Ohio State head football coach Urban Meyer and his staff
What appears to be a lopsided matchup on paper could be much closer than people think as the No. 10 ranked Ohio State Buckeyes (9-1) travel to College Park to take on the Maryland Terrapins on Saturday afternoon.
The game is scheduled to start at 12 p.m. ET and will be broadcast nationally on ABC. 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:
In addition to a Netflix-like on-demand streaming library, Hulu also offers a bundle of 50-plus live TV channels, including ABC (live in select markets, but even if it isn’t included in your market, you’ll be able to watch the game on the ESPN digital platforms with your Hulu credentials).
You can sign up for “Hulu with Live TV” right here, and if ABC is live in your market, 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 ABC isn’t live in your market, scroll down to the “ESPN Platforms” section to see where you can watch.
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).
Although ABC isn’t technically part of the Sling TV package, you can sign up for a free 7-day trial of the “Sling Orange” bundle, which includes ESPN3, and you’ll then be able to watch a live stream of the game on the ESPN digital platforms (see next section).
ESPN Platforms
You can watch a live stream of the game on your computer via ESPN.com, or on your phone, tablet or streaming device via the ESPN app. Games on ABC (labeled as ESPN3) can be watched for free without cable if you have a participating internet service provider (ISP), but even if you don’t have a participating ISP, you can still sign use your Hulu or Sling TV (or other cable TV) credentials to sign in and watch the game on the ESPN digital platforms.
Preview
After consecutive shaky performances – a road loss against Purdue and five-point home win against Nebraska – that were much more difficult than advertised, the Buckeyes regained their footing when they defeated Michigan State last week in East Lansing by 20 points.
Urban Meyer knows that despite last week’s strong effort against the Spartans, the consistency still needs to be worked on.
“No, we’re not playing great at times. But then our defense came out and played the way they did. And our special teams played the way they did, and got us a great team win (26-6 at Michigan State). We’re not where I would like us to be.”
Quarterback Dwayne Haskins is close to making history. Haskins is just 51 yards away from setting the Ohio State record for passing yards in a season (3,330) =, set by Joe Germaine.
Matchup to Watch: On the other side, Maryland will need to operate without its starting quarterback. Freshman Kasim Hill sustained an ACL injury in last week’s 34-32 loss against Indiana and will miss the remainder of the season.
The Buckeyes secondary gets a break. Sophomore Tyrrell Pigrome, who started at the beginning of last season before, ironically, an injury cost him the starting gig to Hill, will get the call against the Terrapins.