How to Watch Big Ten Football
Every Saturday window, which network carries it, and the cheapest legal way to see your school all season.
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| Option | Type | Sports carried | Coverage | Best for | Availability | What to check |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Big Ten Network | Conference network | College Football, College Basketball, Olympic Sports | Conference-wide coverage of Big Ten schools, including early Saturday football windows and winter basketball. | Fans who follow one Big Ten school across the whole season | Carried by most cable and live TV streaming packages nationwide | Confirm the network is in the specific package tier, not only in the provider's channel list. |
| FOX | Broadcast network | College Football, NFL | Marquee early-afternoon college football windows and NFL coverage on Sundays. | Fans who want the biggest weekly matchup without a large package | Over the air with an antenna, plus most live TV packages | Antenna reception varies by address. Check your local signal strength before relying on it. |
| CBS | Broadcast network | College Football, NFL, College Basketball | National college football and NFL windows, plus postseason basketball coverage. | Broad national coverage on a small setup | Over the air, plus live TV packages and the network's own streaming service | Some games on the network's streaming service are subject to market restrictions. |
| NBC | Broadcast network | College Football, NFL, Olympic Sports | Primetime college football and NFL windows, with additional coverage on the network's streaming platform. | Primetime viewers and fans of the network's exclusive streaming windows | Over the air, live TV packages, and the network's streaming service | Confirm whether a specific game is a broadcast window or a streaming exclusive. |
| Amazon Prime Video | Streaming service | NFL, College Football, Soccer, Motorsports | Thursday Night Football is exclusive to Prime Video, plus select college football, soccer and motorsports windows. | Fans who want TNF and a broad streaming library in one membership | Included with Amazon Prime; standalone Prime Video plan available | TNF is exclusive to Prime Video. Other sports coverage varies by season and region. |
| ESPN | Cable sports network | College Football, College Basketball, NFL, Motorsports | The largest volume of live college sports windows across a season, spread over several network feeds. | Households that follow more than one team or league | Cable, live TV packages and direct subscription options | Games are split across several sibling feeds, so check that your package includes all of them. |
Big Ten Network
- Type
- Conference network
- Sports carried
- College Football, College Basketball, Olympic Sports
- Coverage
- Conference-wide coverage of Big Ten schools, including early Saturday football windows and winter basketball.
- Best for
- Fans who follow one Big Ten school across the whole season
- Availability
- Carried by most cable and live TV streaming packages nationwide
- What to check
- Confirm the network is in the specific package tier, not only in the provider's channel list.
FOX
- Type
- Broadcast network
- Sports carried
- College Football, NFL
- Coverage
- Marquee early-afternoon college football windows and NFL coverage on Sundays.
- Best for
- Fans who want the biggest weekly matchup without a large package
- Availability
- Over the air with an antenna, plus most live TV packages
- What to check
- Antenna reception varies by address. Check your local signal strength before relying on it.
CBS
- Type
- Broadcast network
- Sports carried
- College Football, NFL, College Basketball
- Coverage
- National college football and NFL windows, plus postseason basketball coverage.
- Best for
- Broad national coverage on a small setup
- Availability
- Over the air, plus live TV packages and the network's own streaming service
- What to check
- Some games on the network's streaming service are subject to market restrictions.
NBC
- Type
- Broadcast network
- Sports carried
- College Football, NFL, Olympic Sports
- Coverage
- Primetime college football and NFL windows, with additional coverage on the network's streaming platform.
- Best for
- Primetime viewers and fans of the network's exclusive streaming windows
- Availability
- Over the air, live TV packages, and the network's streaming service
- What to check
- Confirm whether a specific game is a broadcast window or a streaming exclusive.
Amazon Prime Video
- Type
- Streaming service
- Sports carried
- NFL, College Football, Soccer, Motorsports
- Coverage
- Thursday Night Football is exclusive to Prime Video, plus select college football, soccer and motorsports windows.
- Best for
- Fans who want TNF and a broad streaming library in one membership
- Availability
- Included with Amazon Prime; standalone Prime Video plan available
- What to check
- TNF is exclusive to Prime Video. Other sports coverage varies by season and region.
ESPN
- Type
- Cable sports network
- Sports carried
- College Football, College Basketball, NFL, Motorsports
- Coverage
- The largest volume of live college sports windows across a season, spread over several network feeds.
- Best for
- Households that follow more than one team or league
- Availability
- Cable, live TV packages and direct subscription options
- What to check
- Games are split across several sibling feeds, so check that your package includes all of them.