The US college football season returns and you can watch games live in Australia.
Georgia are the current national champions, becoming the first team to win back-to-back championships in the college football playoff era and looking to be only the second team ever to win 3 championships in a row.
College football is a stepping stone to the NFL and you can watch some future stars in action.
How to watch college football in Australia
ESPN is the home for college football games in Australia.
That means you can watch NCAA college football games on Foxtel iQ, Foxtel Now, Kayo and Fetch TV.
Live stream college football via Foxtel Now
You can watch college football on Foxtel Now. If you're a fan of American football, Foxtel Now also has the NFL.
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10-day free trial of Foxtel Now
No installation and no lock-in contract. New customers only. Sign up now.
Foxtel Now is a way to watch Foxtel content without a set-top box. To watch college football, you'll need the Sport pack bundled with the base Essentials pack, making for a minimum cost of $54 a month.
A 10-day free trial is available for new customers.
Foxtel Now is compatible with plenty of devices including Mac/PC, Android and iOS mobile devices, selected smart TVs, PS3 and PS4, and streaming devices like Chromecast, Telstra TV and the Foxtel Now box.
The platform is compatible with Macs and PCs, plus iOS and Android devices, Chromecast, Apple TV, Android TV, Telstra TV, PlayStation 4 and 5 and selected Samsung, LG and Hisense TVs.
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Stream Kayo FREE for 7 days
Take Kayo Sports for a spin and stream over 50 sports live, plus get 15,000+ hours of on-demand archives.
Subscriptions to Kayo start from $25 a month and that lets you watch on 1 device at a time. If you're after more simultaneous streams, the 4K compatible Basic package at $35 a month allows 2.
A 7-day free trial is available for new customers.
There are also a number of live sports streaming features such as SplitView, where you can watch 4 sports at once. Other features include Interactive Stats, a Key Moments Timeline and Kayo Minis.
Watch college football on Foxtel iQ
ESPN has access to college football games as well as the national championship semi-finals and final. If you have a Foxtel iQ subscription that includes the Sports HD channel pack, you are good to go. If not, you need to combine the Sports HD pack with the Foxtel Plus package. The minimum cost for that is $100 a month.
You can also stream college football on your laptop or mobile device with Foxtel GO or the ESPN app. Both apps are free with your Foxtel subscription with the Sports HD pack.
Watch college football on Fetch TV
ESPN can also be accessed via Fetch TV as part of its Vibe channel pack for $6 a month. Or if you want even more channel options beyond ESPN, you can find it as part of the Ultimate pack, which is $20 a month. The total cost of your subscription will depend on whether you bought your Fetch box outright or through a broadband provider.
College football frequently asked questions
In Australia, NCAA college football is screened on ESPN, meaning you can watch with a subscription to Foxtel iQ, Foxtel Now or Kayo, or subscribe to one of the channel packs ESPN features on via Fetch TV.
Yes, because Kayo features ESPN content, it means that you can watch college football on there.
Mark Neilsen writes about streaming at Finder. He has over 20 years experience in entertainment media, having worked for street bible The Drum Media as well as The Music's magazine and website. He's partial to movies and TV shows featuring explosions and/or zombies, as well as the genteel pace of Test cricket. He's also trying to invent a time machine so as to whittle down the shows on his various watchlists.
Aussies can keep up with exciting US competitions such as the NFL, NBA and MLB with ESPN.
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