How to watch college football this Saturday if you're a YouTube TV subscriber

More than a week after Disney networks went dark on YouTube TV, the two sides do not appear close to a new carriage deal. That means the dispute could go into Week 11 of the college football season, though there are options for fans hoping to catch their favorite teams on Saturday.

The Athletic’s Andrew Marchand first reported the two sides “remain far apart” on a deal as of Friday morning. In a memo to Disney employees obtained by On3, executives indicated the blackout was likely to continue into the weekend. YouTube TV responded by calling out Disney for “leaking documents to the press, negotiating in public through their paid talent and misrepresenting the facts including from the deals they’ve offered and taking credit for our product proposals.”

In the meantime, YouTube TV’s 10 million or so customers have options to watch college football this weekend. On3 has broken down a few places they can look.

• Fubo – Offers a free trial for new members, as well as ESPN and ABC. Plans start at $55 per month for the first month after the free trial expires.
• Sling TV – Offers a Day Pass for $4.99, which includes ESPN. The “Orange and Blue” plan is currently listed at $29.99 with local channels, including ABC, in addition to ESPN networks where available.
• DirecTV – Offers a 5-day free trial with ABC and ESPN included. Plans start at $49.99 for the first month after the free trial expires.
• ESPN Unlimited – ESPN’s direct-to-consumer app launched earlier this year, fans can watch every ESPN network, including live games. Plans start at $29.99 per month.

For fans hoping to catch ESPN College GameDay, the network is taking a similar approach to Week 10. It will be available live on Pat McAfee’s X account, one week after generating 1.2 million unique users on the page last week, ESPN announced.

More on the impact of the YouTube TV-Disney dispute

The carriage deal between Disney and YouTube TV expired Oct. 30 at 11:59 p.m. ET. However, the networks went dark at approx. 11:27 p.m. ET that night – prior to the deal’s expiration. The blackout then continued through Week 10 of the college football season, as well as Monday Night Football between the Arizona Cardinals and Dallas Cowboys.

While ABC still had the most-watched college football game of Week 10 with an average 7.8 million people tuning in for Georgia’s win over Florida, FOX won the Noon ET window. Ohio State’s win over Penn State averaged 7.2 million viewers.

Monday Night Football also saw a ratings decrease from Week 9 of the NFL season a year ago. The matchup between the Cowboys and Cardinals averaged 16.2 million viewers. That’s a roughly 20% decrease from last year’s Week 9 game between the Kansas City Chiefs and Tampa Bay Buccaneers.