The No. 1 ranked Ohio State Buckeyes will face the No. 17 Illinois Fighting Illini this Saturday. The game airs Saturday at 12 p.m. ET as part of Fox’s Big Noon Saturday broadcast, and it will also be the site of Fox’s pregame Big Noon Kickoff show. Ohio State, who are 5-0, have dominated this season, only allowing 25 points scored against them in five games, so Illinois (5-1) will have their work cut out for them when they face the reigning national champions.
Here’s how to watch the Ohio State vs. Illinois game and what to know about how to watch the entire NCAAF season.
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How to watch Ohio State vs. Illinois:
Date: Saturday, Oct. 11
Time: 12 p.m. ET
Location: Memorial Stadium, Champaign, IL
TV Channel: FOX
Streaming: FOX One, DirecTV, Hulu with Live TV, Fubo, YouTube TV and more
Ohio State vs. Illinois game time:
Ohio State vs. Illinois kicks off at 12 p.m. ET/9 a.m. PT this Saturday, Oct. 11.
Ohio State vs. Illinois game channel:
You can watch coverage of this week’s Ohio State vs. Illinois on FOX.
Where to watch the Ohio State vs. Illinois game without cable:
You can tune into the Ohio State vs. Illinois game on FOX, which is carried by several platforms, including Fubo TV, DirecTV and the new FOX One streaming platform, which has every FOX channel, including FOX, FOX Sports and Fox News, all in one place.
FOX One is a new streaming service from FOX that launched in August. With a subscription to FOX One, you can tune in to all your favorite FOX channels like FOX News, FOX Sports, FOX Weather, FS1, FS2, FOX Business, FOX Deportes, Big Ten Network (B1G), and local FOX stations all in one place.
FOX One offers live programming, as well as on-demand shows and movies. At launch, the base price for FOX One will cost $19.99 a month, or you can save with an annual subscription for $199.99. FOX Nation fans can even bundle it with FOX One for $24.99 a month, or opt for an annual subscription, which nets out to $19.99/month.
You can also bundle FOX One with ESPN’s newly revamped streaming service for $39.99/month.
$19.99/month at FOX
DirecTV Stream’s Choice tier (currently $105.98/month with fees) gets you access to all the usual football suspects: NFL Network, ABC, 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.
Try free at DirecTV
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.
Right now the platform is offering a free 7-day trial so you can check out everything the platform has to offer, risk-free.
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NCAAF Week 7 schedule:
Wednesday, Oct. 8
7:30 p.m. | Missouri State at Middle Tennessee | ESPN28 p.m. | Liberty at UTEP | CBSSN
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Thursday, Oct. 9
7 p.m. | Louisiana Tech at Kennesaw State | ESPNU7:30 p.m. | East Carolina at Tulane | ESPN8 p.m. | Jacksonville State at Sam Houston | CBSSN8 p.m. | Southern Miss at Georgia Southern | ESPN2
Friday, Oct. 10
7:30 p.m. | No. 24 South Florida at North Texas | ESPN29 p.m. | Rutgers at Washington | FS19 p.m. | Fresno State at Colorado State | CBSSN
Saturday, Oct. 11
12 p.m. | No. 1 Ohio State at No. 17 Illinois | FOX12 p.m. | No. 8 Alabama at No. 14 Missouri | ABC12 p.m. | Pitt at No. 25 Florida State | ESPN12 p.m. | UCLA at Michigan State | Big Ten Network12 p.m. | Stanford at SMU | The CW Network12 p.m. | UCF at Cincinnati | FS112 p.m. | Houston at Oklahoma State | TNT/HBO Max12 p.m. | Louisiana at James Madison | ESPN212 p.m. | Charlotte at Army | CBSSN12 p.m. | Miami (Ohio) at Akron | ESPN+12 p.m. | Toledo at Bowling Green | ESPNU12:45 p.m. | Washington State at No. 4 Ole Miss | SEC Network1 p.m. | Northern Illinois at Eastern Michigan | ESPN+2:30 p.m. | UMass at Kent State | ESPN+3:30 p.m. | No. 7 Indiana at No. 3 Oregon | CBS3:30 p.m. | No. 6 Oklahoma vs. Texas (in Dallas) | ABC3:30 p.m. | Northwestern at Penn State | FS13:30 p.m. |No. 22 Iowa State at Colorado | ESPN3:30 p.m. | Virginia Tech at No. 13 Georgia Tech | ACC Network3:30 p.m. | NC State at No. 16 Notre Dame | Peacock3:30 p.m. | Nebraska at Maryland | Big Ten Network3:30 p.m. | Wake Forest at Oregon State | The CW Network3:30 p.m. | TCU at Kansas State | FOX3:30 p.m. | Air Force at UNLV | CBSSN3:30 p.m. | Appalachian State at Georgia State | ESPN+3:30 p.m. | Old Dominion at Marshall | ESPN+3:30 p.m. | Ball State at Western Michigan | ESPN+4 p.m. | Navy at Temple | ESPN24:15 p.m. | Arkansas at No. 12 Tennessee | SEC Network6 p.m. | UAB at Florida Atlantic | ESPN+7 p.m. | Florida at No. 5 Texas A&M | ESPN7 p.m. | Iowa at Wisconsin | FS17 p.m. | San Jose State at Wyoming | CBSSN7 p.m. | UL Monroe at Coastal Carolina | ESPN+7:30 p.m. | No. 10 Georgia at Auburn | ABC7:30 p.m. | Kansas at No. 9 Texas Tech | FOX7:30 p.m. | No. 15 Michigan at USC | NBC7:30 p.m. | Purdue at Minnesota | Big Ten Network7:30 p.m. | Clemson at Boston College | ACC Network7:30 p.m. | Rice at UTSA | ESPNU7:45 p.m. | South Carolina at No. 11 LSU | SECN8 p.m. | No. 18 BYU at Arizona | ESPN28 p.m. | Troy at Texas State | ESPN+9:45 p.m. | New Mexico at Boise State | FS110:15 p.m. | No. 21 Arizona State at Utah | ESPN10:30 p.m. | San Diego State at Nevada | CBSSN11:59 p.m. | Utah State at Hawai’i | Spectrum Sports
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