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How To Watch NCAA Football: Michigan vs. USC

Quarterback Davis Warren and the Michigan Wolverines will host the USC Trojans for their first Big Ten matchup on Saturday. (Scott W. Grau/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)

The Michigan Wolverines have played the USC Trojans frequently as Rose Bowl competitors, but this weekend the two teams will play each other as Big Ten rivals for the first time. With a current record of 2-1, the Wolverines will host the Trojans (2-0) in Ann Arbor at The Big House. Junior Alex Orji will serve as Michigan’s starting quarterback for the game, replacing Davis Warren who opened their season. USC is sending in qb Miller Moss for his first road start of the season against the Wolverines.

The Wolverines vs. Trojans game will air on Saturday, Sept. 21 on CBS and Paramount+ with kickoff at 3:30 p.m. ET. Here’s how to watch Michigan vs. USC’s Big Ten game this Saturday.

  • Watch NCAA Football games on Fox, CBS, ESPN, NBC, and some RSNs

    Fubo TV

Date: Saturday, Sept. 21

Time: 3:30 p.m. ET

Location: Michigan Stadium, Ann Arbor, MI

TV Channel: CBS

Streaming: Paramount+, Fubo, DirecTV, and more

You can watch coverage of this weekend’s game between the Michigan Wolverines and the USC Trojans starting at 3:30 p.m. ET. on CBS.

You can tune into the game on Paramount+. You can also watch CBS on platforms including Fubo TV, DirecTV, and YouTube TV.

(Paramount)

Paramount+ offers subscribers access to NCAA football as well as NFL games on CBS. Plus, the platform is great for fans of Champions League soccer, Star Trek, Survivor, The Challenge and so much more. 

Unlike a lot of other streaming services these days, Paramount+ still offers a one-week free trial — so new subscribers can sign up to watch this weekend and check out the rest of the Paramount+ library totally free for seven days. And for a limited time this September, if you sign up for an annual subscription you can receive it for 50% off the regular rate. 

Try free at Paramount+

(Fubo)

Fubo TV gives you access to ESPN, Fox, ABC, CBS, NFL Network, and 100+ more live channels. At $80/month, the live TV streaming service is definitely a big investment for football fans but it’s one of the most comprehensive ways to catch tons of NCAA games this season, and still leaves you with major savings compared to a traditional cable package. Fubo subscribers also get 1000 hours of cloud DVR storage. The platform also offers a free trial period, so you can catch some preseason games risk-free.

The platform also offers a free trial period, so you can catch some games risk-free. Right now you can get $30 off any Fubo tier for your first month.

Try free at Fubo

All times Eastern

Here’s a full rundown of the schedule for Week 4 of the NCAA season.

Thursday, Sept. 19

7:30 p.m. | South Alabama at Appalachian State | ESPN
8 p.m. | Edward Waters at Benedict College | ESPNU

Friday, Sept. 20

7 p.m. | Union at Springfield | FloSports
7 p.m. | Southern Connecticut State at Bentley | FloSports
7:30 p.m. | Stanford at Syracuse | ESPN
8 p.m. | No. 24 Illinois at No. 22 Nebraska | FOX
10 p.m. | San Jose State at Washington State | CW Network

