What channel will be broadcasting the Georgia game tonight (10/19/24)? FREE LIVE STREAM, Time, TV, Channel for College Football Week 8 vs. Texas

The No. 5 Georgia Bulldogs, led by quarterback Carson Beck, will face the No. 1 Texas Longhorns, led by quarterback Quinn Ewers, on Saturday, October 19, 2024 (10/19/24) at Darrell K Royal Texas Memorial Stadium in Austin, Texas.

How to watch: Fans can watch the game for free through a trial of DirecTV Stream or fuboTV. You can also watch the show with a Sling TV subscription, which saves you half off your first month.

Here’s what you need to know:

What: NCAA Football, Week 8

WHO: Georgia vs. Texas

When: Saturday, Oct. 19, 2024

Where: Darrell K Royal Texas Memorial Stadium

Time: 7:30 p.m. ET

TV: ABC

Live stream: fuboTV (free trial), DirecTV stream (free trial)

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Fubo TV (free trial): fuboTV carries ESPN, FOX, ABC, NBC and CBS.

DirecTV stream (free trial): DirecTV Stream carries ESPN, FOX, NBC and CBS.

Sling TV ($25 off first month)– Sling TV carries ESPN, FOX, ABC and NBC.

ESPN+($9.99 per month): ESPN+ streams college football games every weekend for just $9.99 per month. These games are exclusive to the platform.

Peacock TV ($5.99 per month): Peacock will simulcast all NBC Sports college football games airing on the NBC broadcast network this season, including Big Ten Saturday Night. Peacock will also stream Notre Dame home games. Certain games will continue to stream exclusively on Peacock this year.

Paramount+ (free trial): Paramount Plus will broadcast live college football games broadcast on CBS this year.

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Here’s a preview capsule via Associated Press:

No. 5 Georgia (5-1, 3-1 SEC) vs. No. 1 Texas (6-0, 2-0), Saturday, 7:30 p.m. ET (ABC)

BetMGM college football odds: Texas at 3 1/2

Series record: Texas leads 4-1

WHAT IS AT STAKE?

The first meeting of the top five teams in Austin since – No. 2 Texas hosted No. 1 Ohio State in 2006. Georgia needs a win to keep pace with the Longhorns at the top of the SEC. A second loss would put the Bulldogs in danger of falling out of the conference championship and would add new pressure to compete in the expanded College Football Playoff.

KEY MATCHUP

Texas Secondary vs. Georgia QB Carson Beck. The Bulldogs senior is easily the best quarterback the Longhorns have faced this season. Texas has put pressure on freshmen Mississippi State and Oklahoma in the last two games. A preseason All-American, Beck is 18-2 as a starter and 6-2 against top-20 opponents.

PLAYERS TO WATCH

Georgia: RB Trevor Etienne, already in the starting lineup, could have a larger share of the carries. Branson Robinson will be sidelined after spraining his right knee in last week’s win over Mississippi State. Etienne, a transfer from Florida, leads Georgia with 335 yards rushing and four touchdowns but had just 11 carries for 35 yards last week.

Texas: Quarterback Quinn Ewers returned from an oblique injury last week to beat Oklahoma, but even he said he had to play better than he did. Texas will likely need him at his best in a potential shootout with Beck.

FACTS & FIGURES

Texas is No. 1 in total defense and scoring defense. The Longhorns have allowed just three touchdowns all season and have given up an average of 6.33 points per game…Texas opponents have forced four turnovers inside Texas territory. The Longhorns did not allow any points after those turnovers…The Bulldogs have the longest active streak in the AP Top 10 with 57 consecutive polls…It will be the first regular season meeting between the Longhorns and Bulldogs since 1958. Texas won 13-8 on the day, despite a strong fourth quarter from pushed Georgia backup quarterback Fran Tarkenton, a future Pro Football Hall of Famer… Georgia’s senior class is 47-3 with their only losses to Alabama.

(The Associated Press contributed to this report)

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