How to watch college football 2022 conference championship games online from anywhere

While baseball may be the national pastime, college football is a truly American passion (if only because we're the only country that plays American football, but we digress). College football remains a big a draw as ever for fans all over the country who want to see every single game they can. One of the easiest ways to do that is to watch college football games online.

With so many options to watch content directly online these days, you don't need to fork out sky-high monthly bills just to get a piece of the college football action. And, as college football heads into one its biggest weekends of the year — conference championship weekend — we've got all the ways that you can watch the big games and which services are best for watching college football year round.

How to watch college football conference championship games

There are 10 conference championship games being played over the December 2-4 weekend, including all Power 5 conferences, otherwise known as the ACC, Big Ten, Big 12, Pac 12 and SEC. We've got how you can watch each and everyone one of these games right here.

How to watch Pac 12 championship game: Utah vs USC

After Utah handed USC its only loss of the season, the two teams meet again in the Pac 12 conference championship game. USC's Caleb Williams is the Heisman Trophy front-runner and has USC in position to essentially clinch a spot in the College Football Playoffs with a win, but can Utah play spoiler yet again.

The Pac 12 championship airs on Fox at 8 pm ET/5 pm PT on Friday, December 2. Anyone with a traditional cable package, TV antenna or a live TV streaming service that includes Fox (FuboTV, Hulu with Live TV, Sling TV and YouTube TV) has access to the game directly through those services or can watch it on FoxSports.com or the Fox Sports app (using their service's login info).

How to watch Big 12 Championship game: Kansas State vs TCU

Another team looking at a likely "win-and-they're-in" situation with the College Football Playoff is TCU, who takes on Kansas State at noon ET/9 am PT Saturday, December 3,on ABC in the Big 12 championship game. TCU is undefeated, which includes a win over Kansas State earlier in the season 38-28.

With the game on ABC, any viewer with a traditional cable package or TV antenna can get the broadcast of the game. ABC is also carried on the FuboTV, Hulu with Live TV and YouTube TV live TV streaming services.

How to watch SEC Championship: LSU vs Georgia

The SEC is typically seen as the best conference in college football and once again has the top-ranked team in the country heading into conference championship weekend, with No. 1 Georgia. Georgia, who went undefeated in the regular season, did not play LSU, who is no stranger to upsets, beating Ole Miss and Alabama this season.

CBS is the broadcast home for the SEC Championship game on Saturday, December 3, at 3:30 pm ET/12:30 pm PT, easily available to anyone with a traditional cable subscription or signed up for live TV streaming services like FuboTV, Hulu with Live TV and YouTube TV. The game can also be live streamed on Paramount Plus.

How to watch Big Ten championship game: Purdue vs Michigan

Michigan can put the crowning achievement on their season by wrapping up the Big Ten championship and securing their second straight trip to the College Football Playoff. Purdue is probably the biggest longshot of the weekend, but hey, you never know. That's why they play the game.

Purdue vs Michigan in the Big Ten championship game takes place on Saturday, December 3, at 8 pm ET/5 pm PT on Fox. Anyone with a traditional cable package, TV antenna or a live TV streaming service that includes Fox (FuboTV, Hulu with Live TV, Sling TV and YouTube TV) has access to the game directly through those services or can watch it on FoxSports.com or the Fox Sports app (using their service's login info).

How to watch ACC championship game: Clemson vs North Carolina

The ACC championship game may not have the College Football Playoff implications that the other games do on Saturday, December 3, but it features a fun matchup between rivals Clemson and North Carolina. Clemson has won six of the last seven ACC titles and look to add another, but North Carolina's high-flying offense stands in the way.

The ACC title game airs on ABC, allowing any viewer with a traditional cable package,  TV antenna or live TV streaming service that carries ABC, including FuboTV, Hulu with Live TV and YouTube TV, to watch.

How to watch Group of 5 conference championship games

Here is the schedule for the other conference championship games taking place on Friday, December 2, and Saturday, December 3, and how to watch:

Conference USA championship: North Texas vs UTSA, 7:30 pm ET/4:30 pm PT, December 2
How to watch: airing on CBS and streaming on Paramount Plus

MAC championship: Toledo vs Ohio, noon ET/9 am PT, December 3
How to watch: airing on ESPN

Sun Belt championship: Coastal Carolina vs Troy, 3:30 pm ET/12:30 pm PT, December 3
How to watch: airing on ESPN

AAC championship: UCF vs Tulane, 4 pm ET/1 pm PT, December 3
How to watch: airing on ABC

Mountain West championship: Fresno State vs Boise State, 4 pm ET/1 pm PT
How to watch: airing on Fox

How to watch college football online anywhere

College football live stream channels

College football draws big crowds and big ratings, so it's little surprise that more than 20 networks and platforms are involved each week in broadcasting them. Most games are on Saturdays, but college football has expanded out to include more games throughout the week. 

