Folks, it’s Texas-LSU weekend down here in Austin.
We’ve hosted some major matchups in recent years: Ohio State in 2006, Notre Dame in 2016, USC last year. But LSU is a little more personal. Our cousins and high school classmates went to LSU. Many of our friends from LSU relocated to the Lone Star State post-Katrina, and the two schools haven’t played in the regular season since 1954. If someone doesn’t grill a gator during an area tailgate, I’ll be sorely disappointed.
The top-10 matchup leads a loaded Week 2 schedule. The kind you’ll want to savor and stream from Game Day to prime-time. Here’s everything you need to know—full slate of games, network coverage, and how to stream all the action—about Week 2 in college football, which kicks off Friday evening
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College football 2019 schedule: live stream
The following services, save for ESPN+, offer a one-week free trial and all carry ESPN and Fox Sports 1. Full schedule of games below.
1) Sling TV
- Sling TV pricing: $25-$40 per month (40% first month)
- Sling TV devices: Amazon Fire Stick and Fire TV, Apple TV, Android TV, Roku, Xbox One, Google Chromecast, Oculus Go, Microsoft Edge, and iOS and Android devices
- Sling TV local channels: NBC, Fox (check your local availability here)
Sling TV provides two base channel package options, each priced at $25 per month. Sling Orange includes three ESPN channels, while Sling Blue includes sports channels like NFL Network, FS1 and FS2, NBCSN, and local channels. If you’re Team “Why Not Both,” Sling Orange + Blue combines the two for just $40 per month. Sports Extra: Sling Blue ($10 per month) also includes NFL RedZone.
Spanish-speaking viewers have quite a few options. For bilingual families, you might consider the Español: Best of Spanish TV package for either Sling Orange or Sling Blue for 24/7 specialty channel LaLiga TV and beIN SPORTS Connect: Channels 4-9, which features matches from LaLiga, Ligue 1, and Copa del Rey, among others. Both packages cost $5 per month after your free trial. Sling TV Latino is another Spanish-language package for $10 per month, including NBC Universo, History en Español, and—of import to soccer fans—four beIN SPORTS channels. (And choosing Sling TV Latino + Sling Orange for $30 per month gives you access to ESPN Deportes.) For more information, check out our guide to Sling TV channels and our Sling TV review.
How to use AirTV with Sling
AirTV solves one of the Sling’s biggest problems: The inability to receive all of your local channels. By purchasing a basic AirTV for $79.99 or the AirTV Player for $119.99, you can merge those local channels into your Sling TV, (or on your mobile device if you have the basic AirTV). As the Daily Dot wrote in its AirTV review, “it’s practically magic.”
The basic AirTV is a dual-tuner streaming device, while the AirTV Player is basically an upgraded Chromecast that has Netflix preinstalled. You’ll still need to own an HD antenna because even though AirTV gets you access to your local channels, it doesn’t actually physically show them to you.
But AirTV—which has no monthly fee—serves to strengthen one of Sling’s biggest weaknesses compared to other live streaming services like Hulu with Live TV, YouTube TV, and PlayStation Vue. All those services have plenty of local channels.
2) ESPN+
- Cost: $4.99 per month or $49.99 for 12 months
- Devices: Chromecast, Amazon Fire Stick and Fire TV, Apple TV, Android TV, Roku players and TV, Oculus Go, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Samsung smart TVs, and iOS and Android devices
ESPN+ is a subscription service that extends ESPN’s existing website and app, and it’s essential for soccer fans, in particular, carrying all MLS matches not on ESPN or FS1, as well as Serie A+, USL, Copa America, and FA Cup matches. It encompasses other sporting events as well, including 20 exclusive UFC Fight Night events per year, 180 NHL games, at least one MLB game a day for every day of the season, and a cornucopia of college sports.
ESPN+ also features the network’s sports talk programming, and it features original series starting with the entire 30 for 30 catalog ESPN made its name on. It also unlocks more content and fewer ads on the ESPN site.
3) PlayStation Vue
- Cost: $44.99-$79.99 per month (after a 7-day free trial)
- PlayStation Vue devices: PlayStation 3 and 4, Roku, Amazon Fire Stick and Fire TV, Google Chromecast, Kodi, iOS and Android devices
- PlayStation Vue local channels: NBC, Fox, ABC, CBS (enter your ZIP code here to check your availability)
PlayStation Vue is a fantastic option for fans who already own a PlayStation console, but this streaming platform is available on a variety of devices. ESPN and FS1 are part of the Core package of channels, and the options increase at the Elite and Ultra levels.
5) Hulu with Live TV
- Cost: $44.99 per month (after a 7-day free trial)
- Hulu devices: Roku, Apple TV, Google Chromecast, Amazon Fire Stick and Fire TV, Xbox One, Xbox 360, Nintendo Switch, and iOS and Android devices
- Hulu local channels: ABC, CBS, Fox, NBC, the CW (check your local availability here)
Hulu with Live TV includes sports programming among its offerings, including ESPN and FS1, and as a subscriber to the service, you’ll get free access to Hulu’s sizable on-demand library. (Check out the full list of Hulu Live TV channels.)
6) YouTube TV
- Cost: $50 per month (after a 7-day free trial)
- YouTube TV devices: Google Chromecast, Roku, Apple TV, Android TV, Xbox One, iOS and Android devices
- YouTube TV local channels: NBC, CBS, Fox, ABC, the CW (enter your ZIP code here to check your availability)
YouTube TV is a great option for college football fans, including ESPN and FS1. (Take a look at the full list of YouTube TV channels here.)
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College football 2019 schedule: Week 2
Sept. 6
William & Mary at Virginia, 8pm ET | ACC Network
Wake Forest at Rice, 8pm ET | CBS Sports Network
Marshall at (No. 24) Boise State, 9pm ET | ESPN2
Sacramento at Arizona State 10pm ET | Pac-12 Network
Sept. 7
Ohio at Pittsburgh, 11am ET | ACC Network
Cincinnati at (No. 5) Ohio State, noon ET | ABC
Army at (No. 7) at Michigan, noon ET | Fox
Rutgers (No. 20) at Iowa, noon ET | FS1
(No. 21) Syracuse at Maryland, noon ET | ESPN
Old Dominion at Virginia Tech, noon ET | ESPNU
UAB at Akron, noon ET | CBSSN
Kennesaw State at Kent State, noon ET | ESPN3
Southern at Memphis, noon ET | ESPN2
West Virginia at Missouri, noon ET | ESPN2
Charleston at Southern South Carolina, noon ET | SEC Network
Vanderbilt at Purdue, noon ET| BTN
Bowling Green at Kansas State, noon ET
Western Carolina at NC State, 12:30pm ET | ACCNX
Northern Illinois at (No. 13) Utah, 1pm ET | Pac-12
Fordham at Ball State, 2pm ET | ESPN3
South Florida at Georgia Tech, 2pm ET | ACC Network
Tennessee Tech at Miami (OH), 2:30pm ET | ESPN+
(No. 12) Texas A&M at (No. 1) Clemson, 3:30pm ET | ABC
Central Michigan at (No. 17) Wisconsin, 3:30pm ET | BTN
(No. 25) Nebraska at Colorado, 3:30pm ET | Fox
Southern Illinois at UMass 3:30pm ET
Charlotte at Appalachian State 3:30pm ET | ESPN+
Grambling at Louisiana Tech 3:30pm ET | NFL Network
Richmond at Boston College, 3:30pm ET | ACCNX
Illinois at UConn, 3:30pm ET | CBSSN
Eastern Illinois at Indiana, 3:30pm ET | BTN
Southern Mississippi at Mississippi State, 3:30pm ET | ESPNU
New Mexico State at (No. 2) Alabama, 4pm ET | SEC Network
Murray State at (No. 3) Georgia, 4pm ET | ESPN2
UTSA at Baylor, 4pm ET
Western Illinois at Colorado State, 4pm ET
San Diego State UCLA 4:15pm ET | Pac-12
Northern Colorado at (No. 22) Washington State 5pm ET
UL Monroe at Florida State 5pm ET | ACC Network
North Carolina A&T at Duke, 6pm ET | ACCSNX
Gardner-Webb at East Carolina, 6pm ET | ESPN3
Maine at Georgia Southern, 6pm ET | ESPN+
South Dakota at (No. 4) Oklahoma 7pm ET
(No. 18) UCF at Florida Atlantic, 7pm ET | CBSSN
Furman at Georgia State, 7pm ET | ESPN3
Jackson State at South Alabama, 7pm ET | ESPN3
Wyoming at Texas State, 7pm ET | ESPN+
Western Kentucky at Florida International, 7pm ET | ESPN+
Tennessee State at Middle Tennessee, 7pm ET | ESPN3
North Texas at SMU, 7pm ET | ESPN3
Eastern Kentucky at Louisville, 7pm ET | ACCNX
BYU at Tennessee, 7pm ET | ESPN
Coastal at Carolina Kansas, 7pm ET | ESPN+
McNeese at Oklahoma State, 7pm ET | ESPN+
(No. 6) LSU at (No. 9) Texas, 7:30pm ET | ABC
Tulane at (No. 10) Auburn, 7:30pm ET | ESPN2
UT Martin at (No. 11) Florida, 7:30pm ET | ESPNU
Buffalo at (No. 15) Penn State, 7:30pm ET | Fox
Nevada at (No. 16) Oregon, 7:30pm ET | Pac-12
Western Michigan at (No. 19) Michigan State, , 7:30pm ET | BTN
Eastern Michigan at Kentucky, 7:30pm ET | SEC Network
Arkansas at Ole Miss, 7:30pm ET | SEC Network
Stony Brook at Utah State, 7:30pm ET
Liberty at Louisiana, 7:30pm ET | ESPN+
Prairie at View Houston, 8pm ET | ESPN3
Miami at North Carolina, 8pm ET | ACC Network
UTEP at Texas Tech, 8pm ET
Tulsa at San Jose State, 8pm ET | ESPN3
Arkansas State at UNLV, 10pm ET
California at (No. 14) Washington, 10:30pm ET | FS1
(No. 23) Stanford at USC, 10:30pm ET | ESPN
Minnesota at Fresno State, 10:30pm ET | CBSSN
Northern Arizona at Arizona, 10:45pm ET | Pac-12
Oregon State at Hawai’i, 11:59pm ET
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