Getty QB Justin Fields of the Ohio State Buckeyes
The No. 4 Ohio State Buckeyes (5-0) and the No. 14 Northwestern Wildcats (6-1) will clash in the Big Ten Championship at Lucas Oil Stadium Saturday.
The game starts at Noon ET and will be televised on Fox. But if you don’t have cable, here’s how to watch a live stream of Ohio State vs Northwestern online for free:
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FuboTV
You can watch a live stream of Fox (live in most 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 Ohio State vs Northwestern 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 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 30 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 Fox (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 Ohio State vs Northwestern 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 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 Fox (live in most 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 Ohio State vs Northwestern 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 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 Fox (live in select markets) and 35-plus other TV channels via Sling TV’s “Sling Blue” 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 Ohio State vs Northwestern live on the Sling TV app, which is available on your Roku, Roku TV, Amazon Fire TV, 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.
Ohio State vs Northwestern Preview
The Big Ten usually produces competitive championship games, and this matchup should be no exception. Both teams enter this one playing good football, and there is a great deal of mutual respect among the coaches.
“They’ve played clean in all three phases,” Wildcats head coach Pat Fitzgerald said about Ohio State. “They haven’t really made a lot of mistakes. Maybe they’ve had a couple of trick plays that have gotten them or some gadgetry. But they’ve just been so sound in everything that they’ve done fundamentally, everything that they do to attack you schematically and then their talent at every position speaks for itself. So it’s going to be a huge challenge for us Saturday but I’m excited for the opportunity.”
Fitzgerald has a point about OSU playing mistake-free ball. The Buckeyes are sixth in the nation in scoring, averaging over 532 yards and 46.6 points a game, which is fourth in the country. Ohio State quarterback Justin Fields has been lights out again this season, completing 78.1 percent of his passes for 1,407 yards, 15 touchdowns and three interceptions. Fields and company will be hard to beat, but Northwestern is no pushover, particularly on defense.
The Wildcats are ranked 2nd in the FBS in points allowed, surrendering just 14.6 points a game, and they’re giving up 313.9 total yards allowed per game, which is 13th in the country.
“They’re very well coached,” OSU head coach Ryan Day said about the Wildcats. “Fitz has always done a great job with that. They know their defense. They know how you’re trying to attack them. They don’t give up a lot of big plays. It’s very hard to run the ball on them. They keep everything in front of them. They force you to work down the field. I think on offense, Peyton Ramsey’s given them a shot in the arm. They control the football, they’re smart, they don’t turn it over. When you do that, you have to be on your game. They’re not going to give you anything, you have to earn it. It’s going to be a challenge that way.”
Northwestern quarterback Peyton Ramsey has completed 59 percent of his passes for 1,218 yards, nine touchdowns and six interceptions, and he’ll need to have one of the best games of the season if he wants to lead his team to an upset here.