Getty Texas Longhorns quarterback Sam Ehlinger.
The No. 8 Texas Longhorns football team will visit the Texas Tech Red Raiders on Saturday in each team’s first Big 12 test of the season.
The game starts at 3:30 p.m. ET and will be televised on Fox. But if you don’t have cable, here’s how to watch a live stream of Texas vs Texas Tech 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:
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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 Texas vs Texas Tech 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:
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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 Texas vs Texas Tech 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.
Texas vs Texas Tech Preview
The Longhorns throttled the UTEP Miners 59-3 at home in their season opener two weeks ago.
Quarterback Sam Ehlinger connected on 25 of 33 passes for 426 yards and a career-high 5 touchdowns, all in the first half, before giving way to backups Casey Thompson and Hudson Card.
Texas wideout Joshua Moore led all participants with 6 receptions and 127 yards through the air, including a 78-yard touchdown strike on the first play from scrimmage. Nine Longhorns finished with multiple receptions.
“The game plan was to come in and throw it around early to establish some confidence with our receivers,” Texas head coach Tom Herman said after the win, according to KXAN. “I thought our tempo was really good on offense keeping the defense on its heels with run and pass. Converted on third and the red zone. Defensively, this is a brand new for our defense with new coaches and new scheme and no spring ball and no real offseason…guys playing different positions than they had in the past. I was really, really pleased.”
The Red Raiders also bested a non-Power Five program in their first and only test two weeks ago, though not quite as handily. They edged the Southland Conference’s Houston Baptist Huskies 35-33 at home.
The Huskies had a shot to tie things up with under four minutes remaining, but quarterback Bailey Zappe’s pass on a 2-point conversion went incomplete following a 96-yard touchdown drive.
Texas Tech quarterback Alan Bowman went 38-of-52 for 430 yards, 2 scores and a pick.
“Not like we wanted it be, but there’s good stuff and there’s stuff we know we’ve got to get better at,” Texas Tech head coach Matt Wells said, according to the Lubbock Avalanche-Journal. “We got exposed in the secondary at times. We self-inflicted some stuff on offense early in the game. Kept them in the game, and they’re a good enough team from an offensive perspective to stay in the game.”
More than a dozen Red Raiders didn’t suit up for the game. In keeping with a policy issued a day before the narrow victory, the school won’t comment on the absences of players deemed “unavailable” this season, which was delayed by COVID-19.
“We’re not going to make excuses,” Wells said, per the Lubbock Avalanche-Journal. “That’s certainly a factor, but we had enough practice. We were a little rusty. We didn’t hit on a few passes. We got beat a few times in the secondary. A lot of things, I promise you, to clean up in the next two weeks.”