With the days growing shorter and the leaves turning auburn, there are sure signs of autumn in the airâand, of course, the return of football! From exhilarating college ranking upsets to record-setting NFL action, the 2024-2025 football season promises to be one of the most thrilling in years. And as many football games are now available to stream through FPUAnet Communicationsâ reliable and fast fiber network, itâs easier than ever to catch all the action from the comfort of your homeâand with pristine picture quality, too.
But with the dizzying number of streaming apps and channels available today, navigating the various streaming options can get somewhat overwhelming. Our guide will help you find where to stream college and NFL football this season, so you can watch every big play live as it happens!
Selecting a Live TV Streaming Service
Your first step to enjoying live college and NFL football without a cable cord is to choose a live streaming TV service. While there are many apps that will showcase top games or even contests from a particular conference, to watch the most number of games, youâll first need a service that provides live game coverage.
Of course, there are several live TV streaming services you can pick. Hulu + Live TV and FuboTV are two excellent, all-around live TV options, each with their own perks. However, for reasons we lay out below, die-hard football fans, especially of the NFL, might want to choose YouTube TV.
YouTube TV offers college football coverage through channels like ABC, CBS, FOX, and ESPN. It also comes with an unlimited DVR, giving you all the storage, you need to record games and watch them later. Be sure to check out all the live TV streaming services and pick out the one that best meets your needsâjust be sure the app you ultimately decide on offers the major networks in your service area!
Streaming College Football
As the college football season kicks off first, we begin with the apps and channels that stream games this year. Youâll want to make sure to add at least some of these apps to get the most amount of coverage. Apart from a live TV streaming app, the three apps and channels below are particularly useful for college football fans:
- ESPN+ streams a variety of college football games, including those from smaller conferences and non-primetime slots. It also has a surprising amount of on-demand content and exclusive shows for thoughtful and entertaining analysis.
- Paramount+ is key for fans to watch games broadcasted on CBS. As several marquee games are broadcasted regularly on CBS, Paramount+ may be another essential app for many college football fans.Â
- Peacock livestreams games from NBC, including the Notre Dame Fighting Irish. Similar to what Paramount+ does for CBSâs college coverage, having Peacock helps fill-in coverage of network-broadcasted college games.
Streaming the NFL
For NFL fans, selecting a live streaming TV service is critical, as most Sunday day games are broadcast on CBS and Fox. To round out the corners, however, you need other apps.
For example, if you havenât gotten your fill during the Sunday day games, youâll need Peacock, home to Sunday Night Football games. Similarly, for Monday Night Football, check out ESPN, which streams most Monday Night Football games (other than certain occasional match-ups available only ESPN+ or ABC). And because fans need football four nights a week, Amazonâs Prime Video hosts Thursday Night Football, as well!
However, by far the most complete coverage of Sunday games is NFL Sunday Ticket, available exclusively on YouTube TV. While on the pricier side, NFL Sunday Ticket lets viewers watch every out-of-market NFL Sunday game of any team. So, if youâve relocated from your home teamâs TV market to another state or region, youâll be able to enjoy every minute of your teamâs Sunday games, just as you did before you moved!
With numerous streaming options available, catching every college or NFL game this fall is easier than ever. By choosing the right package of apps and platforms, you can enjoy all the excitement of football season without missing a single playâor needing to keep a clunky cable box around!
Just contact FPUAnet Communications today to get the reliable internet you need to stream all your favorite games this football season and beyond!