Ultimate 2023-4 NCAA football bowl game guide: How and when to watch the biggest games – CBS News

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By Meredith Gordon, Fox Van Allen
December 16, 2023 / 6:17 AM EST / Essentials
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The 2023 NCAA college football bowl games are on. This 2023 NCAA college football season finished with upsets that left the Ohio State Buckeyes and the Georgia Bulldogs rocked out of contention for the national championship, and a Michigan Wolverines team who proved this year’s squad is scandal-proof.
There are 42 NCAA college football bowl games on this season’s calendar. Keep reading for our picks for the must-watch bowl games of the 2023 college football season, plus a schedule of all 42 games just in case you’re up for a college football bowl game marathon.
Catching all 42 bowl games this winter is going to be tough. We’ve narrowed our list down to 14 must-watch bowl games this college football season (including the national championship game on Jan. 9). These games feature the hottest rivalries, the top-ranked teams of the 2023 college football season and the most intense matchups of the season. All times are ET.
Watching the 2023 NCAA college football bowl games has never been easier. All the 2023 NCAA college football bowl games will air on either ABC, CBS, ESPN or ESPN2. Whether you’re watching on a TV or mobile device, there are easy and inexpensive ways to stream the bowl games without cable.
ABC, ESPN and ESPN2 are included in many cable TV packages. Don’t have a cable TV package? One of the most cost-effective ways to get the channel is through a subscription to Sling TV. The streamer offers access to college football bowl games that air on local networks (where available), the NFL Network, and ESPN with its Orange + Blue Tier plan. Also worth noting: Sling TV comes with 50 hours of cloud-based DVR recording space included, perfect for recording all the season’s top NFL and college football matchups. (Note: SlingTV does not stream games airing locally on CBS).
That plan normally costs $60 per month, but the streamer is currently offering a 50% off promotion for your first month, so you’ll pay just $30. You can learn more by tapping the button below.
Top features of Sling TV Orange + Blue tier:
You can catch the games on FuboTV. FuboTV is a sports-centric streaming service that offers access to almost every college football game of the season, most NFL games this season. In addition to the SEC Network, packages include CBS, ABC, Fox Sunday NFC games via “NFL on Fox”, NBC (Sunday Night Football), ESPN (Monday Night Football), ESPN2, NFL Network and more, so you’ll be able to watch more than these bowl games, all without a cable subscription.
To watch college football without cable, start a seven-day free trial of Fubo. You can begin watching immediately on your TV, phone, tablet or computer. In addition to college football, you’ll have access to NFL football, FuboTV offers MLB, NBA, NHL, MLS and international soccer games. 
FuboTV holiday deal: FuboTV is running a holiday deal. For a limited time, new subscribers can save $40 on Fubo’s Pro, Elite, and Premier plans — $20 off the first and second months. That means you can get a Fubo Pro plan for as low as $55 per month.
Top features of FuboTV Pro Tier:
You can watch every college football bowl game with Hulu + Live TV. The bundle features access to 90 channels, including ABC, CBS, ESPN and ESPN2. Unlimited DVR storage is also included. Plus, you can personalize your viewing experience and Hulu will offer curated recommendations based on the teams and playmakers you follow.
Hulu + Live TV comes bundled with ESPN+ and Disney+ for $77 per month.
If you’re a college football fan, you need to know about . The streaming service offers incredibly wide access to just about every college football game in the nation, including many of the best bowl games this season. You even get access to games not broadcast nationally on cable TV. ESPN+ also features exclusive sports articles, fantasy football tools, live baseball games, live college basketball games, golf matches, soccer games and more. (Note that ESPN+ does not give you access to the ESPN cable channel.)
You can sign up for ESPN+ for $10.99 per month, or $109.99 per year. You can bundle ESPN+ with Disney+ (with ads) and Hulu (with ads) for $14.99 per month. Tap the button below to learn more about ESPN+ and to sign up to watch today’s game.
If you’re cutting the cord to your cable company, you’re not alone; in fact, you are in luck. You can still watch the NFL on TV with an affordable indoor antenna, which pulls in local over-the-air HDYC channels such as CBS, NBC, ABC, Fox, PBS, Univision and more. Here’s the kicker: There’s no monthly charge.
Anyone living in partially blocked-off area (those near mountains or first-floor apartments), a digital TV antenna may not pick up a good signal — or any signal at all. But for many homes, a digital TV antenna provides a seriously inexpensive way to watch college football without paying a cable company. Indoor TV antennas can also provide some much-needed TV backup if a storm knocks out your cable (or your cable company gets in a squabble with a network).
This amplified digital antenna can receive hundreds of HD TV channels, including ABC, CBS, NBC, PBS, FOX, Univision and can filter out cellular and FM signals. It received signals 360 degrees and delivers a high-quality picture in 4K, UHD and 1080 HDTV, top-tier sound and features a 16-foot digital coax cable. This Amazon bestselling antenna is currently $23.
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First published on December 16, 2023 / 6:17 AM EST
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