The 2024-25 college football season continues this weekend with a Week 5 slate that includes Michigan State vs. No. 6 Oregon, Iowa vs Ohio State and Tennessee vs. Arkansas. Are you ready to watch some college football? In case you need a refresher on how to watch NCAA football games, we've got you covered. Looking for how to watch the 2024 NFL season? We've got a guide for that too.

How to watch the 2024 NCAA football season:

Dates: Aug. 24, 2024 - Jan. 8, 2025

TV channels: ESPN, ABC, Fox, FS1, NBC, CBS, CBSSN, Big Ten Network

Streaming: ESPN+, Paramount+, Peacock, Fubo, DirecTV Stream

2024 NCAA Week 6 Schedule:

All times Eastern

Here's a full rundown of the schedule for Week 6 of the NCAA season.

Thursday, Oct. 3

Texas State at Troy | 7 p.m. | ESPNU

Sam Houston at UTEP| 9 p.m. | CBSSN

Friday, Oct. 4

New Hampshire at Harvard | 7 p.m. | ESPN+

Jacksonvillle State at Kennesaw State| 7 p.m. | CBSSN

Houston at TCU | 7:30 p.m. | ESPN

Michigan State at No. 6 Oregon | 9 p.m. | FOX

Syracuse at No. 25 UNLV | 9 p.m. | FS1

Saturday, Oct. 5

UCLA at No. 7 Penn State | 12 p.m. | FOX

No. 9 Missouri at No. 25 Texas A&M | 12 p.m. | ABC/ESPN+

SMU at No. 22 Louisville | 12 p.m. | ESPN

Purdue at Wisconsin | 12 p.m. |BTN

Massachusetts at Northern Illinois | 12 p.m. | CBSSN

Boston College at Virginia | 12 p.m. | ACC Network

Pittsburgh at North Carolina | 12 p.m. | ESPN 2

Wake Forest at NC State | 12 p.m. | The CW Network

Navy at Air Force | 12 p.m. | CBS

Army at Tulsa | 12 p.m. | ESPNU

Bryant at Brown | 12 p.m. | ESPN+

Princeton at Columbia | 12 p.m. | ESPN+

Central Connecticut at Yale | 12 p.m. | ESPN+

Tulane at UAB | 1 p.m. | ESPN+

Delaware at Monmouth | 1 p.m. | FloSports

UAlbany at Cornell | 1 p.m. | ESPN+

Central Connecticut at Yale | 1 p.m. | ESPN+

Drake at Valparaiso | 1 p.m. | ESPN+

Marist at Davidson | 1 p.m. | ESPN+

Morehead St. at Butler | 1 p.m. | FloSports

Stetson at St. Thomas-MN | 1 p.m.