Saturday, Sept. 21

12 p.m. | Marshall at No. 3 Ohio State | FOX
12 p.m. | NC State at No. 21 Clemson | ABC/ESPN+
12 p.m. | Florida at Mississippi State | ESPN
12 p.m. | Villanova at Maryland | Big Ten Network
12 p.m. | James Madison at North Carolina | ACC Network
12 p.m. | Houston at Cincinnati | FS1
12 p.m. | Kansas at West Virginia | ESPN2
12 p.m. | Tulane at Louisiana | ESPNU
12 p.m. | Rice at Army | CBSSN
12 p.m. | Charlotte at Indiana | Big Ten Network
12 p.m. | Stetson at Harvard | ESPN+
12 p.m. | Princeton at Lehigh | ESPN+
12 p.m. | Lafayette at Columbia | ESPN+
12 p.m. | Alfred State College at MIT | FloSports
12 p.m. | Central Missouri at Davenport | FloSports
12 p.m. | Cortland at Susquehanna | FloSports
12 p.m. | Huntingdon College at North Carolina Wesleyan | FloSports
12 p.m. | SUNY Morrisville at Catholic | FloSports
12 p.m. | St. Anselm at American International | FloSports
12:45 p.m. | Ohio at Kentucky | SEC Network
1 p.m. | Ball State at Central Michigan | ESPN+
1 p.m. | Brown at Georgetown | ESPN+
1 p.m. | Fordham at Dartmouth | ESPN+
1 p.m. | Cornell at Colgate | ESPN+
1 p.m. | Alma College at Northern Michigan | FloSports
1:30 p.m. | Norfolk State at VMI | ESPN+
2 p.m. | Arkansas State at No. 20 Iowa State | ESPN+
2 p.m. | Virginia at Coastal Carolina | ESPN+
2 p.m. | Utah State at Temple | ESPN+
2 p.m. | Saint Francis (PA) at Eastern Michigan | ESPN+
2 p.m. | Towson at North Dakota State | ESPN+
2 p.m. | San Diego at North Dakota | ESPN+
2 p.m. | Drake at South Dakota | ESPN+
2 p.m. | Yale at Holy Cross | ESPN+
2 p.m. | St. Thomas (Minn.) at Lindenwood | ESPN+
2 p.m. | Roosevelt at Valparaiso | ESPN+
2 p.m. | Husson at Norwich | FloSports
2:30 p.m. | Tennessee State at Tennessee Tech | ESPN+
3 p.m. | Southern Miss at Jacksonville State | ESPN+
3 p.m. | Eastern Washington at Nevada | Mountain West Network
3 p.m. | Bryant at New Hampshire | FloSports
3 p.m. | Western Carolina at Montana | ESPN+
3 p.m. | Mercyhurst at Montana State | ESPN+
3:30 p.m. | No. 11 USC at No. 18 Michigan | CBS
3:30 p.m. | Miami (Ohio) at No. 17 Notre Dame | NBC
3:30 p.m. | UCLA at No. 16 LSU | ABC
3:30 p.m. | Kent State at No. 10 Penn State | Big Ten Network
3:30 p.m. | Georgia Tech at No. 19 Louisville | ESPN2
3:30 p.m. | Buffalo at No. 23 Northern Illinois | ESPN+
3:30 p.m. | Arkansas at Auburn | ESPN
3:30 p.m. | Rutgers at Virginia Tech | ACC Network
3:30 p.m. | Central Connecticut at UMass | ESPN+
3:30 p.m. | Youngstown State at Pitt | ESPN+/ACCNX
3:30 p.m. | Arizona State at Texas Tech | FS1
3:30 p.m. | Memphis at Navy | CBSSN
3:30 p.m. | Houston Christian at UTSA | ESPN+
4 p.m. | No. 12 Utah at No. 14 Oklahoma State | FOX
4 p.m. | Duke at Middle Tennessee | ESPNU
4 p.m. | Mississippi Valley State at Nicholls | ESPN+
4 p.m. | Valdosta State at Erskine | FloSports
4:15 p.m. | Vanderbilt at No. 7 Missouri | SEC Network
5 p.m. | TCU at SMU | CW Network
5 p.m. | Stony Brook at Campbell | FloSports
5 p.m. | Lane at Miles College | ESPN+
6 p.m. | Monmouth at Florida International | ESPN+
6 p.m. | East Carolina at Liberty | ESPN+
6 p.m. | UTEP at Colorado State | truTV
6 p.m. | Penn at Delaware | FloSports
6 p.m. | East Tennessee State at Elon | FloSports
6 p.m. | Richmond at Delaware State | ESPN+
6 p.m. | Furman at William & Mary | FloSports
6 p.m. | Morehead State at Eastern Kentucky | ESPN+
6 p.m. | Southern Utah at Idaho State | ESPN+
6 p.m. | The Citadel at Mercer | ESPN+
6 p.m. | Marist at Bucknell | ESPN+
6 p.m. | UIndy at Wayne State (Mich.) | FloSports
7 p.m. | No. 8 Miami (Fla.) at South Florida | ESPN
7 p.m. | Northwestern at Washington | FS1
7 p.m. | Florida Atlantic at UConn | CBSSN
7 p.m. | Cal at Florida State | ESPN2
7 p.m. | Florida A&M at Troy | ESPN+
7 p.m. | Tulsa at Louisiana Tech | ESPN+
7 p.m. | New Mexico State at Sam Houston | ESPN+
7 p.m. | Toledo at Western Kentucky | ESPN+
7 p.m. | Wyoming at North Texas | ESPN+
7 p.m. | North Carolina A&T at North Carolina Central | ESPN+
7 p.m. | Alabama A&M at Austin Peay | ESPN+
7 p.m. | Eastern Illinois at Illinois State | ESPN+
7 p.m. | Missouri State at UT Martin | ESPN+
7 p.m. | South Dakota State at SE Louisiana | ESPN+
7 p.m. | Southeast Missouri State at Southern Illinois | ESPN+
7 p.m. | Jackson State at Grambling | 7 p.m. | ESPN+
7 p.m. | Northern Arizona at UIW | ESPN+
7 p.m. | Virginia Lynchburg at Morgan State | ESPN+
7 p.m. | Southern at Prairie View A&M| ESPN+
7 p.m. | Texas Southern at Lamar | ESPN+
7 p.m. | Sacramento State at Texas A&M-Commerce | ESPN+
7 p.m. | Weber State at Northwestern State | ESPN+
7 p.m. | Gardner-Webb at Presbyterian | ESPN+
7 p.m. | Tarleton State at North Alabama| ESPN+
7 p.m. | Wisconsin-La Crosse at Grand Valley State | FloSports
7 p.m. | Texas A&M-Kingsville at UT Permian Basin | FloSports
7 p.m. | West Alabama at West Florida | FloSports
7:30 p.m. | No. 6 Tennessee at No. 15 Oklahoma | ABC/ESPN+
7:30 p.m. | Akron at South Carolina | ESPNU
7:30 p.m. | Iowa at Minnesota | NBC
7:30 p.m. | Bowling Green at No. 25 Texas A&M | ESPN+/SECN+
7:45 p.m. | Georgia Southern at No. 5 Ole Miss | SEC Network
8 p.m. | UL Monroe at No. 1 Texas | ESPN+/SECN+
8 p.m. | Michigan State at Boston College | ACC Network
8 p.m. | Baylor at Colorado | FOX
8 p.m. | Alcorn State at McNeese | ESPN+
8 p.m. | Idaho at Abilene Christian | ESPN+
8 p.m. | Northern Colorado at Stephen F. Austin | ESPN+
8 p.m. | Central Washington at West Texas A&M | FloSports
8 p.m. | Midwestern State at Eastern New Mexico | FloSports
8 p.m. | Angelo State at Western New Mexico | FloSports
8:30 p.m. | Fresno State at New Mexico | truTV
8:30 p.m. | Purdue at Oregon State | CW Network
9:45 p.m. | Portland State at Boise State | FS1
10 p.m. | Utah Tech at UC Davis | ESPN+
10:30 p.m. | No. 13 Kansas State at BYU | ESPN
Midnight | UNI at Hawai’i | Spectrum Sports PPV

