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The YouTube TV Disney blackout continues: How to watch NCAA football this weekend

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We’re about to enter our third week of what feels like a never-ending contract dispute between Disney and YouTube TV that has left YouTube TV customers without access to over 20 Disney-owned channels. Reports estimate that Disney is losing $4.3 million per day during the blackout, you you would think they’d like to resolve the situation quickly, but Disney CFO Hugh Johnston stated ominously earlier this week, “We’re ready to go as long as they want to.” On the up side, YouTube TV has finally started issuing $20 credits to customers as consolation for their troubles, but will that be enough to keep their base from jumping ship and finding a new streaming service? As a reminder of how we got here, the Walt Disney Co. pulled its channels from YouTube TV on Oct. 30 after the two companies failed to reach new terms on their latest carriage agreement, and YouTube TV subscribers have gone without NFL, NBA and NCAA games on ABC and ESPN’s suite of channels for two full weeks. With no agreement in sight, YouTube TV subscribers will be left in the dark for this weekend’s NCAA football games, and possibly Monday Night Football, too.

With huge conference matchups like Texas vs. Georgia and Oklahoma vs. Alabama on ABC and Florida vs. Ole Miss on ESPN this Saturday,, you’ll need to seek out alternative viewing methods if you rely on YouTube TV for those channels. And unfortunately for YouTube TV’s negotiating position, there are plenty of options. 

One of the cheapest ways to watch ESPN is with a Sling Day Pass — for just $5/day, you can tune into any and all ESPN programming with no other commitments. If you want a full switch from YouTube TV, there’s Hulu + Live TV, DirecTV, or Fubo, where you can watch all the Disney-owned channels. (Remember, unlike a lot of cable plans, you can easily pause or cancel YouTube TV or any of these alternatives, so long as you have month-to-month subscriptions.) Below, we’ve outlined some of your best options to watch ESPN, the Disney Channel, ABC and more, all pulled from our list of best live TV streaming services to cut cable, as well as a comprehensive list of which channels have been affected, and the biggest sporting events of the week that won’t be available to YouTube TV subscribers.

If you’re wondering what games you might miss as a result of the YouTube TV/Disney blackout, here’s a list of some upcoming sports you may not want to miss:

5:30 p.m. | South Carolina State at North Carolina Central | ESPN2
7:30 p.m. | Clemson at No. 20 Louisville | ESPN

12 p.m. | South Carolina at No. 3 Texas A&M | ESPN
12 p.m. | No. 9 Notre Dame at No. 22 Pitt | ABC
12 p.m. | Kansas State at Oklahoma State | ESPNU
12 p.m. | No. 24 South Florida at Navy | ESPN2
12:45 p.m. | Arkansas at LSU | SEC Network
1:30 p.m. | Tennessee Tech at Kentucky| SEC Network +
3:30 p.m. | No. 11 Oklahoma at No. 4 Alabama | ABC
3:30 p.m. | No. 19 Virginia at Duke | ESPN2
3:30 p.m. | No. 16 Georgia Tech at Boston College | ACC Network
3:30 p.m. | NC State at No. 15 Miami (Fla.) | ESPN
4 p.m. | Memphis at East Carolina | ESPNU
4:15 p.m. | New Mexico State at No. 23 Tennessee | SEC Network
7 p.m. | Florida at No. 7 Ole Miss | ESPN
7 p.m. | No. 13 Utah at Baylor | ESPN2
7:30 p.m. | No. 10 Texas at No. 5 Georgia | ABC
7:30 p.m. | Virginia Tech at Florida State | ACC Network
7:45 p.m. | Mississippi State at Missouri | SEC Network
8 p.m. | Kennesaw State at Jacksonville State | ESPNU
10:15 p.m. | TCU at No. 12 BYU | ESPN
10:30 p.m. | UC Davis at Montana State | ESPN2

3 p.m. | NWSL Semifinal: Orlando Pride vs. Gotham FC | ABC

8 p.m. | MNF: Dallas Cowboys vs. Las Vegas Raiders | ESPN

Get Hulu + Live TV at a great price

You may have heard that Sling offers day, weekend and week passes to its streaming programming for as little as $5 per day. That is an option if you’re looking for just some of the ESPN channels (the Sling Orange tier), but ABC isn’t included. (If you’re just looking to catch one of this week’s big games, like Monday Night Football on ESPN, it’s a great short-term solution.) If you want a longer-term solution, you can get both ESPN and ABC with Sling’s Orange and Blue package ($30 a month to start, $61 thereafter), but you’ll need to add on the Sports Extra package for ESPNU, which requires an additional charge. 

Need your local ABC programming? Your station may have its own free local streaming news channel (many do), you can see if The Roku Channel carries your local station’s news, or download your local news station app if it’s a Nexstar channel. 

The other alternative — if you’re within the broadcast radius of a local ABC affiliate — is to get an over-the-air antenna. You can plug in your ZIP code at antennaweb.org to see what channels are in your area. This off-brand unit has worked very well in our initial testing — it’s under $30, and the channels are truly free. 

Every channel that’s owned by The Walt Disney Company is currently blacked out on YouTube TV. Those channels are:

  • ABC

  • ABC News Live

  • ACC Network

  • Disney Channel

  • Disney Junior

  • Disney XD

  • ESPN

  • ESPNews

  • ESPN2

  • ESPNU

  • Freeform

  • FX

  • FXM

  • FXX

  • Localish

  • Nat Geo

  • Nat Geo Wild

  • SEC Network

  • ESPN Deportes

  • Baby TV Español

  • Nat Geo Mundo

Update Nov. 14 2025 4:21PM ET: This story has been updated to include viewing info for weekend college football games, as well as the next Monday Night Football.

Update Nov. 10 2025, 4:43PM ET: This story has been updated to include news on the $20 rebate for YouTube TV subscribers, as well as to update the list of upcoming football games for the week.

Update Nov. 6 2025, 4:38PM ET: This story has been updated to include viewing info for weekend college football games, as well as the next Monday Night Football.

Update Nov. 5 2025, 12:32PM ET: This story has been updated to include detailed info on tonight’s ESPN NBA games.

Update Nov. 3 2025, 6:36PM ET: This story has been updated to include YouTube TV’s latest response to Disney’s request to restore its channels for just 24 hours.

This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/entertainment/streaming/the-youtube-tv-disney-blackout-continues-how-to-watch-ncaa-football-this-weekend-173330533.html?src=rss

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