Here are the major networks that typically cover college football games:

With so many different ways to watch college football, it can be hard to pick settle on the best option when you have cut the cord on cable TV. Some services may be better based on the specific team or conference you root for. We have suggestions and full breakdowns linked below.

If you are a big fan of all things college football, however, we think one live TV streaming service stands out above the rest.

Best college football streamer: Hulu with Live TV

College football's best streaming option coast to coast is Hulu with Live TV. For $69.99 a month, after a one-week free trial, fans get access to nearly every network with college football action, this includes the games available on your local channels and nationally syndicated broadcasts from cable channels like ESPN. Hulu with Live TV also now includes ESPN Plus as a standard feature, giving subscribers access to its slate of exclusive live streaming college football games.

The combination of the broad coverage of channels showing college football, conference networks and its price make Hulu with Live TV our pick for the best overall live TV streaming service for college football.

(Though worth nothing that the starting price for Hulu with Live TV is going up to $74.99 per month as of December 8)

Best value college football live stream: ESPN Plus

ESPN Plus has been making a push in recent years to become one of the main streaming homes for college football. Often featuring teams that wouldn't typically get a national broadcast, as well as occasional games featuring marquee teams from the SEC, Big 12 and more, every week there's a full slate of college football on ESPN Plus for subscribers to stream.

It's easy to sign up for an ESPN Plus subscription, then you can watch games on your phone, tablet, web browser and, of course, on your TV.

Best for the Power Five Conferences: Hulu with Live TV

The Power Five is a term used to describe five major college football conferences; they are the ACC, Big Ten, Big 12, Pac-12 and SEC. The Power Five conferences are typically the best conferences in college football, with the top teams from the Power Five regularly qualifying for the playoffs. 

The best way to watch all the action from the Power Five is Hulu with Live TV, as they're games are often part of a network's marque slate of college football games each week, and Hulu with Live TV provides access to just about all of them.

• The cost: $69.99 a month after a one-week free trial for the ad-supported version; $75.99 per month for service with no ads
• Local channels on Hulu: ABC, CBS, NBC, Fox, and others. Find your local channels here.
• Power Five football on Hulu: Yes, Hulu has almost everything you need for ACC, Big Ten, Big 12, Pac-12 and SEC football games
• Conference Networks on Hulu: Yes, Hulu has the ACC Network, Big Ten Network and SEC Network.

Best for The Group of Five Conferences: YouTube TV

College football is more than just the Power Five conferences. The Group of Five refers to the AAC, Conference USA, MAC, Mountain West and Sun Belt. While they may not be in the College Football Playoffs every year, teams in the Group of Five play with a high level of intensity and the games can be thrilling. 

The best way to watch the Group of Five conferences college football is with YouTube TV, as it features all of your local channels and about all of the major cable sports channels and their subchannels that may carry Group of Five games.

• The cost: $65 a month after a free trial
• Local channels on YouTube TV: ABC, CBS, Fox, NBC and more. Find your locals here.
• The Group of Five College Football on YouTube TV: Total coverage, including ABC, Fox, CBSSN, ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU, FS1, FS2 and the NFL Network.

More ways to watch college football live stream

Fans have more options than ever before to watch college football games streaming online:

• FuboTV packages have a strong focus on sports, including carrying ESPN channels along with the likes of Fox Sports 1, NBC Sports and Stadium. If you live near an ACC or SEC school, you will even get those conference channels too. However, Fubo lacks ESPNU. 
• DirecTV Stream includes many of the channels you would need for a full college football weekend, but most will require you to pick, at least, its premium plan 
• Sling TV offers the lowest regular price among the live streaming services (even with its recent $5 price increase), but most college football fans will need to at least step up to the Orange + Blue plan. If you want ACC Network, Big Ten Network, Pac-12 Network, SEC Network and Longhorn Network with Sling TV (yeah, you do) that will require the Sports Extra add-on. Sports Extra for Orange includes ACC Network, Pac-12 Network, SEC Network and Longhorn Network, while Sports Extra for Blue includes the Big Ten Network and Pac-12 Network.
• Paramount Plus is the streaming home for the SEC Game of the Week, the best game from what many believe to be the best conference in the country. The streaming service also carries games between the military academies (Air Force, Army and Navy). Watching college football on Paramount Plus does require a Paramount Plus premium subscription.

Listen to College Football live on SiriusXM

Listen to every play on the go with SiriusXM.
The service has live play-by-play from the biggest college football games all season long.

Sirius XM has a dedicated channel for all of the major conferences, including the Power Five. These radio stations include coverage of games along with conference-specific talk and analysis. Listen in your car or stream to your mobile device.