NCAA football games air across a wide range of channels, from common cable networks including the full ESPN suite (that’s ESPN2 and ESPNU too), Fox and FS1, ABC, NBC and CBS, to CBSSN, Big Ten Network, SEC Network, ACC Network and more.

Overwhelmed? You’re not alone. Here’s a breakdown of the platforms we recommend checking out ahead of the 2024 NCAA football season, so that come game time, tuning into your favorite team’s games will be as easy as simply turning on the TV….

(DirecTV)

DirecTV Stream’s Choice tier (currently $105.98/month with fees) gets you access to all the usual football suspects: NFL Network, NBC, CBS and Fox. Plus the Choice tier will get you CBSSN, FS1, ACC Network, Big Ten Network, SEC Network and plenty of local RSNs. The best part is, currently you can try all this out for free. So if you’re interested in trying out a live TV streaming service for football season, but aren’t ready to commit, we recommend starting with DirecTV Stream.

You’ll also get unlimited Cloud DVR storage included in whatever DirecTV package you choose.

Pros

  • Full package free trial available
  • Many local RSNs included
  • Unlimited Cloud DVR
Cons

  • Cost
  • ABC and ESPN currently not included

Try free at DirecTV

(Fubo)

Fubo TV gives you access to ESPN, Fox, ABC, CBS, NBC and 100+ more live channels. Starting at $80/month, the live TV streaming service is definitely pricey (but certainly not the most expensive option on this list), but offers nearly every channel you’ll need to watch both the NCAA football season and the 2024 NFL season. Fubo subscribers also get 1000 hours of cloud DVR storage. The platform also offers a free trial period.

Pros

  • Full package free trial available
  • 1000 hours of cloud DVR storage

Try free at Fubo

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