Getty Marvin Harrison Jr. of the Ohio State Buckeyes.
The No. 6 Ohio State Buckeyes (3-0) will head to South Bend to take on the Notre Dame Fighting Irish (4-0) on Saturday, September 23.
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The game will be televised on NBC, but if you don’t have cable, 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.” NBC is included in every one, 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 Ohio State vs Notre Dame 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 NBC Sports app or NBCSports.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 NBC and 100-plus other TV channels on FuboTV, which comes with a free seven-day trial:
Once signed up for FuboTV, you can watch Ohio State vs Notre Dame 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 NBC Sports app or NBCSports.com. You’ll need to sign in to a cable provider to watch this way, but you can use your FuboTV credentials to do that.
Peacock TV
If you’ve used up all your free trials for other streaming services, the cheapest way to watch a live stream of the game is on Peacock TV’s Premium plan, which costs $5.99 per month and includes every Notre Dame home game this season:
Once signed up for Peacock, you can watch Ohio State vs Notre Dame live on the Peacock TV app or Peacock TV website.
Compatible devices for the Peacock TV app include Roku, Roku TV, Amazon Fire TV or Fire Stick, Apple TV, Chromecast, Xbox One or Series X/S, PlayStation 4 or 5, Samsung TV, LG TV, any device with Android TV (such as a Sony TV or Nvidia Shield), iPhone, Android phone, iPad or Android tablet.
Sling TV
If you’re looking for another cheap option, you can watch a live stream of NBC (live in select markets) and 40-plus other TV channels via Sling TV’s “Sling Blue” package. This option doesn’t include a free trial, but it’s the cheapest long-term streaming service with NBC and other sports channels, and you can get your first month half off:
Once signed up for Sling TV, you can watch Ohio State vs Notre Dame 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 NBC Sports app or NBCSports.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.
Ohio State vs Notre Dame Preview
The Buckeyes haven’t been the powerhouse they have been in previous seasons, beating Indiana, Youngstown State and Western Kentucky so far this season. Notre Dame will be Ohio State’s toughest test yet. The Buckeyes are averaging over 40 points a game on offense, while allowing a measly 6.7 points a game on the defensive side.
Heading into this matchup, Ohio State head coach Ryan Day says his team’s mindset is going to be an aggressive one.
“We’re gonna let it rip. I think it’s critical,” Day said. “That’s got to be our mentality. We have to go into this environment and embrace it and go get it. Go as hard as we possibly can and not look up at the scoreboard until the fourth quarter.”
On the other side, Notre Dame has looked impressive through four games behind new QB Sam Hartman. The Irish have scored at least 41 points in all three games, most recently handing Central Michigan a 41-17 loss last week.
Hartman finished with 330 yards passing and four total touchdowns (three passing, one rushing), and he had help from running back Audric Estimé, who finished with a career-high 176 yards on 20 carries, also scoring a touchdown.
Hartman and the Notre Dame offense will face what will easily be their toughest challenge yet, against a Buckeyes defense that is allowing 223.7 total yards a game.
“You build up in these first few games to figure out where you are going into this game and you go from there,” Day added. “I think we got some confidence going into this game. We’ve got a rhythm.”
“It’s a clash of two football greats that, growing up, you kind of think about and look at those games — Ohio State and all those other big games — would be cool to play in,” Hartman said about this matchup. “To shy away from that is foolish.”
Both teams are entering this game with doubters, so emerging the victor would likely silence them.