Penn at Dartmouth | 1 p.m. | ESPN+

St. Francis (PA) at Delaware St. | 1 p.m. | ESPN+

Lincoln (PA) at Morgan St. | 1 p.m. | ESPN+

Norfolk St. at Sacred Heart | 1 p.m. | ESPN+

Long Island at Duquesne| 1 p.m. | TBD

Lafayette at Fordham | 1 p.m. | ESPN+

Holy Cross at Colgate | 1 p.m. | ESPN+

East Carolina at Charlotte | 1 p.m. | ESPNU

Buffalo State at Mercyhurst | 1 p.m. | NEC Front Row

Western Michigan at Ball State | 2:00 p.m. | ESPN+

Rhode Island at Hampton | 2 p.m. | FloSports

North Carolina A&T at Richmond | 2 p.m. | FloSports

Austin Peay at West Georgia | 2 p.m. | ESPN+

Tennessee St. at Lindenwood | 2 p.m. | ESPN+

Indiana St. at Youngstown St. | 2 p.m. | ESPN+

Furman at The Citadel | 2 p.m.| ESPN+

Wofford at Western Carolina | 2:30 p.m. | ESPN+

South Carolina St. at Tennessee Tech | 2:30 p.m. |ESPN+

Southeast Missouri State at Eastern Illinois | 3 p.m. | ESPN+

Gardner-Webb at UT Martin | 3 p.m. | ESPN+

Weber St. at Montana | 3 p.m. | ESPN+

South Dakota at Murray State | 3 p.m. |ESPN+

Florida A&M at Alabama State | 3 p.m. | ESPN+

Arkansas-Pine Bluff at Alcorn St. | 3 p.m.| HBCU GO

VMI at Samford | 3 p.m | ESPN+

Virginia Lynchburg at Texas Southern | 3 p.m. | SWAC Digital Network

Auburn at No. 5 Georgia | 3:30 p.m. | ABC/ESPN+

Iowa at No. 3 Ohio State | 3:30 p.m. | CBS

No. 12 Ole Miss at South Carolina | 3:30 p.m. | ESPN

No. 23 Indiana at Northwestern | 3:30 p.m. | BTN

Temple at UConn | 3:30 p.m.| CBSSN

Virginia Tech at Stanford | 3:30 p.m. | ACC Network

Appalachian State at Marshall | 3:30 p.m. | ESPN+

Miami (OH) at Toledo | 3:30 p.m. | ESPN+

Bowling Green at Akron | 3:30 p.m. | ESPN+

East Carolina at Charlotte | 3:30 p.m. | ESPNU

Villanova at Stony Brook | 3:30 p.m. | FloSports

Chattanooga at East Tennessee St. | 3:30 p.m. | ESPN+

North Dakota at North Dakota St. | 3:30 p.m. | ESPN+

Rutgers at Nebraska | 4 p.m. | FS1

West Virginia at Oklahoma State | 4 p.m. | ESPN 2

North Carolina Central at Campbell | 4 p.m. | FloSports

Central Arkansas at Abilene Christian | 4 p.m. | ESPN+

Western Illinois at Charleston Southern| 4 p.m.|ESPN+

Northern Colorado at Montana St. | 4:00 p.m | ESPN+

UC Davis at Portland St. | 4 p.m. | ESPN+

Presbyterian at San Diego | 4 p.m. | ESPN+

No. 1 Alabama at Vanderbilt | 4:15 | SEC Network

Utah Tech at North Alabama | 5 p.m. | ESPN+

Northern Arizona at Idaho | 5 p.m. | ESPN+

South Dakota St. at Northern Iowa| 5 p.m.|ESPN+

Alabama A&M at Jackson St. | 5 p.m | ESPN+

William & Mary at Towson | 6 p.m. | FloSports

Colorado State at Oregon State | 6:30 p.m | The CW Network

No. 15 Clemson at Florida State | 7 p.m. | ESPN

Utah State at No. 21 Boise State | 7 p.m. | FOX

Old Dominion at Coastal Carolina | 7 p.m. | ESPN+

South Alabama at Arkansas State | 7 p.m. | ESPN+

James Madison at UL Monroe | 7 p.m. | ESPNU

Louisiana at Southern Miss | 7 p.m. | ESPN+

McNeese at Houston Christian | 7 p.m. | ESPN+

Texas A&M-Commerce at SE Louisiana | 7 p.m. | ESPN+

Illinois St. at Southern Illinois | 7 p.m.|ESPN+

Prairie View A&M at Incarnate Word | 7 p.m | ESPN+

Nicholls at Southern | 7 p.m.

No. 4 Tennessee at Arkansas | 7:30 p.m. | ABC

No. 10 Michigan at Washington | 7:30 p.m. | NBC

No. 11 Southern California at Minnesota | 7:30 p.m. | BTN

Baylor at No. 16 Iowa State | 7:30 p.m. | FOX

Nevada at San José State | 7:30 p.m. | truTV

UCF at Florida | 7:45 p.m. | SEC Network

Duke at Georgia Tech | 8 p.m. | ACC Network

Kansas at Arizona State | 8 p.m. | ESPN 2

Hawai'i at San Diego State | 8 p.m. | CBSSN

Tarleton State at Southern Utah | 8 p.m. | ESPN+

Idaho St. at Cal Poly | 8 p.m. | ESPN+

Northwestern St. at Stephen F. Austin | 8 p.m.|ESPN+

Texas Tech at Arizona | 10 p.m | FOX

No. 8 Miami (FL) at California | 10:30 p.m. | ESPN

How to watch NCAAF games in 2024:

NCAA football games air across a wide range of channels, from common cable networks including the full ESPN suite (that's ESPN2 and ESPNU too), Fox and FS1, ABC, NBC and CBS, to CBSSN, Big Ten Network, SEC Network, ACC Network and more.

Overwhelmed? You're not alone. Here's a breakdown of the platforms we recommend checking out ahead of the 2024 NCAA football season, so that come game time, tuning into your favorite team's games will be as easy as simply turning on the TV....

(Fubo)

Best overall sports streamer

Fubo TV

Fubo TV gives you access to ESPN, Fox, ABC, CBS, NBC and 100+ more live channels. Starting at $80/month, the live TV streaming service is definitely pricey (but certainly not the most expensive option on this list), but offers nearly every channel you'll need to watch both the NCAA football season and the 2024 NFL season. Fubo subscribers also get 1000 hours of cloud DVR storage. The platform also offers a free trial period. 

Pros

• Full package free trial available
• 1000 hours of cloud DVR storage

Cons

• Cost

Try free at Fubo

(DirecTV)

Best free trial for football

DirecTV Choice

DirecTV Stream's Choice tier (currently $105.98/month with fees) gets you access to all the usual football suspects: NFL Network, NBC, CBS and Fox. Plus the Choice tier will get you CBSSN, FS1, ACC Network, Big Ten Network, SEC Network and plenty of local RSNs. The best part is, currently you can try all this out for free. So if you're interested in trying out a live TV streaming service for football season, but aren't ready to commit, we recommend starting with DirecTV Stream. 

You'll also get unlimited Cloud DVR storage included in whatever DirecTV package you choose. 

Pros

• Full package free trial available
• Many local RSNs included
• Unlimited Cloud DVR

Cons

• Cost
• ESPN and ABC currently unavailable

Try free at DirecTV

Every way to watch NCAAF games this season: