The 2024-25 college football season resumes this weekend with a Week 4 schedule that includes some old rivalries and some key conference games. On Friday night, Fox will broadcast No. 24 Illinois against No. 22 Nebraska. Big NCAAF games on Saturday include USC against Michigan (on CBS and Paramount+) and Tennessee visits Oklahoma, their first Big 12 game of the season, which will air on ABC. Ready to watch college football? In case you need a refresher course on how to watch NCAA football games, we’ve got you covered.

Want to know how to watch the 2024 NFL season? We have a guide for that too.

How to watch the 2024 NCAA football season:

Dates: August 24, 2024 – January 8, 2025

TV channels: ESPN, ABC, Fox, FS1, NBC, CBS, CBSSN, Big Ten Network

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

2024 NCAA Week 4 Schedule:

All times Eastern

Here’s a complete breakdown of the schedule for Week 4 of the NCAA season and information on where to watch.

Thursday, September 19

South Alabama 48, Appalachian State 14
Benedict College 31, Edward Waters 28

Friday, September 20

7pm | Union in Springfield | FloSports
7pm | Southern Connecticut State at Bentley | FloSports
7:30 p.m. | Stanford at Syracuse | ESPN
8pm | No. 24 Illinois at No. 22 Nebraska | FOX
10pm | San Jose State vs. Washington State | CW Network

Saturday, September 21

12pm | Marshall at No. 3 Ohio State | FOX
12 p.m. | NC State at No. 21 Clemson | ABC/ESPN+
12pm | Florida vs. Mississippi State | ESPN
12pm | Villanova at Maryland | Big Ten Network
12 p.m. | James Madison in North Carolina | ACC Network
12 p.m. | Houston in Cincinnati | FS1
12pm | Kansas vs West Virginia | ESPN2
12pm | Tulane in Louisiana | ESPNU
12pm | Rice in the Army | CBSSN
12pm | Charlotte vs. Indiana | Big Ten Network
12pm | Stetson at Harvard |
12pm | Princeton at Lehigh |
12pm | Lafayette at Columbia | ESPN+
12pm | Alfred State College at MIT | FloSports
12pm | Central Missouri at Davenport | FloSports
12pm | Cortland near Susquehanna | FloSports
12pm | Huntingdon College at North Carolina Wesleyan | FloSports
12pm | SUNY Morrisville at Catholic | FloSports
12pm | St. Anselm at American International | FloSports
12:45 p.m. | Ohio vs. Kentucky | SEC Network
1:00 p.m. | Ball State at Central Michigan |
1:00 p.m. | Brown in Georgetown |
1:00 p.m. | Fordham at Dartmouth |
1:00 p.m. | Cornell at Colgate |
1pm | Alma College in Northern Michigan | FloSports
1:30 p.m. | Norfolk State at VMI | ESPN+
2:00 p.m. | Arkansas State at No. 20 Iowa State | ESPN+
2:00 p.m. | Virginia at Coastal Carolina | ESPN+
2:00 p.m. | Utah State at Temple |
2:00 p.m. | Saint Francis (PA) at Eastern Michigan | ESPN+
2:00 p.m. | Towson at North Dakota State | ESPN+
2:00 p.m. | San Diego vs. North Dakota | ESPN+
2:00 p.m. | Drake in South Dakota | ESPN+
2:00 p.m. | Yale at Holy Cross |
2:00 p.m. | St. Thomas (Minn.) at Lindenwood | ESPN+
2:00 p.m. | Roosevelt in Valparaiso |
2pm | Husson in Norwich | FloSports
2:30 p.m. | Tennessee State at Tennessee Tech |
3:00 p.m. | Southern Miss at Jacksonville State |
3 p.m. | Eastern Washington in Nevada | Mountain West Network
3pm | Bryant in New Hampshire | FloSports
3:00 p.m. | Western Carolina at Montana |
3:00 p.m. | Mercyhurst at Montana State |
3:30 p.m. | No. 11 USC at No. 18 Michigan | CBS
3:30 p.m. | Miami (Ohio) at No. 17 Notre Dame | NBC
3:30 p.m. | UCLA at No. 16 LSU | ABC
3:30 p.m. | Kent State at No. 10 Penn State | Big Ten Network
3:30 p.m. | Georgia Tech at No. 19 Louisville | ESPN2
3:30 p.m. | Buffalo at No. 23 Northern Illinois | ESPN+
3:30 p.m. | Arkansas at Auburn | ESPN
3:30 p.m. | Rutgers at Virginia Tech | ACC Network
3:30 p.m. | Central Connecticut at UMass | ESPN+
3:30 p.m. | Youngstown State at Pitt | ESPN+/ACCNX
3:30 p.m. | Arizona State at Texas Tech | FS1
3:30 p.m. | Memphis at Navy | CBSSN
3:30 p.m. | Houston Christian at UTSA | ESPN+
4 p.m. | No. 12 Utah at No. 14 Oklahoma State | FOX
4:00 p.m. | Duke vs. Middle Tennessee | ESPNU
4:00 p.m. | Mississippi Valley State at Nicholls |
4pm | Valdosta State at Erskine | FloSports
4:15 p.m. | Vanderbilt at No. 7 Missouri | SEC Network
5:00 p.m. | TCU at SMU | CW Network
5pm | Stony Brook at Campbell | FloSports
5:00 p.m. | Lane at Miles College |
6pm | Monmouth at Florida International | ESPN+
6pm | East Carolina at Liberty |
6pm | UTEP at Colorado State | truTV
6pm | Penn in Delaware | FloSports
6pm | East Tennessee State at Elon | FloSports
6pm | Richmond at Delaware State |
6pm | Furman at William & Mary | FloSports
6pm | Morehead State at Eastern Kentucky |
6pm | Southern Utah at Idaho State |
6pm | The Citadel at Mercer |
6pm | Marist at Bucknell |
6 p.m. | UIndy at Wayne State (Mich.) | FloSports
7 p.m. | No. 8 Miami (Florida) at South Florida | ESPN
7pm | Northwestern in Washington | FS1
7pm | Florida Atlantic at UConn | CBSSN
7pm | Cal at Florida State | ESPN2
7pm | Florida A&M at Troy | ESPN+
7pm | Tulsa at Louisiana Tech |
7pm | New Mexico State at Sam Houston |
7pm | Toledo at Western Kentucky | ESPN+
7pm | Wyoming vs. North Texas | ESPN+
7:00 p.m. | North Carolina A&T at North Carolina Central | ESPN+
7 p.m. | Alabama A&M at Austin Peay | ESPN+
7pm | Eastern Illinois at Illinois State |
7pm | Missouri State at UT Martin | ESPN+
7pm | South Dakota State at SE Louisiana |
7pm | Southeast Missouri State at Southern Illinois |
7:00 p.m. | Jackson State at Grambling | 7:00 p.m. | ESPN+
7 p.m. | Northern Arizona at UIW | ESPN+
7pm | Virginia Lynchburg at Morgan State |
7 p.m. | Southern at Prairie View A&M | ESPN+
7pm | Texas Southern at Lamar |
7pm | Sacramento State at Texas A&M-Commerce | ESPN+
7pm | Weber State at Northwestern State |
7pm | Gardner-Webb at Presbyterian | ESPN+
7 p.m. | Tarleton State at North Alabama | ESPN+
7pm | Wisconsin-La Crosse at Grand Valley State | FloSports
7pm | Texas A&M-Kingsville at UT Permian Basin | FloSports
7pm | West Alabama vs. West Florida | FloSports
7:30 p.m. | No. 6 Tennessee at No. 15 Oklahoma | ABC/ESPN+
7:30 p.m. | Akron vs. South Carolina | ESPNU
7:30 p.m. | Iowa vs. Minnesota | NBC
7:30 p.m. | Bowling Green at No. 25 Texas A&M | ESPN+/SECN+
7:45 p.m. | Georgia Southern at No. 5 Ole Miss | SEC Network
8 p.m. | UL Monroe at No. 1 Texas | ESPN+/SECN+
8 p.m. | Michigan State at Boston College | ACC Network
8pm | Baylor in Colorado | FOX
8pm | Alcorn State at McNeese | ESPN+
8pm | Idaho at Abilene Christian |
8pm | Northern Colorado with Stephen F. Austin |
8pm | Central Washington at West Texas A&M | FloSports
8pm | Midwestern State at Eastern New Mexico | FloSports
8pm | Angelo State at Western New Mexico | FloSports
8:30 p.m. | Fresno State in New Mexico | truTV
8:30 p.m. | Purdue at Oregon State | CW Network
9:45 p.m. | Portland State at Boise State | FS1
10 p.m. | Utah Tech at UC Davis | ESPN+
10:30 p.m. | No. 13 Kansas State at BYU | ESPN
Midnight | UNI in Hawaii | Spectrum Sports PPV

