With 134 schools across 10 conferences, College Football has a team for everyone. Are you ready? This season each team plays around 12 games each, with over 40 bowl games. This year promises to be one for the books as the NCAA will debut a 12-team playoff format to decide the National Championship. And the Big Ten is now 18 teams, having added four new ones this season: University of Oregon, UCLA, USC, and University of Washington.
Whether by stream or broadcast TV, here are some of the ways to tune in to NCAA football this year.
How to watch college football with cable
With X1, you have the option to watch college football games on channels like ESPN, ESPN2, FS1, and more. You also have access to conference-specific networks such as the ACC Network, SEC Network, and Big Ten. With the X1 Voice Remote, you can easily tune in to live games and check schedules with the sound of your voice. If you want to watch the Big Ten Network and access over 130 games across the conference’s 18 teams, you can get the More Sports and Entertainment Package. Not only that, but X1 gives you weekly games in 4K for the ultimate viewing experience.
Here are the major networks and their conference affiliations:
- ABC: ACC, American, Big 12, SEC
- CBS: Big Ten
- FOX: Pac-12, Big 12, Big Ten
- NBC: Big Ten, Notre Dame
- The CW: ACC, Pac-12
- ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU: ACC, American, Big 12, Big Ten, C-USA, MAC, SEC, Sun Belt, UMass
College football bowl games schedule
The college football bowl schedule runs from December 14th to January 20th, featuring over a month of exciting matchups broadcast on networks like ESPN, ABC, CBS, TNT Sports, and The CW. This year’s schedule includes the new 12-team playoff format, starting with first-round games on December 20th-21st, quarterfinals on December 31st and January 1st, and semifinals on January 9th-10th, all leading up to the National Championship Game on January 20th, 2025.
College football playoff schedule
- First round (Dec. 20-21)
- Friday, Dec. 20: 8 p.m. | ABC/ESPN
- Saturday, Dec. 21: 12 p.m. | TNT
- Saturday, Dec. 21: 4 p.m. | TNT
- Saturday, Dec. 21: 8 p.m. | ABC/ESPN
- Quarterfinals (Dec. 31-Jan. 1)
- Fiesta Bowl: 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 31 | ESPN
- Peach Bowl: 1 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 1 | ESPN
- Rose Bowl: 5 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 1 | ESPN
- Sugar Bowl: 8:45 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 1 | ESPN
- Semifinals (Jan. 9-10)
- Orange Bowl: 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 9 | ESPN
- Cotton Bowl: 7:30 p.m. Friday, Jan. 10 | ESPN
- CFP National Championship
- 7:30 p.m. Monday, Jan. 20 | ESPN
How to watch college football games without cable
You can stream college football games through the Xumo Stream Box from Xfinity, as long as you have a subscription to Peacock, ESPN+, or authenticated through X1 (or another cable provider). If you’re an X1 customer, you can stream college football on the Xfinity Stream App or on your web browser when you’re away from your TV.
Xumo Stream Box is a great way to get all the top streaming apps in one place, including ESPN, Fox Sports, NBC Sports, and more. Get 300+ free TV channels with the Xumo Play app. Shows play instantly, and voice search makes it easy to find what you want to watch.
