How To Watch Illinois Fighting Illini Football Games Live

Watching Illinois Fighting Illini football games has never been easier. In 2022, there are a few primary different ways to watch Illinois Fighting Illini football games without cable. In this guide, we will cover the different available ways to stream football channels live such as ABC, ESPN, Big Ten Network and other channels on services such as DIRECTV STREAM, fuboTV, Hulu Live TV, Sling TV, and YouTube TV.

Please visit our guide on how to watch NCAA football games for more information regarding other NCAA football teams.

Illinois Fighting Illini Channel Availability

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*Availability based on in-market location.

Illinois Fighting Illini TV Schedule 2022

Illinois Fighting Illini Live TV Streaming Options

There are many different live TV streaming options to watch Illinois Fighting Illini football games. These options include AT&T TV, fuboTV, Hulu With Live TV, Sling TV, and Youtube TV. Each live TV streaming service has a slightly different channel availability so please reference the channel availability section above.

Watch Illinois Football With DIRECTV STREAM

DIRECTV STREAM is the rebranded AT&T TV (late August 2021) which used to be DirecTV Now before that. This service might keep changing names but the experience and channels have remained relatively the same over the years. DIRECTV STREAM is one of the best options because it has almost every channel required to watch Illinois football games.

The service has all four local channels (ABC, CBS, NBC, and FOX). It has all of the cable sports networks (ESPN, ESPN2, Fox Sports 1, Fox Sports 2, NBC Sports Network, TBS, and TNT). DIRECTV STREAM also has several college sports networks (ACC Network, Big Ten Network, CBS Sports Network, and SEC Network).

You can stream NCAAF games with DIRECTV STREAM by going through our link and you can read a more our comprehensive DIRECTV STREAM review to learn more about this streaming service.

Watch Illinois Football Games With fuboTV

fuboTV is one of our top choices for watching Fighting Illini games. This live TV streaming service has improved the quality of its service and channel offerings considerably over the last few years. fuboTV does not require a contract nor does it have any installation costs. It is also available on every major streaming device including smart TVs, phones, and tablets.

fuboTV gives subscribers access to the Big Ten Network, ESPN, and ESPN2. The service also includes ABC, CBS, ACC Network, SEC Network, PAC-12 Network, and CBS Sports Network.

To learn more about this service, please read out fuboTV review. You can try this service for one-week free that you can access by going here.

Watch Illinois Football Games With Hulu Live TV

Hulu is another streaming option for watching Illinois football games. You may be familiar with Hulu as being an on-demand TV service to watch previously aired tv shows but now you can watch college football with Hulu + Live TV. This is a good option to watch your favorite NCAA football team because they offer live TV broadcasts aired on ESPN, ESPN2, ESPN College Extra, and ESPN U, ABC, ACC Network, CBS, CBS Sports Network, FOX, FS1, NBC, NBCSN, and more. They also carry the Big Ten Network giving you access to all the best Big Ten action.

Illinois Fighting Illini fans can get access to Hulu Live TV by going through our link. Please read our comprehensive fuboTV review for more details about this streaming service.

Stream Illinois NCAA Football Games With Sling TV

Sling TV is a great option for Illinois Fighting Illini football games because Sling TV carries ESPN, ESPN2, FS1, Big Ten Network, ACC Network, SEC Network, Longhorn Network, and many other popular sports and entertainment channels. The service does not carry ABC or CBS local networks. Sling TV requires no installation and is available on all major streaming devices. This streaming service is one of the least expensive ways to watch your favorite Big Ten teams.

To learn more about this service, please read out Sling TV review. Sling TV does offer a 7-day free trial that you can access by going here.

College Football Coverage With ESPN+

This service comes directly from ESPN and offers live games from several different sports such as MLB, MLS, NCAA, UFC Fight Night, and a lot more. ESPN+ primarily features NCAA games from lowered tiered schools and the BIG 12. ESPN+ does not carry live streaming of the ESPN networks. They can only be found on various streaming services.

To learn more about this service, please read our ESPN+ review. ESPN+ does not offer a free trial, but it can be bundled with Disney+ and Hulu for a discounted price by going through our link here.

Can I Watch Illinois Fighting Illini Out Of Market?

One of the greatest obstacles and annoyances of cord-cutting can be blackouts and the differences in available channels from market to market. For example, in New York City you may get some channels but in Garden City, Kansas you may receive a different set of channels.

When it comes to sporting events it can be even worse. However, there is good news and that news is VPNs or Virtual Private Networks. VPNs can be installed on virtually any device (smartphones, tablets, smart TVs, etc.). You can also use a device such as StreamLocator that has software already built-in. Visit the StreamLocator website to learn more.

A VPN allows you to “mask” your IP address by connecting to a server in another geolocation. This means that if you live in San Francisco but want to see a team from New York or Kansas City, you can just set your VPN to that location and you will get the channels in that local market. This even works for international customers who want to see US TV and sports.

You may be thinking to yourself, “I don’t know, this sounds complicated.” But do not worry, VPNs sound complicated, but they are actually very easy to install and operate. Most VPNs only require just a few clicks to operate and you will never deal with a blackout ever again.

We recommend using ExpressVPN. ExpressVPN has thousands of servers across the globe, is one of the fastest VPNs, and is very easy to use. You can get ExpressVPN for 3-months free exclusively though our link here.

NCAAF Guide For Watching Big 10 Games Online