Watch Cal Golden Bear football live without cable on the streaming device of your choice, including smart phones, tablets, and TVs.
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Good news California Golden Bears fans, you can live stream Cal football in 2023, no cable TV contract is required. Since most live TV streaming services don’t carry the PAC-12 Network, Cal fans are limited to choosing between Sling TV and fuboTV, both of which feature PAC-12 Network in sports add-on packages. Although fuboTV is more expensive than Sling, it offers a better lineup of pro and college sports including NBC Sports Bay Area. For this reason, we recommend Cal fans go with fuboTV’s “Sports Lite” upgrade as the clear best option for watching the Golden Bears, plus Bay Area sports, like the 49ers, Giants, and Warriors.
Watch ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, ESPN, ESPNU, FS1, NBC Sports Bay Area, PAC-12 Network, and more. | $84.99 / month | 7 Day Free Trial |
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The most important channels for Golden Bears fans
If the Golden Bears go on a winning streak in 2023, some of their games may be picked up by ABC, ESPN, or even FOX. FOX will air the UCLA game, but based on last season’s TV schedule, Cal fans can still expect to see a good chunk of the Cal football season air on PAC-12 Network, FS1, and ESPNU.
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How to watch today’s Cal football game
Looking for a specific Cal football game? We list the 2023 Cal football TV schedule, as well as the live TV streaming services that carry each game, in the easy to use table below.
Live streaming Cal football: our top picks
Although San Francisco is one of the markets that gets both FOX and NBC on Sling TV, Sling doesn’t carry ABC or CBS. That, and an upgrade to Sling Orange & Blue is required to get ESPN.
fuboTV, with its 4K programming, inclusion of NBC Sports Bay Area in the base package, as well as PAC-12 Network with the “Sports Lite” upgrade, is the clear winner for not only Cal football fans, but also Bay Area sports fans in general. You can watch the Warriors, Giants, A’s, and the 49ers all on fuboTV.
If the goal is just watching Cal football, Sling’s Blue + Sports Extra will get you the majority of the season on the PAC-12 Network and FS1. The only missing games will be on ESPN, ESPN2, and ESPNU, which can be added by upgrading to Sling TV Orange & Blue + Sports Extra.
Cal football live-stream FAQ
Because the platform lacks PAC-12 Network, YouTube TV only offers partial coverage of Cal football. You can watch about half of Cal’s season on YouTube TV, but will have major gaps in coverage.