Indiana Hoosiers vs. Notre Dame Fighting Irish: Here’s How to Watch the College Football Game Online with Sling TV

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The 2024-2025 NCAA College Football Playoff begins with the first round of gameplay on Friday, Dec. 20. And one of the first games reignites an old in-state rivalry.

Broadcasting on ESPN, you can watch the No. 8-ranked Indiana Hoosiers (11-1) take on the No. 5-ranked Notre Dame Fighting Irish (11-1) at Notre Dame Stadium in Notre Dame, Indiana with kickoff at 8 p.m.ET/5 p.m. PT. Want to watch the game online? ESPN is a network available via Sling Orange + Blue.

Right now, Sling Orange + Blue starts at $30 for your first month of service and $60/month afterwards. The streaming package comes with ESPN for college football fans, while Sling Orange + Blue comes with other networks, like ABC, ESPN2, ESPN3, TNT and Fox, for games throughout the NCAA College Football Playoff. Click here for a complete post-season schedule.

Additionally, the streamer’s Sling Orange + Blue features nearly 50 other channels, like Disney Channel, Bravo, MotorTrend, Discovery Channel, Freeform, Fox Sports, QVC, National Geographic, Comedy Central, NFL Network, Food Network, A&E, BBC America, CNN and more.

Please note: If you subscribe after Friday, Dec. 20, the month-to-month price goes up starting at $45.99/month for Sling Orange. Prices and channel availability depends on your local TV market. Learn more about Sling subscription prices here.

Meanwhile, All Sling plans have live TV over the internet, on-demand movie and TV shows, 50 hours of cloud DVR storage and up to three streams across devices — such as smart TVs, smartphones, tablets, laptops and web browsers — at the same time.

On Friday, Dec. 20, you can livestream the Indiana Hoosiers vs. Notre Dame Fighting Irish with kickoff at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT on ESPN with Sling Orange + Blue, below: