Getty Jayden Daniels of the LSU Tigers.
The No. 12 ranked LSU Tigers (2-1) host the Arkansas Razorbacks (2-1) in Baton Rouge on Saturday, September 23.
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The game will be televised on ESPN, but if you don’t have cable or don’t have that channel, you can watch a live stream for free on FuboTV or DirecTV Stream.
Here’s how:
DirecTV Stream
DirecTV Stream has four different channel packages: “Entertainment,” “Choice,” “Ultimate” and “Premier.” ESPN is included in all of them, and you can pick any package and any add-on you want with your free five-day trial:
Once signed up for DirecTV Stream, you can watch Arkansas vs LSU live on the DirecTV Stream app or DirecTV Stream website.
Compatible devices for the DirecTV Stream app include Roku, Roku TV, Amazon Fire TV or Fire Stick, Apple TV, Chromecast, Samsung TV, any device with Android TV (such as a Sony TV or Nvidia Shield), iPhone, Android phone, iPad or Android tablet.
You can also watch live on the ESPN app or ESPN.com. You’ll need to sign in to a cable provider to watch this way, but you can use your DirecTV Stream credentials to do that.
FuboTV
You can watch a live stream of ESPN and 100-plus other live TV channels on FuboTV, which comes with a free seven-day trial:
Once signed up for FuboTV, you can watch Arkansas vs LSU live on the FuboTV app or FuboTV website.
Compatible devices for the FuboTV app include Roku, Roku TV, Amazon Fire TV or Fire Stick, Apple TV, Chromecast, Xbox One or Series X/S, Samsung TV, LG TV, any device with Android TV (such as a Sony TV or Nvidia Shield), iPhone, Android phone, iPad or Android tablet.
You can also watch live on the ESPN app or ESPN.com. You’ll need to sign in to a cable provider to watch this way, but you can use your Fubo credentials to do that.
Sling TV
If you’ve used up all your free trials for other streaming services, Sling TV is the cheapest long-term streaming service that includes this game. ESPN is included in the “Sling Orange” bundle, which is just $20 for your first month:
Once signed up for Sling TV, you can watch Arkansas vs LSU live on the Sling TV app or Sling TV website.
Compatible devices for the Sling TV app include Roku, Roku TV, Amazon Fire TV or Fire Stick, Apple TV, Chromecast, Xbox One or Series X/S, Samsung TV, LG TV, any device with Android TV (such as a Sony TV or Nvidia Shield), airTV Mini, Oculus, Portal, iPhone, Android phone, iPad or Android tablet.
You can also watch live on the ESPN app or ESPN.com. You’ll need to sign in to a cable provider to watch this way, but you can use your Sling credentials to do that.
Arkansas vs LSU Preview
The Annual Battle for The Boot returns, with one team entering the game on a roll while the other just hit its first snag.
The Tigers are coming off a 41-14 beat down of Mississippi State last week. The win featured another brilliant performance from LSU quarterback Jayden Daniels, who completed 30-of-34 his passes for 361 yards and two touchdowns. The dual-threat QB was also the leading rusher for the Tigers, finishing with 64 yards and two touchdowns on 15 carries.
LSU boasts the nation’s third-best rushing offense, netting 192.7 yards a game on the ground, and Daniels has been a big part of that.
“He’s been outstanding and obviously we’ve won a lot of football games,” LSU head coach Brian Kelly said about his young QB. “His ability to win a game with his feet or in this instance, throwing and running the ball, he was as good as anybody in the country. We’ve seen incredible development at the position. That’s what’s more exciting. It’s fun to watch the development of a quarterback.”
On the other side, Arkansas is coming off its first loss of the season after falling to BYU, 38-31.
“We played hard. We played hard but we just didn’t play smart. So we’ve got to do a better job of playing smart. We’ve got to do a better job of holding on to the football. We had two turnovers and we hadn’t had any all year,” Razorbacks head coach Sam Pittman said after the loss.
Arkansas QB KJ Jefferson went 24-of-35 for 247 yards, a touchdown and an interception, and running back AJ Green had nine carries for 86 yards and two TDs, but it wasn’t quite enough, as the Razorbacks only managed to score 7 points the entire second half. Green had a career-long 55-yard rushing touchdown early, but the offense couldn’t muster much late. Now, they’ll be facing a Tigers’ defense that gave up only 201 total yards last week, so it’s going to be a challenge.
The Hogs have a solid defense of their own, not allowing more than 300 total yards to an opponent over three games this season.
LSU beat the Razorbacks, 13-10, in the Battle last year, but this year’s matchup promises to be a higher scoring event.
Chris Fowler (play-by-play), Kirk Herbstreit (analyst) and Holly Rowe (sideline) will serve as analysts for the televised broadcast.