DirecTV subscribers lose access to ESPN and ABC: How to watch football games

DirecTV subscribers recently lost access to ESPN, ABC, and other channels because of a contract dispute with Disney. Lucky for football fans, there is a workaround until the issue is resolved.

Fubo TV offers a one week free trial that will allow consumers to watch the football games scheduled for this weekend. Alternatively, DirecTV subscribers can swap to Sling, which would immediately give them access to ESPN and ABC broadcasts.

DirecTV lost access to the Disney channels on Sunday, and the two parties have still not reached an agreement. The dispute made yesterday’s college football game unavailable to DirecTV subscribers, which forced many fans to miss Boston College’s upset victory against No. 10 Florida State.

There are numerous college football matchups that will be unavailable to DirecTV subscribers this week, including: No. 15 Tennessee- No. 24 NC State, No. 5 Alabama-South Florida, and Auburn-California.

The NFL season also starts this week, which means Monday Night Football on ESPN will begin in six days. Since the dispute is ongoing, DirecTV subscribers could miss Monday’s highly anticipated game. With this in mind, fans can use Fubo TV’s one week free trial to ensure they catch all of the upcoming football action. Alternatively, Sling offers a first month discount to new users.