The 2024 season is a watershed year for college football. Major programs like USC, Oregon, and Washington have joined the Big Ten. Colorado is returning to the Big 12, along with a handful of other schools who escaped the sudden collapse of the Pac-12. Texas and Oklahoma now play in the SEC. And at the end of the regular season, the first 12-team playoff will take place, before a winner is crowned Jan. 20 at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta.
The change to the conferences also means a change in what channels carry which teams. But regardless of who your cheer for, DISH has you covered all season long. New customers can get the Multi-Sport Pack included free for 12 months, and DISH’s price guarantee gives you the peace of mind to know that your bill won’t suddenly increase. And with DISH Signal Protector, you’ll always be able to watch your favorite team, regardless of the weather.
Add in our industry-best features and DISH has everything you need for a successful college football season, no matter what happens on (or off) the field. Here’s everything you need to know about watching college football with DISH. Not a DISH subscriber? Follow this link to find the best offer and subscribe to DISH today!
*Note: All programming and lineups are subject to change.
How to Watch SEC Games
With the Texas Longhorns and Oklahoma Sooners joining the SEC in 2024, the conference is looking to return to the National Championship game, which was without an SEC school for the first time since 2014. SEC teams play their games on ESPN, ABC, and the ESPN-owned SEC Network.
ESPN and your local ABC affiliate are included in all DISH English packages beginning with America’s Top 120, but to watch SEC Network games, your best bet will be a subscription to America’s Top 120+ and higher. In addition to the SEC Network, America’s Top 120+ includes all of the following networks with college football:
- Big Ten Network
- ACC Network
- FS1
- FS2
- truTV
- ESPNU
Best of all, for a limited time select customers may qualify to get the Multi-Sport Pack on us when signing up for DISH. Follow this link for more on how to take advantage of this offer.
How to Watch ACC Games
Similar to the SEC, ESPN created the ACC Network so fans can take a deeper dive into teams like Clemson, Florida State, Miami, North Carolina and, beginning this year, Stanford and Cal. While most ACC games will air on ESPN networks, Notre Dame — which plays an ACC-heavy schedule — will broadcast their home games on NBC. To watch the most ACC football and basketball, subscribe to America’s Top 120+ and higher with ACC Network.
How to Watch Big Ten Games
With CBS’ SEC Game of the Week coming to an end last year, the Eye turns its attention to Big Ten football in 2024. With Big Ten national TV rights split between FOX, CBS and NBC, the easiest way to think of Big Ten coverage is to remember each network’s respective windows (this is a general rule, check your “Guide” for each week’s schedule).
FOX – Big Noon (Games air at 12:00pm Eastern)
CBS – Marquee Big Ten Matchup (Games air at 3:30pm ET beginning Week 5)
NBC – Big Ten Saturday Night (Games air at 7:30pm ET)
Beyond these games, you can also catch select games weekly on the Big Ten Network, which is available with America’s Top 120+ and higher. The Big Ten Championship will air on CBS on Saturday, Dec. 7 at 8:00pm ET.
How to Watch Big 12 Games
Although the Big 12 has jumbo-sized up to 16 schools – they lost Texas and Oklahoma but added Arizona, Arizona State, Colorado and Utah – ESPN, ABC, FOX, and FS1 will still be home to their games, thanks to a new rights deal signed last October that runs through the 2030-31 season.
How to Watch Mountain West Games
With the Pac-12 fully dissolved (RIP), the Mountain West reached an agreement with Oregon State and Washington State – the two teams orphaned at the end of last season – to play a schedule with Mountain West schools in 2024. It good timing, as truTV will air 14 games from the conference this fall, to go along with the other games already scheduled for FOX and FS1. You can catch truTV programming with Flex Pack and up on DISH.
Other Conferences and Features
While select games from conferences like Mountain West, AAC, and others may air on major broadcast networks, many are now only available with a separate subscription to streaming services like Paramount+ and ESPN+. Thankfully, internet connected Hopper devices can instantly access all of your favorite apps, so you can watch all your subscriptions without having to change inputs or remotes.
Speaking of technology, these exclusive features will keep you better connected to your favorite teams:
Game Finder – Set alerts for all your favorite teams or browse the scores (and games) across all of college football.
DISH Multiview – Watch up to 4 games simultaneously with the best Picture-in-Picture TV viewing in the industry. Press the options button on your remote to launch Picture-In-Picture options to get to MultiView and watch the last four channels you watched or customize your channels from there (Multiview is only available with Hopper 3 devices).
DISH College Sports Multi-Channel View – College Sports Multi-Channel View gives you all of the College Sports Networks all in one place! Watch up to 8 college sports networks simultaneously to catch all the games at once. Go to channel 151 to launch the experience. (College Sports Multi-Channel View is available only on Hopper, Joey and Wally devices).
The DISH Voice Remote – The DISH Voice Remote lets you easily find and record your favorite games by speaking into your remote. Never again will you miss the action while scrolling through the guide to find your game!
With the best features, the channels you want, and the stability of our 2-year price guarantee, DISH is a beacon you can count on through this college football season and beyond.
