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Florida State vs. Wake Forest kicks off at 7:30 p.m. on ACC Network. Fans can watch with the cheaper Select plan ($12.99 per month) on the new ESPN app, as well as Fubo, which offers a free trial for new subscribers.
College football’s only pairing of top-10 teams goes down in Lubbock early on Saturday, with the 7th-ranked BYU Cougars visiting No. 8 Texas Tech.
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Tuberville draws backlash after blaming tech giant for YouTube TV not showing college football
A contractual dispute between Google and Disney has left YouTube TV users unable to watch college football games over the weekend.
This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: YouTube TV-ESPN blackout: How to watch LSU-Alabama, Nov. 8 college football A full slate of college football, NBA and F1 action is on the Nov. 8 schedule, but will you be able to watch it?
The disagreement causing the ESPN and ABC outage stems from the "carriage fee" that YouTube TV pays Disney to broadcast its channels. Disney has faced similar negotiating standoffs with other broadcasters in recent years, including a 2021 outage on YouTubeTV that was resolved in two days.
YouTube TV subscribers could see ESPN, along with ABC and the entire suite of Disney-owned channels, return to their airwaves at any moment if a deal is reached to end the contractual dispute. Until then, imperfect options remain for consumers.
A discouraging update emerged regarding ESPN and Disney’s ongoing standoff with YouTube TV ahead of a weekend packed with sports.