When to watch Alabama vs. Oklahoma
- The game is scheduled for Friday, Dec. 19 at 8 p.m. ET (5 p.m. PT).
Where to watch
- The Alabama-Oklahoma game will be broadcast nationally on ABC and ESPN.
The 12-team College Football Playoff gets started tonight in Norman, Oklahoma, with a battle between two blue-blood programs when No. 8 Oklahoma hosts No. 9 Alabama. These two teams met last month, with OU squeaking out a 23-21 win in Tuscaloosa. Now, the Crimson Tide will have a chance for revenge on Oklahoma's home turf. The winner of the game tonight advances to the quarterfinals and will face No. 1 Indiana in the Rose Bowl.
Alabama and Oklahoma kick off tonight at 8 p.m. ET (5 p.m. PT) on ESPN and ABC. Keep reading to see the best options for watching or streaming the game.
Oklahoma defeated Alabama when these two SEC foes met on Nov. 15 in Tuscaloosa.
Kevin Cox/Getty ImagesHow to watch Alabama vs. Oklahoma
If you are not a cable or satellite TV subscriber, you can watch the game tonight on ESPN or ABC with a live TV streaming service or with the new direct-to-consumer streaming service from ESPN. Read on for information about which services offer TNT because two of the three first-round games tomorrow will be shown on that channel.
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ESPN Unlimited comes in two flavors. The ESPN Unlimited plan costs $30 a month (or $300 a year) and lets you stream all ESPN linear networks: ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU, ESPNews, ESPN Deportes, SEC Network and ACC Network. You also get access to programming on ESPN on ABC, ESPN Plus, ESPN3, SECN Plus and ACCNX.
With ESPN Unlimited, you can watch every game of the College Football Playoff except for the two first-round games on TNT and HBO Max. (There is also a $12 a month ESPN Select plan that is like a rebranding of ESPN Plus. It offers you access to thousands of live games — including small college conferences, whose games are not shown anywhere else — but not the College Football Playoff.)
Fubo recently introduced a $56 per month skinny bundle for sports fans that includes ESPN and ABC. It does not offer TNT in any of its plans, which means you will need HBO Max to watch No. 6 Ole Miss vs. No. 11 Tulane and No. 5 Oregon vs. No. 12 James Madison tomorrow.
Fubo offers a seven-day trial so you can watch this weekend's games for free, and there is a $10 discount for the first month. Click here to see which local channels you get. Read our Fubo review.
DirecTV offers a sports-focused skinny bundle. The DirecTV MySports plan costs $70 per month and includes ESPN, ABC and TNT. There is a five-day trial so you can watch the games this weekend for free, and the first month is $10 off. Read our DirecTV review.
YouTubeTV costs $83 a month and includes ESPN, ABC and TNT for the College Football Playoff. There is a 10-day trial, and the first three months are discounted to $73 a month.
Hulu Plus Live TV costs $83 a month and includes ESPN, ABC and TNT. Hulu Plus Live TV also offers a three-day trial so you can watch the game tonight and the three other first-round playoff games tomorrow for free. Read our Hulu Plus Live TV review.
All the live TV streaming services above allow you to cancel anytime and require a solid internet connection. Looking for more information? Check out our live TV streaming services guide and our picks for the best sports streaming services.
