Getty Tennessee Volunteers quarterback Jarrett Guarantano.
The No. 16 Tennessee Volunteers football team will visit fellow SEC squad the South Carolina Gamecocks on Saturday in each team’s 2020 debut.
The game starts at 7:30 p.m. ET and will be televised on SEC Network. But if you don’t have cable, here’s how to watch a live stream of Tennessee vs South Carolina online for free:
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FuboTV
You can watch a live stream of SEC Network, the SEC Network alternate channels and 130-plus other TV channels on FuboTV. You’ll need the main channel package and the “Sports Plus” add-on, both of which can be included in your seven-day free trial:
Once signed up for FuboTV, you can watch Tennessee vs South Carolina 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 the game on your computer via the FuboTV 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 FuboTV credentials to do that.
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 SEC Network and 65+ other TV channels on Vidgo, which you can try with a free seven-day trial:
Once signed up for Vidgo, you can watch Tennessee vs South Carolina 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 the game on your computer via the Vidgo 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 Vidgo credentials to do that.
Hulu With Live TV
You can watch a live stream of SEC Network and 65+ other TV channels via Hulu With Live TV, which comes with a seven-day free trial:
Once signed up for Hulu With Live TV, you can watch Tennessee vs South Carolina 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 the game on your computer via the Hulu 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 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 SEC Network and 40-plus other TV channels via Sling TV’s Sling Orange plus 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 Tennessee vs South Carolina 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 the game 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.
Tennessee vs South Carolina Preview
A season ago, the Vols rode one of the nation’s best defenses to an 8-5 overall record, a 5-3 mark in conference play and a 23-22 victory over the Indiana Hoosiers in the Gator Bowl.
Tennessee ranked 23rd out of 130 FBS teams in yards from scrimmage surrendered per game (334.5), 16th in passing yards surrendered per game (194) and 47th in rushing yards ceded per game (140.5).
For the second year in a row, fifth-year senior Justin Guarantano will open the season under center.
He started the first four games in 2019 before losing the starting gig to then-freshman Brian Mauer, only to recapture it for the final three contests.
Despite temporarily relinquishing starting duties, Guarantano played in all 13 games last season, completing 59.1 percent of his passes for 2,158 yards, 16 touchdowns and 8 picks.
“When you do the same thing over and over, it creates confidence,” Tennessee head coach Jeremy Pruitt said Monday, according to The Associated Press. “So I would suspect that he’s got to have a lot more confidence heading into this season, as opposed to the previous season because the terminology is the same and the people around him are the same. I feel like he’s demonstrated that at practice.”
The Gamecocks posted their second-lowest win total in 20 years last season, going 4-8 overall and 3-5 in SEC action.
They’ll have a new face under center to start the year: graduate transfer Collin Hill, who’s recovered from three ACL injuries in his college career.
In 18 games with the Colorado State Rams, Hill completed 60.7 percent of his passes for 3,323 yards, 23 touchdowns and 11 interceptions. Mike Bobo, who’s in his first season as South Carolina’s offensive coordinator, was Hill’s head coach at Colorado State.
Hill beat out sophomore Ryan Hilinski, who made 11 starts under center last year following an injury to Jake Bentley, who’s since joined the Utah Utes.
“Collin Hill will start the game against Tennessee,” fifth-year Gamecocks head coach Will Muschamp said in a statement posted on the South Carolina athletics department website. “I thought both guys had outstanding training camps. We can win with both guys, bottom line.”
He added: “It was a very difficult decision. You look at our three scrimmages, which are the three benchmarks really in the evaluation. Ryan was the player of the day in the first one; Collin was in the second. Both of them played extremely well in the third. It was very difficult, a hard decision, but that’s the decision that we made.”