Yahoo News Deion Sanders Is the University of Colorado’s New Coach — How to Watch the NCAA Games Online (and Shop His Viral Sunglasses)
The University of Colorado is soaking up the sports spotlight. NFL Hall of Famer Deion Sanders leads the Buffaloes as its new coach, and with him comes the first time in the college’s history that home games have sold out, reports Colorado Public Radio.
It’s not just tickets that the former football and baseball player is selling out. After Colorado State Rams coach Jay Novell threw shade at Sanders for wearing hats and sunglasses at press conferences, Sanders played up his Blenders Prime shades and secured a deal with the eyewear brand. (Per NPR, the company scored $1.2 million in sales in one day, thanks to Sanders.)
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Sanders has a bit of a personal stake in the game: his sons, defensive back Shilo Sanders and quarterback Shedeur Sanders, are also on the team.
Below, find out how to watch the University of Colorado’s football games online without cable, get the team’s latest game schedule and even shop Sanders’ viral Blenders glasses.
How to Watch University of Colorado Football Games Online
Depending on the game, NCAA football airs on ABC, ESPN, Fox, FS1 and ACC Network on cable or streams on ESPN+. The easiest way to watch the University of Colorado games online without cable is with a subscription to a live TV streaming service, such as DirecTV Stream ($65 and up monthly), FuboTV ($75 and up per month), Hulu with Live TV ($70 and up per month) and Sling ($40 and up monthly). Learn more about each option for streaming the Buffs football games below.
DirecTV Stream
Price $70 and up monthly
Channels CBS, ESPN, Fox, NBC
Watch CBS, ESPN, Fox and NBC with DirecTV Stream‘s Entertainment package ($65 monthly, guaranteed for the first two years), which offers online TV, on-demand content and more than 75 other channels, including CNN, Disney Channel, Nickelodeon, AMC and others. Other plans offer over 105-150 channels, with prices ranging from $84-$155 per month. For a limited time, new subscribers who get a DirecTV package and who purchase an NFL Sunday Ticket from YouTube can earn up to a $400 Visa gift card; learn more here. (As of press time, DirecTV Stream doesn’t offer ABC.)
DirecTV Stream Subscription
ESPN+
Price $10 monthly or $100 annually; $13 monthly with the Disney+, ESPN+ and Hulu bundle
ESPN+ airs select NCAA games, as well as certain Monday Night Football games. Subscriptions also include access to Fantasy Focus, NFL Countdown, NFL PrimeTime, NFL Live and other exclusive sports content. It’s a great companion for football fans who want to watch live events, original shows and the option to buy UFC pay-per-view events and other offerings that aren’t available on traditional cable or live TV streaming packages.
Sports fans can expand their entertainment with the Disney+ Bundle, which includes Hulu and ESPN+ starting at $13 monthly.
ESPN+ Subscription
FuboTV
Price $65 and up monthly
Channels ABC, CBS, ESPN, Fox, NBC, NFL Network
Watch live pro and college football games on CBS, ESPN, Fox, NBC, NFL Network and other sports channels with a subscription to FuboTV, which starts at $75 per month and includes access to 176 news, entertainment and sports channels. You can record over 1,000 hours of TV shows, movies, games and more (including Monday, Thursday and Sunday night football) and watch later on your smartphone, tablet or TV.
Other plans include the Elite package (254 channels for $85 monthly) and the Ultimate tier that comes with 298 channels, NFL RedZone, Showtime and 4K quality for $100 monthly. The online TV streaming service offers a seven-day free trial for new subscribers, so you can technically watch NFL games online for free for a week.
FuboTV Subscription
Hulu with Live TV
Price $70 and up monthly
Channels ABC, CBS, NBC, ESPN, Fox and more; plus Disney+ and ESPN+
Watch NCAA and NFL games (including Monday, Thursday and Sunday night pro football) on ABC, CBS, NBC Sports, ESPN, Fox and more than 75 other major cable news, entertainment and sports channels on-demand with a Hulu with Live TV subscription, which is $70 and up per month and comes bundled with Disney+ and ESPN+. The Hulu with Live TV, Disney+ and ESPN+ bundle also lets you watch thousands of popular TV shows, movies and original content, and you can add Cinemax, Max, Showtime, Starz and other channels for an extra monthly fee.
You’ll also get access to live streaming and events on ESPN+, like UFC Fight Night, PGA golf, soccer, baseball and more.
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Sling
Price $40-$45 and up monthly; new subscribers save 50% off the first month for a limited time
Channels (varies by plan and area) ABC, NBC, ESPN, ESPN2, ESPN3, Fox, NBC, NFL Network and FS1
Live TV streaming platform Sling offers three base plans: the individual Orange and Blue tiers ($40-$45 per month) and the combined Orange & Blue package ($60 monthly). You can also add the Sports Extra package for $11-$15 per month. For a limited time, new subscribers save 50 percent off the first month, taking the monthly price down to $20. Sling’s packages also include DVR so you can record the football games to watch the NFL on demand.
The Orange tier includes ESPN and more than 30 other channels and streaming on one device. The Blue plan offers access to ABC, the CW, NBC, ESPN, Fox (in select markets), NFL Network, FS1 and more than 40 other sports, news and entertainment channels, plus streaming on up to three devices. For cord-cutters who want the most bang for their buck, the combined Orange & Blue plan comes with 49 channels (including all of the aforementioned networks), streaming on up to four devices and 50 hours of digital video recording (DVR) storage for watching football games and other sports (including the U.S. Open) later. New subscribers get half off their first month.
Both the Orange and Blue plans also come with other news, entertainment and sports channels, such as A&E, AMC, CNN, Food Network, Freeform, HGTV, History, Lifetime and others.
Sports superfans can save even more with Sling’s Season Pass subscription, which starts at $199 for five months of Sling’s Blue, Orange or Orange & Blue tiers plus the Sports Extra package. The plans offer some of the best ways to watch tennis, NFL and college football without cable; learn more here.
Note that you’ll need to connect an HD antenna and an AirTV device if you want to watch local channels on your Sling service; get more details here.
Sling Subscription
University of Colorado Football Schedule
The Buffs have seven more games to play in the NCAA football season. See the dates, times and where the games are airing below, and stay tuned as we’ll be updating the schedule as the NCAA announces additional channels that will broadcast the games.
Sept. 23, 12:30 p.m. PT/3:30 p.m. ET Colorado vs. Oregon, ABC
Sept. 30, 9 a.m. PT/12 p.m. ET USC vs. Colorado, Fox
Oct. 7, TBD Colorado vs. Arizona State, channel TBD
Oct. 13, 7 p.m. PT/10 p.m. ET Stanford vs. Colorado, channel TBD
Oct. 28, TBD Colorado vs. UCLA, channel TBD
Nov. 4, TBD Oregon State vs. Colorado, channel TBD
Nov. 11, TBD Arizona vs. Colorado, channel TBD
Where to Shop Coach Sanders’ Blenders Sunglasses
Sanders and the Buffaloes now have an exclusive collaboration with Blenders, the company behind his viral sunnies. Priced at $67, the Prime sunglasses collab features two colorways (gold and black) and is now available for pre-order.
Blenders x Coach Sanders Prime 21 Gold Sunglasses
Blenders x Coach Sanders Prime 21 Smoke Sunglasses
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