#Where to Stream the 2024 College Football Playoff National Championship Game Online

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The 2024 College Football Playoff National Championship game features the two winners of the Rose Bowl and Sugar Bowl. The No. 1-ranked Rose Bowl champion Michigan Wolverines and the No. 2-ranked Sugar Bowl champ Washington Huskies will play against each other on Monday, Jan. 8 — and since both teams are undefeated, one team will get its first loss of the season.

These two top-ranked collegiate powerhouses will face off at NRG Stadium in Houston with kickoff at 4:30 p.m. PT/7:30 p.m. ET.

Cord cutters can watch the Huskies-Wolverines game on any live TV streaming service that carries ESPN, such as DirecTV Stream, Fubo, Hulu + Live TV and others. Moreover, DirecTV Stream and Fubo have free trials that you can use to livestream the 2024 Playoff National Championship Game without cable.

Meanwhile, all web-based services are accessible on your smartphone, tablet, laptop or smart TV.

Keep reading to find out how to watch the Huskies-Wolverines game with and without a cable subscription, including options to watch the game for free. Additionally, you can find where to buy last-minute tickets to the College Football Playoff National Championship game in Houston.

How to Watch 2024 College Football Playoff National Championship Game Without Cable

Since it’s being broadcast on ESPN, the Huskies-Wolverines game can be streamed on internet-based streaming cable services, some of which even offer free trials. If you act fast and sign up before Monday, you can watch the game online for free.

DirecTV Stream

Watch the Huskies-Wolverines games on DirecTV Stream. All of the cable alternative’s packages offer ESPN, while it includes more than 75 channels — such as AMC, Bravo, CNBC, Disney Channel, Nickelodeon and much more.

In addition, the streamer has a free trial available, which only lasts for five days, but that’s more than enough time to watch the Huskies-Wolverines game. You can either cancel or keep the service after the free trial is over, with prices starting as low as $69.99 for DirecTV’s Entertainment package. Other plans offer over 105-150 channels, with prices ranging from $84.99 to $159.99 per month.

For a limited time, new subscribers can get a Visa gift card worth up to $400; learn more here.

Fubo

Watch ESPN for the Huskies-Wolverines game, along with more than 170 other news, entertainment and sports channels, like the NFL Network, with a subscription to Fubo, which starts at $74.99 per month. You can record over 1,000 hours of TV shows, movies, games and more. Watch programming later on your smartphone, tablet or TV.

Other plans include the Elite package (254 channels for $84.99 monthly) and the Premier tier that comes with 298 channels, NFL RedZone, Showtime and 4K quality for $94.99 monthly. The online TV streaming service offers a five-day trial for new subscribers, so you can watch the Huskies-Wolverines game online for free during that period.

Hulu + Live TV

You can watch the Huskies-Wolverines game on ESPN with a subscription to Hulu + Live TV. The streaming service has access to more than 90 live channels — like BET, CNN, Discovery Channel, Food Network and more — starting at $76.99 per month and comes with Hulu’s entire streaming library, as well as Disney+ and ESPN+.

Hulu + Live TV also lets subscribers watch originals from Hulu, Marvel Studios, Lucasfilms (Star Wars, Indiana Jones), The Muppets Studio and Pixar Animation, as well as ESPN+ for original sports programming and live sports from Formula 1 as well as the NHL, MLB and other sports leagues. It includes unlimited cloud DVR too. Unfortunately, Hulu doesn’t offer a free trial at this time.

Sling

Sling might be a good fit to watch the Huskies-Wolverines game. It’s the cheapest cable alternative, with prices starting as low as $20 per month for the first month ($40 per month afterwards) for Sling Orange — with the streamer’s current deals.

The entry-level Sling Orange package includes ESPN for 2024 College Football Playoff National Championship Game on Monday night. It also has AMC, Cartoon Network, Disney Channel, Freeform, TNT and other channels.

How to Watch the 2024 College Football Playoff National Championship Game With Cable

This year, the Huskies-Wolverines game will be broadcast on ESPN. You can watch through your cable TV provider, or on ESPN.com or with the ESPN mobile app with your cable TV account login.

How to Watch the 2024 College Football Playoff National Championship Game Outside of the U.S.

Outside of the U.S.? You can still stream the Huskies-Wolverines game on any of the streaming services above when paired with ExpressVPN. It’s a virtual private network that lets you legally access U.S. web servers — even if you’re in another country — to stream on a smart TV, smartphone, tablet and laptop. Learn more about ExpressVPN here.

Where to Buy 2024 College Football Playoff National Championship Game Tickets Online

Want to catch all of the College Football Playoff action in person? Ahead, you’ll find tickets for Washington Huskies vs. Michigan Wolverines at NRG Stadium in Houston. Ticket prices vary, depending on the city and where you’d like to sit in the stadium at Ticketmaster, VividSeats, StubHub, Ticket Liquidator, Ticket Network and GameTime.

One of the best deals on tickets can be found at SeatGeek; use THR‘s exclusive promo code HOLLYWOOD10 to save $10 off eligible purchases of $250 and up. Click here for last-minute tickets to Washington Huskies vs. Michigan Wolverines.