Ohio State head football coach Urban Meyer and his staff
It has been a turbulent six weeks for Urban Meyer and the No. 6 ranked Ohio State Buckeyes (10-1). After shakey performances against Nebraska and Maryland following a road loss to Purdue in October, the Buckeyes recovered to knock off No. 4 Michigan last week in Columbus to reach the Big Ten Championship Game, as they take on Pat Fitzgerald and the No. 21 Northwestern Wildcats (8-4) at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, Indiana on Saturday night.
The game is scheduled to start at 8 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
Meyer told reporters Ohio State needs to bring the same level of intensity and effort as last week against Michigan.
“I’m going to be very hard on everybody this week, and we cannot see anything other than the same effort we did last week,” Meyer said, later adding, “When you win and you win the way you did, now that’s the time to cut it loose and be very, over-the-top demanding of them.”
Fitzgerald understands his team is in uncharted territory. Nobody had the Wildcats winning their division at the beginning of the season, so a team effort that got them there could bring them a Big Ten title upset under the right circumstances.
“I don’t think anyone outside these doors would pick us to win this game. My mom and dad I guess would. I’m not even sure if my sisters would. But I don’t need them; I just need the 74 guys who will put on the purple and white Saturday.”
After starting 1-3, the Wildcats enter winners of seven of their past eight games. Northwestern’s only loss came in November against Notre Dame, 31-21.