College football fans can stream 17 Big Ten football games on CBS this season with the Paramount Plus with Showtime plan.
Cord-cutters can also use a TV antenna to watch these same games on a local CBS station instead of relying on a streaming service.
Paramount Plus offers a number of live sports on its entry-level Essential plan. But for college football games, you need to sign up for the Paramount Plus with Showtime plan. A subscription is $12.99 per month.
Paramount Plus College Football Schedule
The Paramount Plus College Football schedule includes games from Southeastern Conference (SEC), Big Ten Conference and Mountain West Conference.
It’s important to note that not all Big Ten games have been scheduled to a specific network. This rundown will be updated throughout the season:
August 31, 2024 – 3:30 PM ET: Akron at Ohio State
August 31, 2024 – 7:30 PM ET: UCLA at Hawaii
September 7, 2024 – 3:30 PM ET: Iowa State at Iowa
September 14, 2024 – 3:30 PM ET: Notre Dame at Purdue
September 21, 2024 – 3:30 PM ET: USC at Michigan
November 29, 2024 – 12:00 PM ET: Minnesota at Wisconsin
December 7, 2024 – 8:00 PM ET: Big Ten Football Championship (Teams TBD)
How to Watch College Football Live on Paramount Plus
To start streaming college football on Paramount+ with a Smart TV or streaming device, you just need to take the following steps:
1) Sign up for Paramount Plus with Showtime plan online. Do not sign up for the Essential plan if you want to watch college football
2) Download the the Paramount Plus app from the app hub of your Smart TV or streaming device
3) Launch the app on your TV, and sign in with your account
4) Go to the Live tab and find the college football game you want to watch
| PLAN | PRICE | CHANNELS |
|---|---|---|
| Essential | $7.99/mo. | Shows from: CBS, BET, Comedy Central, MTV, Smithsonian Channel |
| With Showtime | $12.99/mo | Essential plan + CBS Live & Showtime |
Cloud DVR Storage: No
Exclusive Content: Paramount Plus Originals & Showtime
Local Channels: CBS
Device support: Apple TV, iPhone, iPad, Android TV, Android phone, Android tablet, Chromecast, Fire TV, Portal TV, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, PCs, Samsung TV, Vizio TV, LG TV, Roku, Xbox, Xfinity, Xumo, Cox Contour box, VIDAA TV, Google TV.
Paramount Plus has a cheaper subscription called the Essential plan, which costs $7.99 per month. But you only get NFL games and UEFA Champions leagues for sports.
Subscribers can watch Paramount Plus on Roku, Amazon Fire TV, Chromecast with Google TV, Apple TV, NVIDIA Shield and Xfinity Flex.
You can watch on Smart TVs by LG, Samsung, Sony, and Vizio. Smart TVs running on Android TV and Google TV are likewise supported. Game consoles including XBox and PlayStation support watching live sports as well.
Sports fans can watch on more than just your TV.
You can use iPhones and iPads with current iOS. Android mobile devices and tablets are supported.
Can I watch CBS Sports on Paramount Plus?
You can watch some, but not all, CBS Sports programming on Paramount Plus. CBS Sports is the broadcasting arm of CBS. It should not be confused with the cable network CBS Sports Network or its live sports programming.
The following CBS Sports are available on the Paramount Plus with Showtime plan:
- SEC on CBS
- Big Ten on CBS
- Mountain West Football
- NFL Games
- UEFA Champions League
- The Masters
- NCAA® Division I Men’s Basketball Championship
- PGA TOUR
- The PGA Championship
- Women’s soccer
- Combate Global MMA
Can you watch college football on Paramount Plus?
You can watch college football on Paramount Plus. But you need to subscribe to the Paramount Plus with Showtime plan to watch SEC, Big Ten and Mountain West college football games. A subscription is $12.99 per month.
Subscribers to the Paramount Plus with Showtime get a local CBS station, the full Showtime library, and 4K HDR streaming.
Does Paramount Plus have SEC Network?
Paramount Plus does not carry the SEC Network cable channel, but you can watch SEC football games that air on CBS every Saturday.
