Getty Mary-Hardin Baylor and North Central will meet for the Division III national title game in Canton, Ohio.
Mary Hardin-Baylor and North Central will meet for the NCAA Division III championship in the Stagg Bowl on Friday, Dec. 17.
The game (7 p.m. ET start time) will be televised on ESPNU. But if you don’t have cable, here are some different ways you can watch a live stream of Mary Hardin-Baylor vs North Central online:
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FuboTV
You can watch a live stream of ESPNU and 100-plus other live TV channels on FuboTV. You’ll need the Sports Plus add-on, but you can include the main channel package and any add-ons with your free seven-day trial:
Once signed up for FuboTV, you can watch Mary Hardin-Baylor vs North Central live on the FuboTV 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), iPhone, Android phone, iPad or Android tablet. Or you can watch on your computer via the FuboTV 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 Fubo credentials to log in and watch.
DirecTV Stream
DirecTV Stream (formerly AT&T TV) has four different channel packages: “Entertainment,” “Choice,” “Ultimate” and “Premier.” ESPNU is included in “Choice” and above, but you can pick any package and any add-on you want with your free 14-day trial.
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 Mary Hardin-Baylor vs North Central 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.
Sling TV
You can watch a live stream of ESPNU and 40-plus other live TV channels via Sling TV’s “Sling Orange + Sports Extra” bundle. This option doesn’t include a free trial, but it’s the cheapest long-term streaming service with ESPNU, and you can get your first month for just $21:
Once signed up for Sling TV, you can watch Mary Hardin-Baylor vs North Central 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.
Vidgo
You can watch a live stream of ESPNU and 90+ other TV channels on Vidgo, which comes with a free seven-day trial:
Once signed up for Vidgo, you can watch Mary Hardin-Baylor vs North Central live on the Vidgo app, which is available on your Roku, Roku TV, Amazon Fire TV, or Firestick, Apple TV, Chromecast, 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 Vidgo 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 Vidgo credentials to log in and watch.
Hulu With Live TV
You can watch a live stream of ESPNU and 65+ other TV channels via Hulu With Live TV, which comes with a free seven-day trial:
Once signed up for Hulu With Live TV, you can watch Mary Hardin-Baylor vs North Central live on the Hulu app, which is available on your Roku, Roku TV, Amazon Fire TV or Fire Stick, Apple TV, Chromecast, Xbox One or Series X/S, PlayStation 4 or 5, Nintendo Switch, Samsung TV, LG 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 Hulu 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 Hulu credentials to log in and watch.
Stagg Bowl 2021 Preview
North Central (14-0) comes into this year’s Stagg Bowl as the defending national champion from the 2019 season since COVID-19 wiped out the 2020 campaign.
“It’s been a long time, we’ve all been through a lot, and we are just excited to put that patch back on our jersey and play underneath the lights Friday,” Cardinals senior safety Dakota Cremeens said per WGN TV.
“After the season got canceled a lot of us talked about it, a lot of us had personal things to deal with, putting our lives on hold, some of us had jobs lined up,” Cremeens added. “I decided it was pretty easy for me. Winning the natty in 2019 was not a bad way to go out but having one more year of eligibility would’ve been hard to leave on the table.”
If the Cardinals can pull off the win on Friday, it will mark the first back-to-back champion since Wisconsin-Whitewater did it in 2013 and 2014. The Cardinals beat perennial power Mount Union 26-13 on Dec. 11 to reach the title game. North Central rushed for 293 yards against the Purple Raiders.
Mary Hardin-Baylor (14-0), meanwhile, will look to retake the NCAA Division III throne in Canton. The Crusaders reached three consecutive Stagg Bowls from 2016 to 2018, which included a win over Mount Union in 2018. UMHB also won against Wisconsin-Oshkosh in 2016, but the Crusaders vacated the title over an NCAA violation.
“I think this team has grown in stature and development, and is very comparable to the 2018 team that had tremendous confidence in each other,” Crusaders head coach Pete Fredenburg said per John Werner of the Waco Tribune-Herald. “It goes without saying that doesn’t happen without great senior leadership and guys willing to give themselves to teammates. A big part of our success is having guys who love playing the game and will do what it takes to be successful.”
The Crusaders beat Wisconsin-Whitewater 24-7 on Dec. 11 to reach the Stagg Bowl. Crusaders quarterback Kyle King threw for 248 yards and two touchdowns in the victory.
“It was a really great win for our team,” Fredenburg told Werner. “We had to overcome the fact that we had never won there. Snow was literally going laterally and sticking some that morning. But the sun came out at noon and the sky turned blue, and it felt like we were back in Texas.”
North Central and UMHB will pit two unstoppable offenses against two immovable defenses. The Cardinals score 54.8 points per game but only allow 11.2 points per game. The Crusaders average 48.3 points on offense but surrender nine points per contest.