Getty The Notre Dame Fighting Irish will take on the Clemson Tigers Saturday.
Two of the nation’s top three teams will clash in the ACC championship when the No. 2 Notre Dame Fighting Irish (10-0) take on the No. 3 Clemson Tigers (9-1) Saturday.
The game starts at 4 p.m. ET and will be televised on ABC. But if you don’t have cable, here’s how to watch a live stream of Clemson vs Notre Dame online for free:
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FuboTV
You can watch a live stream of ABC (live in select markets) and 100-plus other TV channels on FuboTV, which you can use for free with a seven-day trial right here:
Once signed up for FuboTV, you can watch Clemson vs Notre Dame live on the FuboTV app, which is available on your Roku, Roku TV, Amazon Fire TV, Apple TV, Chromecast, Xbox One, Samsung Smart TV, Android TV, iPhone, Android phone, iPad or Android tablet. Or you can watch on your computer via the FuboTV website.
You can also watch the game live via ESPN.com or the ESPN app. Games on ABC (labeled as ESPN3 on the ESPN platforms) can be watched for free this way if you have a participating internet service provider, but if you don’t have that, you can also use your FuboTV credentials to sign in and watch.
If you can’t watch live, FuboTV also comes with 500 hours of cloud DVR space, as well as a 72-hour Lookback 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 ABC (live in select markets) and 65+ other TV channels on Vidgo, which you can use for free with a seven-day trial:
Once signed up for Vidgo, you can watch Clemson vs Notre Dame live on the Vidgo app, which is available on your Roku, Roku TV, Amazon Fire TV, Apple TV, Chromecast, Android TV, iPhone, Android phone, iPad or Android tablet. Or you can watch on your computer via the Vidgo website.
You can also watch the game live via ESPN.com or the ESPN app. Games on ABC (labeled as ESPN3 on the ESPN platforms) can be watched for free this way if you have a participating internet service provider, but if you don’t have that, you can also use your Vidgo credentials to sign in and watch.
Hulu With Live TV
You can watch a live stream of ABC (live in select markets) and 65+ other TV channels via Hulu With Live TV, which you can try out for free with a seven-day trial:
Once signed up for Hulu With Live TV, you can watch Clemson vs Notre Dame live on the Hulu app, which is available on your Roku, Roku TV, Amazon Fire TV, Apple TV, Chromecast, Xbox One, Xbox 360, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, Samsung Smart TV, LG Smart TV, Android TV, iPhone, Android phone, iPad or Android tablet. Or you can watch on your computer via the Hulu website.
You can also watch the game live via ESPN.com or the ESPN app. Games on ABC (labeled as ESPN3 on the ESPN platforms) can be watched for free this way if you have a participating internet service provider, but if you don’t have that, you can also use your Hulu credentials to sign in and 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).
Clemson vs Notre Dame Preview
This is one of the most hyped games of the season, and with good reason. Both teams have played lights out all year, with the only blemish on Clemson’s record coming at the hands of this same Irish team in a double-overtime thriller on November 7. The 47-40 win came with an asterisk for Notre Dame, however: Clemson quarterback Trevor Lawrence missed the game after testing positive for COVID-19.
Needless to say, this game provides both teams with a unique opportunity to prove who is the better unit.
“We weren’t perfect, obviously. You don’t have to be perfect. But just keep putting the work in, be consistent and we’ve done that,” Lawrence said this week. “Just to be here in prime time. … That’s been our goal the whole time … It’s different this year. We’ve already played them once and lost that game, so we’ve got a little bit more at stake and more fuel for this game, even more so than normal. So we’re super excited. I know I am. It’s a big challenge and just excited to get to play in a game like this.”
Clemson was also missing three key defensive starters the first time around: Defensive tackle Tyler Davis and linebackers James Skalski and Mike Jones Jr. all missed the November meeting, but Notre Dame head coach Brian Kelly isn’t worried that the Tigers will have their full-fledged attack for this game.
“When we start to look at one player making a difference, we might be reading a little bit too much into it,” Kelly said. “It’s the ability for all 11 players to play at a high level. If he’s playing well, but three or four other guys aren’t playing at the same level, it negates it.”
Notre Dame quarterback Ian Book has 2,382 yards, 15 touchdowns, and two interceptions this season, and he also has 465 yards and eight scores on the ground. Book had 310 yards and a touchdown in the team’s win over Clemson in November, and how well he performs here will be crucial.
The Tigers are allowing 18.3 points a game, which is 15th in the nation, and Notre Dame is scoring 37.7 points per contest, which is 18th in the FBS, so this has all the makings of an instant classic.