ESPN’s ‘College GameDay’ free live stream (12/2): Saban, Smart, Sankey to appear

ESPN’s ‘College GameDay’ free live stream (12/2): Saban, Smart, Sankey to appear

ESPN’s “College GameDay” travels to Atlanta on Saturday, Dec. 2, ahead of the SEC Championship Game between No. 1 Georgia and No. 8 Alabama. The show will be live streamed on fuboTV (free trial), SlingTV (half off first month) and DirecTV Stream (free trial).

The Week 14 trip to Atlanta will mark the eighth time “College GameDay” is originating from the SEC Championship – most recently in 2021 when Alabama defeated top-ranked Georgia.

Overall, this will be Alabama’s 57th appearance on “GameDay” and the Tide’s third appearance this season. Georgia will make its 35th appearance on the show and second this season. Saturday is the show’s 10th visit to a Crimson Tide-Bulldogs game with Alabama winning six of the previous nine matchups.

Host Rece Davis will be joined at the desk analysts Lee Corso, Kirk Herbstreit, Desmond Howard and Pat McAfee with college football insider Pete Thamel, reporters Jen Lada and Jess Sims and college football betting analyst ‘Stanford Steve’ Coughlin.

Show Highlights

  • Saturday morning before the live show, the crew will host an interview with SEC Championship head coach Nick Saban of Alabama at 7:30 a.m. (8:30 a.m. ET) on the main set that will air during the show. Defending national champion and Georgia coach Kirby Smart will join the set live during the show.
  • Texas head coach Steve Sarkisian will join remotely from the field ahead of the Big 12 Championship Game, while winning head coach and quarterback from Friday night’s Pac-12 Conference will be live from the set in Atlanta.
  • SEC Commissioner Greg Sankey will join the desk for a live interview during the show, while other live guests who will join the show remotely include: College Football Playoff selection committee chair and NC State director of athletics Boo Corrigan; and Florida State quarterback Jordan Travis ahead of the Seminoles’ appearance in the ACC Championship Game.
  • Pat McAfee’s Kicking Contest – “GameDay” will once again offer an exclusive contest during the live show, Pat McAfee’s Kicking Contest. One fan will be chosen from the ‘pit’ onsite with the opportunity to attempt a 33-yard field goal. If the contestant successfully completes the kick, he/she will be awarded $100,000 from McAfee. Full details, including official rules, can be found here.

Features

  • Seminole Moment – For 15-year-old Jack Coleman, football and rooting for Florida State has been a part of his identity since he was six years old. But when a sudden and shocking diagnosis changed his life last year, Jack began to withdraw from the sport and his beloved Seminoles – until a game day experience at Doak Campbell Stadium re-awakened his football spirit. Jen Lada reports.
  • Gravedigger – On fourth and 31, against their rival and with their season on the line, Alabama pulled off a play for the ages that will surely go down in Crimson Tide lore. A look at how the play they call “gravedigger” went down from those who lived it and were there to see it save the Tide’s season. Marty Smith reports.
  • Chaos Theory – On this Championship Weekend, 20 teams will vie for 10 conference championships and just four spots in the College Football Playoff. For fans of those teams, they know who and what they are rooting for, but the rest of us root only for pure, unadulterated chaos. Ryan McGee reports.
  • Here We Go Again – It’s a rivalry game that is seldom on the schedule but has become a staple of Championship Weekend – Georgia vs. Alabama, Smart vs. Saban, the last three National Champions battling for SEC supremacy. It’s a matchup we don’t see often but can’t get enough of and here we go again. Ryan McGee reports.

When is GameDay?

“College GameDay” will air Saturday, Dec. 2 from 8 a.m. to 11 a.m. (9 a.m. to noon ET).

Live stream options

FuboTV

The game will be live streamed on fuboTV, which offers a free trial. The most basic of plans is the “fubo standard” package, which comprises 121-plus channels for $69.99 per month. Like all cord-cutting alternatives, there are plenty of options, especially for sports. It comes with more than 1,000 hours of cloud-based DVR, and up to 10 screens at once.

Sling

Sling Orange is $40 a month and offers ESPN, ESPN2 and ESPN3.

SlingTV is offering some special season-long football packages. Starting at $274 (a savings of $76), you can get five months of Orange & Blue + Sports Extra. The packages includes NFL Redzone, ESPN, NFL, SEC, ACC, PAC 12, Big10, and Longhorn Networks.

You can also get a college football specific offer. Get 5 months of Sling Orange + Sports Extra, starting at $199, a savings of $56, which Includes ESPN, SEC, ACC, PAC 12, and Longhorn Networks. Catch every game on ABC with ESPN3 simulcast.

Sling offers local games on Fox (select markets), Sunday Night Football on NBC (select markets), Monday Night Football on ESPN and NFL Network games.

DirecTV Stream

DirecTV Stream offers a free trial.

There are four options of DirecTV Stream:

The Entertainment Package, which consists of 65+ channels, is $54.99 until the promotion runs out April 30. It’s the basic package for can’t-miss entertainment – including ESPN, TNT, Nickelodeon and HGTV.

The Choice Package has more than 90 channels and is $74.99 during the promotion. The channels in ENTERTAINMENT, plus MLB Network, NBA TV, college sports networks, and more. Enjoy Regional Sports Networks with no additional fees.

The Ultimate Package has more than 130 channels and is $89.99 during the promotion. Everything in CHOICE, plus Oxygen, Golf Channel, NHL Network, Universal Kids and more.

The Premier Package has more than 140 channels and is $134.99 during the promotion. Everything in ULTIMATE, plus HBO Max, SHOWTIME, STARZ, Cinemax and more.

DirecTV Stream offers a free trial that doesn’t require much effort.

To sign up, enter a phone number, email address and credit card, and you’ll receive five days of the service without charge.

In addition, enhance your experience with the DirecTV Stream device. While it doesn’t include a free trial, it give you access to thousands of apps like Netflix and more on Google Play. You can search using the voice remote with Google Assistant, and you can enjoy a traditional live TV channel guide. It is sold separately.

Will it be televised?

“College GameDay” will be televised on ESPN.

Mark Heim is a reporter for The Alabama Media Group. Follow him on Twitter @Mark_Heim. He can be heard on “The Opening Kickoff” on WNSP-FM 105.5 FM in Mobile or on the free Sound of Mobile App from 6 to 9 a.m. daily.