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How to Watch Every Texas Longhorns Football Game Live

Written by Derek Fleming

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Watch the Texas Longhorns live without cable on the device of your choice, including Apple TV, Samsung Smart TV, Roku, and more.

How to watch Texas football live online
Table of Contents
  1. Important channels
  2. Top picks
  3. Does UT football have the best roster?
  4. Watching Texas Football FAQ

If you can’t make it to DKR Texas Memorial Stadium in Austin to watch the Longhorns in person, there are several good options for live-streaming UT football in 2024. Fubo, YouTube TV, Hulu, and DIRECTV STREAM all carry ABC, FOX 7 Austin, ESPN, and FS1, plus allow access to the Longhorn Network via the Watch ESPN app. Our top pick, Fubo, allows UT fans to stream the entire season, plus gain access to Bally Sports Southwest for Mavs and Rangers games.

Fubo

Watch ABC, FOX, ESPN, ESPNU, and more. Access Longhorn Network with ESPN app.

$74.99 / month

7 Day Free Trial

DIRECTV STREAM – Choice

Watch ABC, FOX, ESPN, ESPNU, Bally Sports Southwest, and more. Access Longhorn Network with ESPN app.

$99.99 / month

5 Day Free Trial

YouTube TV

Watch ESPN, FS1, FOX, and more.

$72.99 / month

14 Day Free Trial

Important channels

This season will be the last for Texas football in the Big 12, which means marquee games can still air on FOX. For the season, Texas football games will appear on ABC, ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU, FOX, FS1, and the Longhorn Network.

DIRECTV STREAM – ChoiceFuboHulu + Live TVOrange & Blue Sports ExtraYouTube TV
ABC ABC
ESPN ESPN
ESPN2 ESPN2
ESPNU ESPNU
FOX FOX
FS1 FS1
Longhorn Network Longhorn Network

A note on the longhorn network

UT fan note: you can access the Longhorn Network with “TV Everywhere” on the Watch ESPN app. This requires switching away from the Fubo, DIRECTV STREAM or YouTube TV app for one game, and streaming the Longhorns on the ESPN app instead.

If watching the Longhorn Network lineup is a top priority beyond just UT football, Sling TV Orange + Sports Extra carries the channel’s live stream directly in the Sling app.

Personally, rather than signing up for Sling TV, I would recommend using TV Everywhere to access Longhorn Network games with Fubo credentials. This allows UT fans to sign up for a live TV streaming service with more comprehensive sports coverage than Sling TV.

Top picks

Our top picks for watching Texas football are chosen based on our editorial team’s first-hand experience streaming college football on each app.

Hulu + Live TV carries all the channels you need to live stream Texas football, except the Longhorn Network. However, you can access the Longhorn Network with your Hulu + Live TV credentials using the ESPN app.

Hulu + Live TV now offers unlimited DVR and is a good choice for NFL fans as well, with CBS, FOX, NBC, and ESPN for watching Monday Night Football.

Hulu + Live TV integrates the ESPN+ lineup directly into its app, which offers a seamless experience that we enjoy for watching UFC PPV and Fight Nights.


fuboTV carries all the channels you need to watch Longhorns football, except the Longhorn Network. However, you can access the Longhorn Network with your fuboTV credentials using the ESPN app.

Fubo also offers SEC Network in the base package for NCAAF fans in Texas who want to watch the Aggies and Longhorns, and carries the regional sports networks necessary to tune in to Mavs, Rangers, Astros, and Rockets games in-market.


Other than the Longhorn Network, DIRECTV STREAM carries all the channels you need to watch Texas football, plus some regional sports networks that aren’t available anywhere else, the big one in Texas being Bally Sports Southwest for Rangers, Mavs, and Stars games.

You can access the Longhorn Network with DIRECTV STREAM credentials on the ESPN app.


Again, YouTube TV is missing the Longhorn Network but offers all the other channels you need to stream Texas football. For example, you can watch Big Noon Kickoff on YouTube TV, and can even stream the marquee game in 4K with an upgrade to 4K Plus.

UT fans can access the Longhorn Network using their YouTube TV login on the Watch ESPN app.

Sling TV Orange + Sports Extra is a good budget option for watching Longhorn Network directly in the Sling TV app, as well as ESPN for streaming Monday Night Football, and ESPNU.

Upgrade to Sling Orange & Blue to get FOX in the Austin market.

Does UT football have the best roster?

Texas football has slowly but surely been stepping up recruiting efforts in seasons past, partly due to one of the strongest NIL programs in the country. The UT roster will feature former 5-star QB recruit Quinn Ewers as the starter under-center and several other talented players across the offensive line. Former Ohio State coach Urban Meyer has called Texas the most talented team in the nation, which will have expectations sky-high in Austin this season.

Watching Texas Football FAQ

Can I watch Texas football on ESPN+?

Yes, a small handful of smaller UT football matchups will sometimes air on ESPN+, but never big games.

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