How to watch NCAAF games in 2024:

NCAA football games are broadcast on a wide range of channels, from the major cable networks, including the full ESPN package (which also includes ESPN2 and ESPNU), 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 rundown of the platforms you should be checking out ahead of the 2024 NCAA football season, so when game time rolls around, you can easily watch your favorite team’s games by simply turning on the TV….

(Fubo)

Fubo TV gives you access to ESPN, Fox, ABC, CBS, NBC, and over 100 other live channels. The live TV streaming service is definitely expensive, starting at $80/month (but certainly not the most expensive option on this list), but it offers almost all the channels you need to watch both the NCAA football season and the 2024 NFL season. Fubo subscribers also get 1000 hours of cloud DVR storage. The platform also offers a free trial period.

Per

• Free trial of full package available
• 1000 hours of cloud DVR storage

Try Fubo for free

(DirecTV)

DirecTV Stream’s Choice tier (currently $105.98/month including fees) gives you access to all the usual football suspects: NFL Network, NBC, CBS, and Fox. Plus, the Choice tier gets you CBSSN, FS1, ACC Network, Big Ten Network, SEC Network, and many local RSNs. The best part is that you can try all of this for free right now, so if you want to try out a live TV streaming service for football season but aren’t ready to commit, we recommend starting with DirecTV Stream.

Plus, unlimited cloud DVR storage is included with any DirecTV package you choose.

Per

• Free trial of full package available
• Many local RSNs contain
• Unlimited Cloud DVR

Disadvantages

• Cost
• ESPN and ABC currently unavailable

Try DirecTV for free

All the ways to watch NCAAF games this season: