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The Miami Hurricanes will meet the Louisiana Tech Bulldogs in the Independence Bowl on Thursday at Independence Stadium in Shreveport, LA.
The game is scheduled to start at 4 p.m. ET and will be televised on ESPN. If you don’t have cable, you can watch a live stream of the game on your computer, phone, Roku, Fire TV Stick, or other streaming device via one of the following cable-free, live-TV streaming services:
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AT&T TV Now
AT&T TV Now (formerly DirecTV Now) offers six different channel bundles. They range from 45 to 125 live TV channels, and they all include ESPN. The “Plus” and “Max” bundles come with a free seven-day trial:
Once signed up for AT&T TV Now, you can watch a live stream of Miami vs Louisiana Tech on your computer via the AT&T TV Now website, or on your phone (Android and iPhone supported), tablet Roku, Apple TV, Amazon Fire TV, Chromecast, or other compatible streaming device via the AT&T TV app. You can also watch the game on the ESPN app if you sign in using your AT&T TV Now credentials.
If you can’t watch live, AT&T TV Now — no matter what channel package you choose — comes with included cloud DVR.
Sling TV
Sling TV’s “Sling Orange” package comes with 32 channels, including ESPN. It costs $20 for the first month ($30 per month after that), which makes Sling by far the cheapest streaming service with the ESPN channels if you plan on keeping it long term:
Or, as part of a special deal that Sling is currently offering, you can get a free Amazon Fire TV Stick if you prepay for two months:
Once signed up for Sling TV, you can watch Miami vs Louisiana Tech live on your computer via the Sling TV website, or on your phone (Android and iPhone supported), tablet, Roku, Apple TV, Amazon Fire TV, Chromecast, Xbox One, or other streaming device via the Sling TV app.
If you can’t watch live, you can get 50 hours of cloud DVR storage for an additional $5 per month.
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Once signed up for Hulu With Live TV, you can watch a live stream of Miami vs Louisiana Tech on your computer via the Hulu website, or on your phone (Android and iPhone supported), tablet, Roku, Apple TV, Amazon Fire TV, Chromecast, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, Echo Show, or other streaming device via the Hulu app. You can also watch the game on the ESPN app if you sign in using your Hulu credentials.
If you can’t watch live, Hulu With Live TV comes with 50 hours of cloud DVR space, as well as the option to upgrade to “Enhanced Cloud DVR,” which gives you 200 hours of space and the ability to fast-forward through commercials.
2019 Independence Bowl Preview
The Bulldogs ended a two-game skid in their regular season finale, besting the UTSA Roadrunners 41-27 to improve to 9-3 in the senior class’s last game at Joe Aillet Stadium.
Bulldogs quarterback J’Mar Smith completed 25 of 35 passes for 331 yards and 3 touchdowns. Fellow senior Courtney Wallace, a defensive end, made a pair of tackles behind the line of scrimmage, including a sack of Roadrunners quarterback Jordan Weeks on fourth-and-goal with 2:14 remaining.
“The story of this night is the job this senior class has done with this football program,” Louisiana Tech head coach Skip Holtz said, according to The Times. “To go 6-0 at home for the first time since 1973. To have the opportunity to win 10 games, which hasn’t been done since ‘84. To what these guys have done with bowl success. I’m just really proud of this team.”
The Hurricanes have dropped two straight, falling to the Duke Blue Devils 27-17 on the road to slip to 6-6 in the last game of their regular season. Miami led 17-13 heading into the fourth quarter.
“I’m proud of our effort,” Miami head coach Manny Diaz said, according to The Associated Press. “However, our issues are obvious and it’s simply our ability to execute that gave us no chance to win this football game.”
The Hurricanes have just one bowl victory since their 21-20 victory over the Nevada Wolf Pack in the 2006 MPC Computers Bowl.
“It has to start somewhere and that is what this game is all about,” Diaz said, according to 247 Sports. “We have talked about this game being a bridge to the 2020 season. We have some outstanding senior leadership, but we also bring a ton of guys back to the team next year. We are trying to set the expectation of how to prepare for a bowl game and how to win a bowl game. How to win a trophy. That is a learned behavior.”
The Bulldogs have won bowl games in five consecutive seasons. Last year, they bested the Hawaii Rainbow Warriors 31-14 in the Hawaii Bowl.
“They have an understanding and expectation of winning,” Diaz said, per 247 Sports. “They will also be backed by a strong and vocal fan support with the game being so close to Ruston.
“It is going to be a highly competitive game. You have a Louisiana Tech team that is gunning for their tenth win, which would be special for them. They want a sixth straight bowl win too. Then you have a team like us that is hungry for a bowl win and looking to put the best version of ourselves out there.”
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