Roku device has never been easier. From the first kick-off of the season to the final whistle of this year’s College Football National Championship game (airing on ESPN), we’ve got the sports coverage you want so all you need to do is remember the words to your alma mater’s fight song.

Now that you know the play, let’s get into formation and kick off our guide for how to stream college football with and without cable on your Roku devices.

How to stream college football without cable 

Roku Sports Zone 

Easily found on your Home Screen, our Sports Zone curates live and upcoming games and provides access to them all in one place. If you don’t know where or how to find a game, the Sports Zone should be the first place you turn to. Plus, you can now favorite your top teams and be notified when their game is about to start if you have the Roku mobile app downloaded. 

DIRECTV STREAM

DIRECTV STREAM, formerly known as AT&T TV, has a wide selection of sports channels, such as ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU, ABC, FOX and more to stream college football games. Starting at $74.99/month, more channels available with the service includes FS1, FS2, NBC, NBCSN, CBS Sports Network, BTN, ACC Network, Longhorn Network, and SEC Network.

FuboTV

FuboTV is popular amongst sports fans, a great service for streaming most of your favorite college football games. Starting at 74.99/month, FuboTV offers channels such as ESPN, ESPN2, ESPN3, ESPNU, ABC, ACC Network, FOX, FS1, FS2, NBC, NBCSN, Fox College Sports, CBS Sports Network, BTN, SEC Network, and PAC-12 Network.

Hulu with Live TV

Hulu with Live TV has channels including ABC, FOX, CBS Sports Network, and ESPN to easily get you your favorite live sports. More channels of interest include ESPN2, ESPNU, FS1, FS2, NBC, NBCSN, BTN, ACC Network, SEC Network and PAC-12 Network starts at $69.99/month.

Sling TV

Sling TV gives football fans another great place to easily stream their favorite games, with their most basic package starting at $40/month. Depending on the plan you choose, Sling TV offers a wide variety of channels such as ESPN, ESPN2, ESPN3, ESPNU, FOX, FS1, FS2, NBC, NBCSN, SEC Network, ACC Network, BTN, SEC Network, and PAC-12 Network.

YouTube TV

YouTube TV is another service that has a variety of sports channels to watch your favorite college football team. YouTube TV starts at $72.99/month (some channels are only available at higher-tier plans) with channels such as ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU, ABC, FOX, FS1, FS2, NBC, NBCSN, CBS, CBS Sports Network, BTN, ACC Network, and SEC Network.

Paramount+ on The Roku Channel

Starting at $5.99/month or $11.99/month without commercials, Paramount+ offers SEC games on CBS.

Streaming college football with cable

Got a cable subscription? You can use your login from a participating cable or satellite provider to authenticate the following channels:

• ESPN – Live games from ESPN, ESPN2, ESPN+, ESPNU, SEC Network, ABC, ACC Network, & Longhorn Network
• FOX Sports – Live games from the PAC-12, Big 12, and Big Ten on FOX, FS1, FS2, BTN and more.
• NBC Sports – Live Notre Dame games on NBC Sports and Peacock.
• CBS Sports – Live games on CBS Sports and CBSSN.

If you’re looking for a serious upgrade to your gridiron experience and want a champion of picture quality to watch the championship game, check out one of our 4K or 8K Roku TVs.

Happy Streaming!