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Quick AnswerWe recommend Sling's Orange + Blue plan and the Sports Extra add-on to watch SEC online this season.
The 2024 college football season kicks off on Aug. 29, and as it has for the past two years, the SEC is expected to dominate the tournament. The Southeastern Conference has produced the last four national champions, and 12 of its 14 teams qualified for bowl games last season. Now with the addition of Texas and Oklahoma to the conference, the competition is tougher than ever.
But no matter which SEC team (or teams) you want to follow, you’ll need a way to watch every SEC football game live. If you’ve cut the cord since last season, we recommend Sling, a live TV streaming service that’s more expensive than its competitors but just as good for streaming SEC football games live. Read on for a full explanation of how to use Sling to watch SEC football, plus details about the 2024 SEC football season.
How to Watch SEC Football Games Online Without Cable
This year, SEC Championship games will be broadcast across ESPN, SEC Network, ABC and CBS. Some games will also air on SEC+, a digital platform (not a TV channel) that can be accessed with login credentials for most cable, satellite or live TV streaming services.
If you don’t have cable, it can be very difficult to figure out how to stream all of these channels. Fortunately, there is a streaming service that gives you direct access to live streams of almost every SEC game this season: Sling.
Sling's Orange + Blue plan gives you access to live streams of ESPN and ABC, and you can get Sling's Sports Extra add-on for live streams of SEC Network and access to SEC+. With this setup, you'll be able to stream nearly every SEC football game through the 2024 season.
In terms of pricing, you can now prepay for four months of Sling for NFL and college football seasons with Orange & Blue + Sports Extra starting at $199. The Orange + Blue plan usually starts at $60 per month and costs $15 to add Sports Extra, but Sling is running a special “prepay and save” deal right now that gets you five months of Sling Orange + Blue and Sports Extra for just $199 — $100 less than the bundle usually costs. This is the best deal we’ve spotted for live NFL/college football streaming, and you can get it here.
SEC Football Schedule 2024
The 2024 SEC football season will kick off on August 29. Here is the full schedule of Week 1 SEC games this year:
Thursday, August 29
Ark Pine Bluff vs. Arkansas — 7:30 p.m. (ESPNU)
Murray State vs. Missouri – 8:00 PM (SECN)
Friday, August 30
Temple vs. Oklahoma – 7:00 p.m. (ESPN)
Saturday, August 31
Virginia Tech vs. Vanderbilt – 12:00 PM (ESPN)
Clemson vs. Georgia – 12:00 PM (ABC)
Tennessee – Chattanooga vs Tennessee – 12:45 PM (SECN)
Miami (FL) vs. Florida – 3:30 p.m. (ABC)
Colorado State vs. Texas – 3:30 p.m. (ESPN)
Old Dominion vs. South Carolina – 4:15 p.m. (SECN)
Eastern Kentucky vs. Mississippi State — 6:00 p.m. (SEC+)
Western Kentucky vs. Alabama — 7:00 p.m. (ESPN)
Furman vs. Ole Miss – 7:00 p.m. (SEC+)
Alabama A&M vs. Auburn – 7:30 p.m. (SEC+)
Notre Dame vs. Texas A&M – 7:30 p.m. (ABC)
Southern Mississippi vs. Kentucky – 7:45 p.m. (SECN)
Sunday, September 1
LSU vs USC — 7:30 PM (ABC)
2024 SEC Football Teams, Standings
With the 2024 season approaching, this year is a bit of a wild card. Missouri and Ole Miss are looking to build on their successful seasons, and the addition of Oklahoma and Texas means there are more contenders than ever. By beating Washington, Michigan broke the SEC’s streak of four straight national titles. The other SEC leaders are familiar from last year: Alabama and LSU in the SEC West are looking strong again, and Tennessee and Kentucky in the East are also poised to have good seasons.
Be sure to subscribe to Sling to watch SEC games live online.
