The Marshall Thundering Herd (2-1) hit the road to take on Appalachian State (2-1) on Thursday at Kidd Brewer Stadium.
The game (7:30 p.m. ET start time) will be televised on ESPN. But if you don’t have cable, here are some different ways you can watch a live stream of Marshall vs Appalachian State online:
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FuboTV
You can watch a live stream of ESPN and 100-plus other live TV channels on FuboTV, which comes with a free seven-day trial:
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Vidgo
You can watch a live stream of ESPN and 90+ other TV channels on Vidgo. This option doesn’t include a free trial, but you can get your first month for just $10:
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You can also watch live via ESPN.com or the ESPN app. You’ll need to sign in to a cable provider to watch this way, but if you don’t have that, you can use your Vidgo credentials to log in and watch.
Sling TV
You can watch a live stream of ESPN and 30-plus other live TV channels via Sling TV’s “Sling Orange” package. This option doesn’t include a free trial, but it’s the cheapest long-term streaming service with ESPN, and you can get your first month for just $10:
Once signed up for Sling TV, you can watch Marshall vs Appalachian State live on the Sling TV app, which is available on your Roku, Roku TV, Amazon Fire TV or Fire Stick, Apple TV, Chromecast, Xbox One or Series X/S, Samsung TV, LG TV, any device with Android TV (such as a Sony TV or Nvidia Shield), airTV Mini, Oculus, Portal, iPhone, Android phone, iPad or Android tablet. Or you can watch on your computer via the Sling TV website.
You can also watch live via ESPN.com or the ESPN app. You’ll need to sign in to a cable provider to watch this way, but if you don’t have that, you can use your Sling credentials to log in and watch.
DirecTV Stream
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Note that the free trial isn’t advertised as such, but your “due today” amount will be $0 when signing up. If you watch on your computer, phone or tablet, you won’t be charged for 14 days. If you watch on a streaming device on your TV (Roku, Fire Stick, Apple TV, etc.), you will be charged for the first month, but you can get still get a full refund if you cancel before 14 days:
Once signed up for DirecTV Stream, you can watch Marshall vs Appalachian State live on the DirecTV Stream app, which is available on your Roku, Roku TV, Amazon Fire TV or Fire Stick, Apple TV, Chromecast, Samsung TV, any device with Android TV (such as a Sony TV or Nvidia Shield), iPhone, Android phone, iPad or Android tablet. Or you can watch on your computer via the DirecTV Stream website.
You can also watch live via ESPN.com or the ESPN app. You’ll need to sign in to a cable provider to watch this way, but if you don’t have that, you can use your DirecTV Stream credentials (may still be listed as AT&T on the list of cable providers) to log in and watch.
Hulu With Live TV
You can watch a live stream of ESPN and 65+ other TV channels via Hulu With Live TV, which comes with a free seven-day trial:
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You can also watch live via ESPN.com or the ESPN app. You’ll need to sign in to a cable provider to watch this way, but if you don’t have that, you can use your Hulu credentials to log in and watch.
Marshall vs Appalachian State Preview
After a pair of lopsided wins to open the season, Marshall faced its first adversity of the year last week in the form of a 42-38 loss to East Carolina. The Herd seemed to be in control but let ECU reel off 21 points in the fourth quarter for the win.
Despite the loss, offense wasn’t a problem for Marshall, with the unit racking up 647 yards — 433 through the air.
“We weren’t able to come up with some plays in the second half,” Marshall head coach Charles Huff said. “I’m proud of the way the guys fought, proud of the attitude they had. It hurts, but we’ve got to move on.”
Quarterback Grant Wells is the engine that makes the Marshall offense go. He’s passed for over 330 yards in each of the first three games of the season.
“It’s going to be a challenge — phenomenal environment, phenomenal football team, phenomenal football culture,” Huff said. “That’s what I told the guys when we did our pre-scout. This program that we’re going to play has been a successful program for a long time.”
The Mountaineers bounced back from a narrow loss to Miami with a 44-10 beatdown of Elon last week. App State racked up 528 yards of offense in the victory, with quarterback Chase Brice passing for 293 yards and one touchdown.
“I see him as a manager of the offense who can make the big throw,” Huff said of Brice. “What does ‘manager of the offense’ mean? It’s not a disrespectful term, it’s a term that means he’s able to take what the defense gives him, he knows the offensive system, he knows when to check out of plays, he knows when to check into plays. He knows when, in RPOs, when to throw it or hand it off. Those types of things — he can manage their system.”
Appalachian State is a seven-point favorite for the matchup, with the total set at 59, which seems modest with what these offenses have shown they can do.
Marshall is 1-4 against the spread in its last 5 games. Appalachian State is 8-1 straight up in their last nine games against an opponent in the Conference USA conference.