How to watch NCAA College Football online in 2025

The NCAA College Football 2024 season is over for another year, but will return on Saturday August 23! Keeping tabs on how the season is progressing can be difficult with streaming rights split across nearly a dozen different services. But, don’t worry; we’ll show you how to live stream most of the 2025 NCAA College Football games online from anywhere in the world.

This guide only recommends official streaming services. The fragmented market for NCAA College Football has resulted in many unofficial streaming sources. These unofficial options are often subject to quick and unexpected takedowns. Instead, we recommend sticking with official streaming services like SlingTV or Fubo TV to stream NCAA College Football games for the coming season.

How to watch NCAA College Football online

1. Sign up for a reputable VPN service. We recommend NordVPN, but other options may suit your needs, including Surfshark, or IPVanish.
2. Log into a US-based server in the city of your choice. We recommend a US server as most games will not be available in other countries.
3. Open your chosen streaming service.
4. Start streaming the games of your choice. You should be able to view the games, both local and nationally broadcast, depending on the service you’re using.

You may find that some services block VPN connections on certain browsers, such as Chrome. In order to get NordVPN or other VPNs to work while using some web browsers, try logging out of the browser, as well as clearing your cache, browsing history, and cookies.

Where to watch NCAA College Football

In the US

Your best option to watch as many games as possible will be through:

• ESPN
• ABC
• CBS
• CBS Sports Network
• Fox Sports
• NBC Sports Network
• Pac-12 Network
• SEC Network

No one streaming service carries all of those channels (not even traditional cable), but we’ll detail where you can get them all below.

In Canada

You can catch a large number of games through:

• Sportsnet Now
• DAZN
• TSN

In Germany, Mexico, Australia and elsewhere

NCAA College Football is a uniquely American experience. As a result, there are very few streams for games that exist on services outside of the US. However, you will find that some of the broadcast options are free, with your only blockade being geographic content restrictions that can be bypassed through a VPN.

This means, you can also watch NCAA College Football abroad in countries like the UK, Italy, Switzerland, and more, by using a VPN.

United States NCAA Football streaming

While the NCAA does not implement many blackouts, many games simply aren’t available outside of their respective regions.

If you take the time to explore streaming options, it’s possible to watch most games in a season through the major broadcasters. Additionally, only a select few broadcasters have rights to the NCAA College Football Championship and Bowl games.

The primary options you’ll want to access from the list below are: ESPN, CBS Sports, FOX Sports, SEC Network, Pac-12 Networks, Stadium, and Big 10 Network.

Here’s a long list of where to go watch different regional NCAA conference games.

No streaming service carries all of these options except traditional cable. Getting them all through traditional cable would be exceptionally expensive, though.

You’ll be glad to know that once the playoffs and championships begin, your viewing options will get much easier to handle.

Best streaming services for NCAA College Football

The following streaming services will give you the most coverage:

1. Sling TV

   • Starting at $35 per month
   • Sling Orange + Blue: Includes ESPN, ESPN2, ESPN3, FOX Sports 1, FOX Sports 2, ACC Network, NBC Sports
   • Extra sports package ($11/month): Adds SEC Network, SEC Network+, Pac-12 Networks, ESPN U

2. FuboTV

   • Costs $64.99 per month
   • Includes FOX Sports 1 & 2, Pac-12 Networks, CBS Sports Network, Big Ten Network

3. YouTube TV

   • Costs $64.99 per month
   • Includes Big Ten Network, SEC Network, ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU, CBS Sports, FOX Sports 1, FOX Sports 2

4. Hulu with Live TV

   • Costs $64.99 per month
   • Includes ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU, ACC, FOX Sports 1 & 2, Big Ten Network, CBS Sports Network, SEC Network

5. ESPN+

   • Costs $6.99 per month
   • Provides access to select college football games

6. DAZN

   • DAZN US focuses on fighting sports
   • DAZN Canada includes Pac-12 Networks games
   • Using a VPN like NordVPN can bypass geographic content blocking to access DAZN Canada

Are there free networks to stream college football?

Yes, some of the networks mentioned above will have free streams available online. You can access the following NCAA conferences both live and on-demand for free:

• Big Sky Conference (Available on PlutoTV)
• Stadium (also available on fuboTV, PlutoTV, Twitter, and Twitch)
• MAC Digital Network
• Big 12 Digital Network
• Mountain West Network

You’ll also be able to catch some games on a few local TV channels over the air. A good OTA antenna and receiver should allow you to watch games in your area broadcast on available networks where broadcast agreements exist.

Importantly, these free options can be accessed via a VPN if traveling outside the US.

Canada NCAA Football Streaming

Canadians get to enjoy a selection of NCAA College Football games. If you live close enough you can use an OTA antennas. Outside of that, a few streaming services will be carrying some, but not all, of the many games that span the NCAA conferences.

Canadian streams for watching NCAA Football:

• DAZN (covers Pac-12 Networks games)
• TSN (covers most ESPN-provided games)
• RDS (covers most ESPN-provided games in French)

International College Football Streaming

If you’re outside the US in Mexico, Europe, or even further afield like Australia, your options to watch college football all involve a VPN.

How to watch NCAA College Football online from anywhere

1. Sign up for a reputable VPN service. We recommend NordVPN, but other options may suit your needs, including Surfshark, or IPVanish.
2. Log into a US-based server in the city of your choice (most games will not be available in other countries).
3. Open your chosen streaming service. Popular options include ESPN+, Sling TV, DirecTV Stream, Hulu + Live TV, FuboTV, and YouTube TV.
4. Create an account. Some services require a US-based payment method.
   • YouTube TV may allow sign-up using an active Google Play account, even without a US card.
   • Be sure to enter a valid US ZIP code during registration (e.g., 90210 for Los Angeles).
5. Start streaming games. You should be able to view the games, both local and nationally broadcast, depending on the service you’re using.

US residents, can sign up to a DAZN US account, then use a VPN to get Pac-12 through DAZN Canada. Presumably, this option should work for anyone with a DAZN account in other countries as well, such as the UK, Italy or Germany.

VPN not working?

You may find that some services block VPN connections on certain browsers, such as Chrome. In order to get NordVPN or other VPNs to work while using some web browsers, try logging out of the browser, as well as clearing your cache, browsing history, and cookies.