How to Watch College Football in the United States
Sporty's guide to how to watch college football in the United States: ESPN and ABC show most of the College Football Playoff, including the National Championship, with five games on TNT and truTV and streaming on HBO Max. In the regular season, conference games are split across FOX, CBS, NBC, ESPN, TNT, USA Network and The CW, with streams on Paramount+, Peacock and HBO Max.
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How to watch in the United States
- College Football Playoff: ESPN and ABC — Shows the 2026-27 College Football Playoff, except five games on TNT, including the National Championship on ABC and ESPN on 25 January 2027. (Sources: College Football Playoff — ESPN extension · College Football Playoff — 2026-27 broadcast schedule)
- College Football Playoff: TNT — Shows five 2026-27 College Football Playoff games (two first-round games, two quarterfinals and the Orange Bowl semifinal) on TNT and truTV, streaming on HBO Max. (Sources: College Football Playoff — 2026-27 broadcast schedule · College Football Playoff — ESPN extension)
- Big Ten: FOX — Shows Big Ten games in the noon ET window. (Sources: Big Ten Conference — media rights agreements)
- Big Ten: CBS and Paramount+ — Shows Big Ten games at 3:30pm ET, also streaming on Paramount+. (Sources: Big Ten Conference — media rights agreements)
- Big Ten: NBC and Peacock — Shows Big Ten games in prime time, also streaming on Peacock. (Sources: Big Ten Conference — media rights agreements)
- SEC: ESPN and ABC — SEC: ESPN networks, including ABC and SEC Network, show every SEC football game. (Sources: SEC — SEC on ABC and ESPN)
- ACC: ESPN — ACC: ESPN networks, including ACC Network, show ACC football. (Sources: ACC — long-term renewed commitment with ESPN)
- Big 12: ESPN — Shows Big 12 games on ESPN networks in the 2026 season. (Sources: Big 12 Conference — 2026 football TV selections)
- Big 12: FOX — Shows Big 12 games on FOX and FS1 in the 2026 season. (Sources: Big 12 Conference — 2026 football TV selections)
- Big 12: TNT — Shows Big 12 games on TNT, streaming on HBO Max, in the 2026 season. (Sources: Big 12 Conference — 2026 football TV selections)
- Pac-12: USA Network — Shows 22 Pac-12 games in the 2026 season on TV. (Sources: Pac-12 — USA Network football package · Pac-12 — 2026 football broadcast schedule)
- Pac-12: CBS and Paramount+ — CBS shows Pac-12 games, and the Pac-12 Championship Game streams on Paramount+. (Sources: Pac-12 — 2026 football broadcast schedule)
- Mountain West: FOX — Shows 12 Mountain West games a season on FOX, FS1 and FS2, plus the Mountain West Championship Game. (Sources: Mountain West — media rights package)
- Mountain West: CBS — Mountain West: CBS Sports shows the top Mountain West game selections on CBS and CBS Sports Network. (Sources: Mountain West — media rights package)
- College football: The CW — Shows ACC, Mountain West and Pac-12 games over the air on TV in the 2026 season. (Sources: Mountain West — media rights package · Pac-12 — 2026 football broadcast schedule · ACC — The CW sublicense through the 2030-31 season)
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