NCAA football 2024: How to watch every college football game this season

It’s not just the NFL that’s finally returning to our screens this month, NCAA football has also returned. The 2024-25 college football season continues this weekend with a Week 3 slate that includes Alabama vs. Wisconsin (on Fox) and Colorado vs. Colorado State (CBS). 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.

Dates: Aug. 24, 2024 – Jan. 8, 2025

TV channels: ESPN, ABC, Fox, FS1, NBC, CBS, CBSSN

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

2024 NCAA Week 3 schedule:

All times Eastern

Week 3 of the NCAA season will begin with Thursday evening games between Northwestern State and Alabama, and Arizona vs. Texas State. Here’s a full rundown of the schedule for this week.

Thursday, Sept. 12

• Northwestern State vs. Alabama: 7:30 p.m. (ESPN),

• Arizona vs. Texas State: 7:30 p.m. (ESPN+)

Friday, Sept. 13

• UNLV vs. Kansas: 7 p.m. (ESPN)

• Arizona vs. Kansas State, 8 p.m. (FOX)

Saturday, Sept. 14

• Alabama vs, Wisconsin: 12 p.m. (FOX)

• Arkansas State vs. Michigan: 12 p.m. (Big Ten Network)

• Oklahoma State vs. Tulsa: 12 p.m. (ESPN)

• LSU vs. South Carolina: 12 p.m. (ABC)

• Louisiana Tech vs. NC State,: 12 p.m. (ACC Network)

• Central Michigan vs. Illinois: 12 p.m. (Peacock)

• Memphis vs Florida State, 12 p.m. (ESPN)

• Cincinnati vs Miami (OH): 12 p.m. (ESPNU)

• North Texas vs. Texas Tech: 12 p.m. (FS1)

• Central Connecticut State vs. Saint Francis (PA): 12 p.m. (NEC Front Row)

• Lehigh vs. LIU: 12 p.m. (NEC Front Row)

• North Greenville vs. The Citadel: 12 p.m. (ESPN+)

• Mercyhurst vs. Robert Morris | ESPN+

• Marist vs. Lafayette: 12:30 p.m. (ESPN+)

• Boston College vs. Missouri: 12:45 p.m. (SEC Network)

• Massachusetts vs. Buffalo: 1 p.m. (CBS Sports Network)

• Delaware vs. North Carolina A&T: 1 p.m. (FloSports)

• Stony Brook vs. Fordham: 1 p.m. (ESPN+)

• Western Illinois vs. Illinois State: 1 p.m. (ESPN+)

• Georgetown vs. Sacred Heart: 1 p.m. (ESPN+)

• Virginia-Lynchburg vs. Presbyterian: 1 p.m. (ESPN+)

• Coastal Carolina vs. Temple: 2 p.m. (ESPN+)

• Charleston Southern vs. Richmond: 2 p.m. (FloSports)

• Holy Cross vs. Bryant: 2 p.m. (FloSports)

• Idaho State vs. North Dakota: 2 p.m. (ESPN+)

• Duquesne vs. Youngstown State: 2 p.m. (ESPN+)

• Stetson vs. Furman: 2 p.m. (ESPN+)

• Wagner vs. Delaware State: 3 p.m. (ESPN+)

• Morehead State vs. Montana: 3 p.m. (ESPN+)

• Morehouse vs. Howard: 3 p.m. (CNBC)

• Notre Dame vs. Purdue: 3:30 p.m. (CBS)

• Oregon vs. Oregon State: 3:30 p.m. (FOX)

• Ball State vs. Miami: 3:30 p.m. (ACC Network)

• Tulane vs. Oklahoma: 3:30 p.m. (ESPN)

• VMI vs. Georgia Tech: 3:30 p.m. (ESPN+)

• Texas A&M vs. Florida: 3:30 p.m. (ABC)

• Prairie View A&M vs. Michigan State: 3:30 p.m. (Big Ten Network)

• Nevada vs. Minnesota: 3:30 p.m. (Big Ten Network)

• Washington State vs. Washington: 3:30 p.m. (Peacock)

• West Virginia vs. Pittsburgh: 3:30 p.m (ESPN2)

• Morgan State vs. Ohio: 3:30 p.m. (ESPN+)

• Monmouth vs. Maine: 3:30 p.m. (FloSports)

• Towson vs. Villanova: 3:30 p.m. (FloSports)

• Troy vs. Iowa: 4 p.m. (FS1)

• App State vs. East Carolina: 4 p.m. (ESPNU)

• Hampton vs. Norfolk State: 4 p.m. (ESPN+)

• UAlbany vs. Idaho: 4 p.m (ESPN+)

• South Dakota vs. Portland State: 4 p.m. (ESPN+)

• Abilene Christian vs. Northern Colorado: 4 p.m. (ESPN+)

• UAB vs. Arkansas: 4:15 p.m. (SEC Network)

• Utah vs. Utah State: 4:30 p.m. (CBS Sports Network)

• North Dakota State vs. ETSU: 5:30 p.m. (ESPN+)

• UConn vs. Duke: 6 p.m. (ESPN+)

• Virginia Tech vs. Old Dominion: 6 p.m. (ESPN+)

• FIU vs. FAU: 6 p.m. (ESPN+)

• UTEP vs. Liberty: 6 p.m. (ESPN+)

• South Carolina State vs. Georgia Southern: 6 p.m. (ESPN+)

• North Carolina Central vs. North Carolina: 6 p.m. (ESPN+)

• Colgate vs. Akron: 6 p.m. (ESPN+)

• Gardner-Webb vs. Charlotte: 6 p.m. (ESPN+)

• Campbell vs. Rhode Island: 6 p.m. (FloSports)

• William & Mary vs, Wofford: 6 p.m. (ESPN+)

• Western Carolina vs. Elon: 6 p.m. (FloSports)

• Stonehill vs. New Hampshire: 6 p.m. (FloSports)

• West Georgia vs. Eastern Kentucky: 6 p.m. (ESPN+)

• Mercer vs. Chattanooga: 6 p.m. (ESPN+)

• Dayton vs. Indiana State: 6 p.m. (ESPN+)

• Merrimack vs. Bucknell: 6 p.m. (ESPN+)

• Ole Miss vs, Wake Forest: 6:30 p.m. (The CW Network)

• Bethune-Cookman vs. Western Michigan: 6:30 p.m. (ESPN+)

• UTSA vs. Texas: 7 p.m. ESPN

• Vanderbilt vs. Georgia State: 7 p.m. (ESPN+)

• Jacksonville State vs. Eastern Michigan: 7 p.m. (ESPN+)

• Kennesaw State vs. San José State: 7 p.m. (truTV/Max)

• Western Kentucky vs. Middle Tennessee: 7 p.m. (ESPN+)

• Hawai’i vs. Sam Houston: 7 p.m. (ESPN+)

• South Florida vs. Southern Miss: 7 p.m. (ESPN+)

• Austin Peay vs. Central Arkansas: 7 p.m. (ESPN+)

• Lindenwood vs. Missouri State: 7 p.m. (ESPN+)

• Mississippi Valley State vs. Murray State: 7 p.m. (ESPN+)

• Augustana (SD) vs. South Dakota State: 7 p.m. (ESPN+)

• Incarnate Word vs. Southern Illinois: 7 p.m. (ESPN+)

• Alabama State vs. Samford: 7 p.m. (ESPN+)

• Arkansas-Pine Bluff vs. Tennessee State: 7 p.m. (HBCUGO)

• Southern vs. Jackson State: 7 p.m. (ESPN+)

• Edward Waters vs. Alcorn State: 7 p.m. (SWAC Digital Network)

• North Alabama vs. UT Martin: 7 p.m. (ESPN+)

• Grambling State vs. Texas A&M-Commerce: 7 p.m. (ESPN+)

• Louisiana Christian vs. Houston Christia: 7 p.m. (ESPN+)

• Weber State vs. Lamar: 7 p.m. (ESPN+)

• Eastern Washington vs. Southeastern Louisiana: 7 p.m. (ESPN+)

• Georgetown (KY) vs. Alabama A&M: 7 p.m. (SWAC Digital Network)

• Georgia vs. Kentucky: 7:30 p.m. (ABC)

• New Mexico vs. Auburn: 7:30 p.m. (ESPN2)

• Toledo vs. Mississippi State: 7:30 p.m. (ESPNU)

• Indiana vs. UCLA: 7:30 p.m. (NBC/Peacock)

• Northern Iowa vs. Nebraska: 7:30 p.m. (Big Ten Network)

• Air Force vs. Baylor: 7:30 p.m. (FS1)

• Colorado vs. Colorado State: 7:30 p.m. (CBS)

• UCF vs. TCU: 7:30 p.m. (FOX)

• Eastern Illinois vs. Northwestern: 7:30 p.m. (Big Ten Network)

• Indiana Wesleyan vs. Valparaiso: 7:30 p.m. (ESPN+)

• Kent State vs. Tennessee: 7:45 p.m. (SEC Network)

• Maryland vs. Virginia: 8 p.m. (ACC Network)

• Rice vs. Houston: 8 p.m. (ESPN+)

• UC Davis vs. Southern Utah: 8 p.m. (ESPN+)

• Western Oregon vs. Cal Poly: 8 p.m. (ESPN+)

• Stephen F. Austin vs. McNeese: 8 p.m. (ESPN+)

• BYU vs. Wyoming: 9 p.m. (CBS Sports Network)

• Northern Arizona vs. Utah Tech: 9 p.m. (ESPN+)

• Nicholls vs. Sacramento State: 9 p.m. (ESPN+)

• San Diego State vs. California: 10:30 p.m. (ESPN)

• New Mexico State vs. Fresno State: 10:30 p.m. (truTV/Max)

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….

Every way to watch NCAAF games this season: