Getty Foster Loyer of the Michigan State Spartans
The Notre Dame Fighting Irish (0-0) will kick off their 2020 season against the No. 13 ranked Michigan State Spartans (1-0) Saturday.
The game starts at 8 p.m. ET and will be televised on Big Ten Network. But if you don’t have cable or don’t have that channel, here’s how you can watch a live stream of Notre Dame vs Michigan State online for free:
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FuboTV
You can watch a live stream of Big Ten Network, the BTN alternate channels (for when there are multiple games on BTN) 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 Notre Dame vs Michigan State live on the FuboTV app, which is available on your Roku, Roku TV, Amazon Fire TV, or Firestick, 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 FoxSports.com or the Fox Sports app. You need to sign in to a TV provider to watch this way, but you can do that with your FuboTV credentials.
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 Big Ten Network 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 Notre Dame vs Michigan State live on the Vidgo app, which is available on your Roku, Roku TV, Amazon Fire TV, or Firestick, 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 FoxSports.com or the Fox Sports app. You need to sign in to a TV provider to watch this way, but you can do that with your Vidgo credentials.
Hulu With Live TV
You can watch a live stream of Big Ten Network 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 Notre Dame vs Michigan State live on the Hulu app, which is available on your Roku, Roku TV, Amazon Fire TV, or Firestick, 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 FoxSports.com or the Fox Sports app. You need to sign in to a TV provider to watch this way, but you can do that with your Hulu credentials.
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 Big Ten Network and 50-plus other TV channels via Sling TV’s “Sling Blue + Sports Extra” bundle. It comes with a free three-day trial, but if you bypass that, you can get $10 off your first month, and get Showtime, Starz, and Epix included for free:
Once signed up for Sling TV, you can watch Notre Dame vs Michigan 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 FoxSports.com or the Fox Sports app. You need to sign in to a TV provider to watch this way, but you can do that with your Sling credentials.
If you can’t watch live, Sling TV comes included with 10 hours of cloud DVR.
Notre Dame vs Michigan State Preview
The Spartans are coming off a successful season opener, an 83-67 win over Eastern Michigan Wednesday. Junior guard Foster Loyer had a career night, netting six three-pointers while scoring a career-high 20 points. “Foster played better defensively than he did the first two years and that keeps him on the floor,” Michigan State coach Tom Izzo said. “Our guys did a great job of finding open shooters and I was glad to see a couple go down … It was a night of basketball and I think that’s what we all needed,” Izzo added.
The win over Eastern Michigan showed why the Spartans can be a dangerous team this season. They have a well-rounded group of experienced players used to playing together. Aaron Henry added four rebounds and a team-high seven assists, Joey Hauser had nine boards and 15 points and Joshua Langford chipped in 10 points. When Michigan State is firing on all cylinders, it’s a difficult team to stop. The Spartans will be going up against a scrappy Notre Dame squad looking to prove themselves with an upset out of the gate.
The Irish led the nation in assist-to-turnover ratio, and they also committed the fewest number of fouls of any team in the nation. With games scheduled against the likes of Ohio State, Kentucky, Duke and Virginia, things aren’t going to get much easier for Notre Dame in the coming weeks.
Notre Dame coach Mike Brey will be going with the expected lineup of Prentiss Hubb, Cormac Ryan, Dane Goodwin, Nate Laszewski and Juwan Durham, who should be the starters for the Irish against the Spartans.
“I’m banking on that this is a nucleus, at least those five starters – and I’d add (Nik) Djogo coming off the bench – these guys have played a lot of college basketball,” Brey said this week. “They’ve been around, been in big games. I know it has been a while, but I think poise and handling tough stretches, those are the areas we’re going to talk about. We have to be calm and understand there are going to be tough stretches that our leadership must get us through.”
Brey also revealed one of his team’s primary goals this season: “We’re really good when we run,” Brey said. “We’re trying to play faster. We’ve played quicker, really starting last year. Can we get some rebounds and get out and get some buckets?”
Notre Dame leads the all-time series 60-36, and the teams have split the last two games, 1-1.