Stanford running back Bryce Love
The best the Pac-12 has to offer will be on full display Saturday night, as No. 10 Stanford (1-0) hosts No. 17 USC (1-0).
The game is scheduled to start at 8:30 p.m. ET and will be broadcast on Fox. If you don’t have cable or can’t get to a TV, you can still watch a live stream of the game (or DVR it) on your computer, phone or streaming device by signing up for one of the following cable-free, live-TV streaming services:
Fox (live in most markets) is included in FuboTV’s main package, which includes 85 total channels and is largely tailored towards sports fans. You can sign up for a free 7-day trial right here, and you can then watch a live stream of the game on your computer via the FuboTV website, or on your phone, tablet or streaming device via the FuboTV app.
If you can’t watch live, FuboTV comes with 30 hours of Cloud DVR (with the ability to upgrade to 500 hours), as well as a handy “72-Hour Lookback” feature, which will allow you to watch the game on-demand up to three days after it airs even if you forgot to record it.
In addition to their extensive Netflix-like streaming library, Hulu now also offers a bundle of 50-plus live TV channels, including Fox (live in most markets). You can sign up for “Hulu with Live TV” right here, and you can then watch a live stream of the game on your computer via the Hulu website, or on your phone, tablet or streaming device via the Hulu app.
If you can’t watch live, “Hulu with Live TV” also comes with 50 hours of Cloud DVR storage (with the ability to upgrade to “Enhanced Cloud DVR,” which gives you 200 hours of DVR space and the ability to fast forward through commercials).
Fox (live in select markets) is included in the “Sling Blue” channel package. You can sign up for a free 7-day trial, and you can then watch a live stream of the game on your computer via the Sling TV website, or on your phone, tablet or streaming device via the Sling TV app.
If you can’t watch live, you can get 50 hours of cloud DVR storage as an additional add-on.
Fox Sports Go
Additionally, you can watch a live stream of the game on your computer via the Fox Sports Go website, or on your phone, tablet or streaming device via the Fox Sports Go app. You’ll need to log in to a cable provider to watch this way, but if you don’t have that, you can still sign up for one of the above options and then use your FuboTV, Hulu or Sling TV credentials to sign in and watch on the Fox digital platforms.
Preview
Head coach David Shaw quietly has his best Cardinal team since a Fiesta Bowl trip with quarterback Andrew Luck back in 2012.
Entering this season, senior Bryce Love was one of the heavy favorites to win the 2018 Heisman Trophy. San Diego State fell to Stanford 31-10 last week, and despite the three-touchdown victory, Love only had 29 rushing yards on 18 carries. The Aztecs’ primary gameplan was to stop Love, and at times needed 10 or 11 players in the box in order to do so.
Mission accomplished; but at what cost? Will USC and head coach Cay Helton follow a similar path? Unfortunately, they shouldn’t.
That’s because 6-foot-5 junior quarterback K.J. Costello is the real deal and gives the Cardinal their best passer since Luck. Costello finished 21-for-31 for 322 yards, four touchdowns and an interception. The biggest beneficiary of Costello’s emergence at quarterback is senior wide receiver JJ Arcega-Whiteside, who hauled in six of those passes for 226 yards and three touchdowns.
Shaw’s teams are known for being stingy and tough on defense, but their offense could theoretically carry this team at points this season.
JT Daniels has something to say about that, though.
The 6-foot-3 freshman has enormous shoes to fill, replacing Sam Darnold. Daniels played well, as the Trojans ran away from the UNLV Rebels 43-21 in their season opener.
Daniels had some help, though. Senior running back Aca’Cedric Ware ran for 100 yards and a touchdown, and freshman wide receiver Amon-Ra St. Brown caught seven psses for 98 yards and a touchdown.
The Trojans do have some cleaning up to do, primarily on the ground. They allowed 308 yards on the ground to UNLV, including 136 to Lexington Thomas on 14 carries and 82 to quarterback Armani Rogers on 18 attempts.
Slowing down Love like San Diego State would go a long way to helping USC stun Stanford on the road.