{"id":427211,"date":"2026-09-05T14:46:12","date_gmt":"2026-09-05T14:46:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/427211\/"},"modified":"2026-09-05T14:46:12","modified_gmt":"2026-09-05T14:46:12","slug":"where-to-watch-oregon-state-vs-houston-college-football-week-1-for-free-today","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/427211\/","title":{"rendered":"Where to watch Oregon State vs. Houston college football Week 1 for free today"},"content":{"rendered":"

The No. 23 Houston Cougars host the Oregon State Beavers in Week 1 of the college football season Saturday at 12 p.m. ET. The game will air on ESPN, which you can stream free on DIRECTV<\/a>. <\/p>\n

Where to watch Oregon State vs. Houston for free<\/p>\n

Tonight\u2019s matchup: Oregon State Beavers (2-10 in 2025) vs. No. 23 Houston Cougars (10-3 in 2025)<\/p>\n

When: Saturday, Sep. 5, 12 p.m. ET<\/p>\n

TV Channel: ESPN<\/p>\n

Stream: DIRECTV (free trial)<\/a>, FuboTV (free trial)<\/a><\/p>\n

FuboTV (free trial)<\/a> and DIRECTV (free trial)<\/a> both offer ESPN for virtually the same price. Fubo\u2019s \u201cPro\u201d package costs $88.99, while DIRECTV\u2019s \u201cEntertainment\u201d package is $89.99. Both options offer a free trial and money off the first month of subscription. Your free trial will start once you create an account. <\/p>\n

Why today\u2019s game matters<\/p>\n

Houston opens the 2026 season with growing expectations when it hosts Oregon State on Saturday at TDECU Stadium. The Cougars are coming off a 10-3 campaign that ended with a bowl win over LSU and enter the year ranked No. 23, with many viewing them as a contender in the Big 12. <\/p>\n

Oregon State begins a new era under first-year head coach JaMarcus Shephard after a difficult 2-10 season in 2025. The Beavers have undergone significant roster changes and will look to show improvement after averaging 18.2 points per game last season. <\/p>\n

These teams met last year, with Houston rallying from a 24-10 deficit to earn a 27-24 overtime victory. The rematch offers an early opportunity for Oregon State to gauge its progress, while Houston will look to validate the preseason hype surrounding a veteran roster.<\/p>\n

Players to watch <\/p>\n

ORST: Quarterback Braden Atkinson won Oregon State\u2019s quarterback competition and will be tasked with jump-starting a rebuilt offense in his first game with the Beavers. The sophomore transfer threw for 3,611 yards, 34 touchdowns and 11 interceptions last season with Mercer. <\/p>\n

HOU: Quarterback Conner Weigman returns after throwing for 2,705 yards last season and is one of the biggest reasons Houston is viewed as a Big 12 contender entering 2026.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The No. 23 Houston Cougars host the Oregon State Beavers in Week 1 of the college football season…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":427212,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[56,58,57],"class_list":["post-427211","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-houston","tag-houston","tag-houston-headlines","tag-houston-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/427211","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=427211"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/427211\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/427212"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=427211"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=427211"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=427211"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}