Getty QB Brock Purdy of the Iowa State Cyclones
The Louisiana Ragin’ Cajuns and the No. 23 Iowa State Cyclones will kick off their 2020 college football seasons at Jack Trice Stadium in Ames on Saturday.
The game starts at Noon ET and will be televised on ESPN. But if you don’t have cable, here’s how to watch a live stream of Louisiana vs Iowa State online for free:
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FuboTV
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If you can’t watch live, FuboTV also comes with 250 hours of cloud DVR space, as well as a 72-hour look-back feature, which allows you to watch the game on-demand within three days of its conclusion, even if you don’t record it.
Vidgo
You can watch a live stream of ESPN and 65+ other TV channels on Vidgo, which you can use for free with a seven-day trial:
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You can also watch the game live via ESPN.com or the ESPN app. You’ll need to sign in to a TV provider to watch this way, but you can use your Vidgo credentials to do that.
Hulu With Live TV
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You can also watch the game live via ESPN.com or the ESPN app. You’ll need to sign in to a TV provider to watch this way, but you can use your Hulu credentials to do that.
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).
Sling TV
You can watch a live stream of ESPN and 30-plus other TV channels via Sling TV’s “Sling Orange” bundle. It comes with a free three-day trial, but if you bypass that, you can get it for $20 for the first month (normally $30), and get Showtime, Starz, and Epix included for free:
Once signed up for Sling TV, you can watch Louisiana vs Iowa State live on the Sling TV app, which is available on your Roku, Roku TV, Amazon Fire TV, or Firestick, Apple TV, Chromecast, Xbox One, Samsung Smart TV, LG Smart TV, Android TV, 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 the game live via ESPN.com or the ESPN app. You’ll need to sign in to a TV provider to watch this way, but you can use your Sling credentials to do that.
If you can’t watch live, Sling TV comes included with 10 hours of cloud DVR.
Louisiana vs Iowa State Preview
The Cyclones will be led by junior quarterback Brock Purdy, who threw for 3,982 yards, 27 touchdowns, and nine interceptions last season. He also had eight rushing scores and can run if and when he needs to. The 6-1, 212-pound Purdy is thought to be one of the top quarterback prospects heading into this season, and UL’s head coach Billy Napier knows what his defense is about to go up against.
“I think Brock’s not only a heck of a quarterback, but a great leader and a young man I’ve got a ton of respect for,” Napier said about Purdy, adding: “It’s no surprise to me that he continues to be a very productive player. He not only can throw the ball and makes really good decisions and leads their team, but he’s also a great athlete. He can extend plays. He can makes plays in the scramble, and he’s a good runner. He’s a good athlete. You’ve got to plan for his mobility as much as his arm.”
Napier will try to prepare his defense as best as he can for Purdy and the company, and he has a core of talented young players to work with. Louisiana gave up less than 20 points a game last season, and their secondary was the strength of their defense, giving up a stingy 200 yards through the air per game. They’ll be tested against Purdy, and it’ll be one of the game’s most interesting — and key — battles.
On offense, the Ragin’ Cajuns had a solid rushing attack last year, and they will look to make their running game a strength again this season. In fact, UL had the eighth-best running game in the nation in 2019. Led by senior running backs Trey Ragas and Elijah Mitchell, who ran for a combined 1,967 yards and 27 scores last season, Louisiana should pick up right where it left off in the ground game. The Cyclones gave up 25.9 points a game in 2019, so they can definitely be scored on.
Iowa State is currently favored by 11.5 points.
After initially saying a limited number of fans would be allowed into the stadium, the university has since gone back on that. Thus, any kind of home-field advantage Iowa State may have had is likely gone with no fans in attendance.