XFL live stream (2/18): How to watch online, TV, time, schedule

XFL live stream (2/18): How to watch online, TV, time, schedule

The NFL may be over, but football hasn’t gone away. The XFL debuts another season Saturday, Feb. 18. The game will be live streamed on fuboTV (free trial).

The eight-team league will feature 10 weeks of regular-season play, followed by a four-team playoff.

Saturday’s matchup includes former NFL All-Pro defensive end Vic Beasley, who will play with the Vegas Vipers against the Arlington Renegades.

The matchup Sunday will highlight the opening-week slate when former Alabama quarterback AJ McCarron leads the St. Louis BattleHawks against the San Antonio Brahmas. McCarron led the Crimson Tide to two BCS titles and started the 2015 wild-card game for the Cincinnati Bengals.

Who plays Saturday?

The Vegas Vipers play at the Arlington Renegades at 2 p.m.

The Orlando Guardians play at the Houston Roughnecks at 7:30 p.m.

Will games be live streamed?

The XFL games will be live streamed on fuboTV, which offers a free trial. The most basic of plans is the “fubo pro” package, which comprises 146-plus channels for $74.99 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.

There is also the “fubo elite” package, which comprises 205-plus channels for $84.99 per month. It comes with fuboExtra (48 more channels) and News Plus (11 more channels). Plus, more than 1,000 hours of cloud-based DVR, and up to 10 screens at once.

The “fubo premiere” package is “fubo elite” with the addition of Showtime for $94.99 per month.

What TV channel will broadcast?

The Vegas-Arlington game will broadcast on ABC, while the Orlando-Houston game will be shown on ESPN.

Mark Heim is a sports reporter for The Alabama Media Group. Follow him on Twitter @Mark_Heim.