The Alabama Crimson Tide are riding high after a major road win against the Georgia Bulldogs last weekend. The Bulldogs had not lost a home game since 2019 but were felled by their SEC foes in a tight 24-21 game. Alabama quarterback Ty Simpson helped lead the team to victory, and he aims to do it again when the No. 10 Crimson Tide hosts the No. 16 Vanderbilt Commodores this weekend. The two teams meet Saturday; kickoff is scheduled for 3:30 p.m. ET and the game airs on ABC and will stream on ESPN unlimited. The game will also be the site of ESPN’s College GameDay broadcast, so you can tune in for pregame coverage starting at 9 a.m. ET.
Here’s how to watch the Vanderbilt vs. Alabama game and what to know about how to watch the entire NCAA football season.
Date: Saturday, Oct. 4
Time: 3:30 p.m. ET
TV Channel: ABC, ESPN3
Streaming: ESPN unlimited, DirecTV, Fubo, and more
You can watch coverage of this week’s Vanderbilt vs. Alabama game starting at 3:30 p.m. ET on Saturday.
You can tune into the Vanderbilt vs. Alabama game on ABC as part of ESPN on ABC and on ESPN3. ABC and ESPN3 are available on streaming platforms, including DirecTV, Fubo, and YouTubeTV, but for the most comprehensive college football coverage, you can also watch this game and hundreds more this season on the ESPN App with an ESPN unlimited subscription.
Thursday, Oct. 2
9 p.m. | Sam Houston at New Mexico State | CBSSN
Friday, Oct. 3
7 p.m. | Western Kentucky at Delaware | CBSSN 7 p.m. | Charlotte at South Florida | ESPN2 10 p.m. | New Mexico at San Jose State | FS1 10:30 p.m. | West Virginia at No. 23 BYU | ESPN 10:30 p.m. | Colorado State at San Diego State | CBSSN
Saturday, Oct. 4
12 p.m. | Kentucky at No. 12 Georgia | ABC 12 p.m. |No. 14 Iowa State at Cincinnati | ESPN2 12 p.m. | Wisconsin at No. 20 Michigan | FOX 12 p.m. | No. 22 Illinois at Purdue | Big Ten Network 12 p.m. | Boston College at Pitt | ACC Network 12 p.m. | Clemson at North Carolina | ESPN 12 p.m. | Kansas State at Baylor | ESPN+ 12 p.m. | Air Force at Navy | CBS/Paramount+ 12 p.m. | Army at UAB | ESPNU 12 p.m. | Ohio at Ball State | CBSSN 1 p.m. | Wake Forest at Virginia Tech | The CW Network 1 p.m. | UTSA at Temple | ESPN+ 2 p.m. | Campbell at NC State | ESPN+/ACC Extra 2 p.m. | Oklahoma State at Arizona | TNT/truTV/HBO Max 2:30 p.m. | Western Michigan at UMass | ESPN+ 3:30 p.m. | No. 7 Penn State at UCLA | CBS 3:30 p.m. | No. 9 Texas at Florida | ESPN 3:30 p.m. | No. 16 Vanderbilt at No. 10 Alabama | ABC 3:30 p.m. | Boise State at No. 21 Notre Dame | NBC/Peacock 3:30 p.m. | Washington at Maryland | Big Ten Network 3:30 p.m. | UL Monroe at Northwestern | Big Ten Network 3:30 p.m. | Oregon State at Appalachian State | ESPN+ 3:30 p.m. | No. 24 Virginia at Louisville | ESPN2 3:30 p.m. | Syracuse at SMU 3:30 p.m. | Florida International at UConn | CBSSN 3:30 p.m. | James Madison at Georgia State | ESPN+ 3:30 p.m. | Central Michigan at Akron | ESPN+ 3:30 p.m. | Eastern Michigan at Buffalo | ESPN+ 3:30 p.m. | Miami (Ohio) at Northern Illinois | ESPN+ 4 p.m. | Kent State at No. 5 Oklahoma | SEC Network 4 p.m. | Michigan State at Nebraska | FS1 4 p.m. | Texas State at Arkansas State | ESPNU 6 p.m. | Coastal Carolina at Old Dominion | ESPN+ 7 p.m. | No. 11 Texas Tech at Houston | ESPN 7 p.m. | UNLV at Wyoming | CBSSN 7 p.m. | South Alabama at Troy | ESPN+ 7 p.m. | Florida Atlantic at Rice | ESPN+ 7:30 p.m. | Minnesota at No. 1 Ohio State | NBC/Peacock 7:30 p.m. | No. 3 Miami (Fla.) at No. 18 Florida State | ABC 7:30 p.m. | Mississippi State at No. 6 Texas A&M | SEC Network 7:30 p.m. | Colorado at TCU | FOX 7:30 p.m. | Kansas at UCF | ESPN2 8 p.m. | Tulsa at Memphis | ESPNU 10:30 p.m. | Duke at Cal | ESPN 10:30 p.m. | Nevada at Fresno State | CBSSN
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