Getty Dillon Gabriel #11 of the UCF Knights.
Two Sunshine State rivals are set to clash as UCF and South Florida tangle at Raymond James Stadium on Friday in theannual “War on I-4” rivalry.
The game starts at 3:30 p.m. ET and will be televised on ESPN. But if you don’t have cable, here’s how to watch a live stream of UCF vs South Florida online for free:
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FuboTV
You can watch a live stream of ESPN 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 UCF vs South Florida 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 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 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 ESPN 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 UCF vs South Florida 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 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 ESPN 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 UCF vs South Florida 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 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 ESPN and 30-plus other TV channels via Sling TV’s “Sling Orange” 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 UCF vs South Florida 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 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.
UCF vs South Florida Preview
UCF fell to 5-3 last week after a 36-33 loss to Cincinnati, but the Knights have to be encouraged with how they performed against the top 10 squad.
But UCF has a chance to get back on track this week as they take on rival South Florida, a team that has lost seven in a row.
“Guys are excited about this one. A lot of our guys have grown up in the state watching this game and this rivalry. A bunch of guys have played in it a bunch,” UCF head coach Josh Heupel said. “It’s at the end of the regular season. It means a bunch to our guys. It’s a trophy game. It’s important to us. They’ve been great.”
Despite the Bulls’ lack of tallies in the win column, Heupel is making sure his team is ready for a battle. After all, in a rivalry matchup anything can happen when emotions are high.
“Records don’t matter. We’ve talked about it all week long. They’ve gotten better throughout the season,” Heupel said. “Lost a couple close ones late. In rivalry games, records don’t matter. For us, it’s our preparation and our energy. Continuing to build upon that. As we’ve gone through the season, I feel like we’ve gotten better at that. It hasn’t always worked out on gameday. We’ve been more mature in how we build towards game day.”
South Florida’s latest loss was a 56-21 beat down at the hands of Houston. The Bulls allowed Houston to have more than 500 yards of offense — 319 of that on the ground.
“That’s really my message for our guys. Obviously, we understand the rivalry, and [we’re] excited about that,” USF head coach Jeff Scott said. “But our focus really has to be on ourselves.
“I think one mistake you can make as a coach is to put too much emphasis in that rivalry game or talk about your opponents all week,” he added.
UCF is a massive 25-point favorite for the matchup, with the total for the rivalry game set at 67 points. The total has gone over in six of Central Florida’s last nine games. However, the total has gone under in five of South Florida’s last seven games against Central Florida.