One of the biggest College Football Playoff matchups of this weekend might just be the No. 10 Miami Hurricanes vs. the No. 7 Texas A&M Aggies. The Aggies have never made it to the CFP before, and they’ll play their inaugural game in front of a home crowd at Kyle Field in College Station, TX. The winner of this weekend’s first round game will move on to face No. 2 Ohio State in the Cotton Bowl on Dec 31. You can take a look at the entire CFP bracket, including first round pairings and the complete schedule of upcoming playoff and bowl games here.
The Miami vs. Texas A&M game airs on ABC and will stream on ESPN Unlimited. Here’s how to watch Saturday’s game and what to know about how to watch the rest of the NCAA football season.
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How to watch the Miami vs. Texas A&M game:
Date: Saturday, Dec. 20
Time: 12 p.m. ET
TV Channel: ABC
Streaming: ESPN Unlimited, DirecTV, Fubo and more
When is the Miami vs. Texas A&M game?
You can watch coverage of this week’s Miami vs. Texas A&M game starting at 12 p.m. ET on Saturday, Dec. 20.
Where to watch the Miami vs. Texas A&M game without cable
You can tune in to the Miami vs. Texas A&M game on ABC as part of ESPN on ABC. ABC is available on streaming platforms, including DirecTV and Sling, but for the most comprehensive college football coverage, you can also watch this game and hundreds more on the ESPN app with an ESPN Unlimited subscription.
ESPN’s new streaming service is divided into two tiers: the ESPN Unlimited package and the ESPN Select package.
For $29.99, the ESPN Unlimited package includes access to all of ESPN’s linear networks: ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU, SECN, ACCN, ESPNews, and ESPN Deportes, as well as access to programming on ABC, ESPN+, ESPN3, SECN+, and ACCNX. That means fans will get coverage of more than 47,000 live events each year, plus on-demand replays, original programming and more.
Right now, for a limited time, you can bundle ESPN Unlimited with Disney+ and Hulu and pay $29.99/month for 12 months — that’s like getting those other services free for a year! Even if you’re a current subscriber to Disney+, Hulu or even the bundle, you can still upgrade to this great deal.
Not interested in a bundle? ESPN Select (also referred to as ESPN+) is still an option. For $12.99/month, you can tune in and get exclusive access to events like select NCAA football games, F1 driver cams, simulcasts of certain sports that air on other channels and PPV access to UFC fights.
DirecTV is currently offering its Entertainment tier package for just $49.99 for your first month – a $40 savings over the regular rate.Â
DirecTV’s Entertainment tier gets you access to loads of channels where you can tune in to college and pro sports, including ESPN, TNT, ACC Network, Big Ten Network, CBS Sports Network, and, depending on where you live, local affiliates for ABC, CBS, Fox and NBC.
Whichever package you choose, you’ll get unlimited Cloud DVR storage and access to ESPN+’s new streaming tier, ESPN Unlimited.Â
The best part is that you can currently try all this out for free for 5 days. If you’re interested in trying out a live-TV streaming service for football season but aren’t ready to commit, we recommend starting with DirecTV.Â
Try free at DirecTVCollege football playoff game/bowl schedule this week:
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Saturday, Dec. 20
12 p.m. | No. 10 Miami (Fla.) at No. 7 Texas A&M | College Football Playoff First Round Game | ABC
3:30 p.m. | No. 20 Tulane at No. 6 Ole Miss | College Football Playoff First Round Game | TNT
7:30 p.m. | No. 24 James Madison at No. 5 Oregon | College Football Playoff First Round Game | TNT
Monday, Dec. 22
2 p.m. | Utah State vs. Washington State | Famous Idaho Potato Bowl (Boise, Idaho) | ESPN
Tuesday, Dec. 23
2 p.m. | Louisville vs. Toledo | Boca Raton Bowl (Boca Raton, Fla.) | ESPN
5:30 p.m. | Western Kentucky vs. Southern Miss. | New Orleans Bowl (New Orleans, La.) | ESPN
9 p.m. | Ohio vs. UNLV | Frisco Bowl (Frisco, Texas) | ESPN
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Wednesday, Dec. 24
8 p.m. | Cal vs. Hawai‘i | Hawai’i Bowl (Honolulu, Hawai’i) | ESPN
Friday, Dec. 26
1 p.m. | Northwestern vs. Central Michigan | GameAbove Sports Bowl (Detroit, Mich.) | ESPN
4:30 p.m. | New Mexico vs. Minnesota | Rate Bowl (Phoenix, Ariz.) | ESPN
8 p.m. | UTSA vs. FIU | First Responder Bowl (Dallas, Texas) | ESPN
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