{"id":427411,"date":"2026-09-05T19:57:17","date_gmt":"2026-09-05T19:57:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/427411\/"},"modified":"2026-09-05T19:57:17","modified_gmt":"2026-09-05T19:57:17","slug":"stream-texas-football-game-for-free-today","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/427411\/","title":{"rendered":"Stream Texas football game for free today"},"content":{"rendered":"

AUSTIN, Texas – Legacy quarterback Arch Manning and the No. 5 Texas Longhorns open the season against the Texas State Bobcats today \u2013 Saturday, Sept. 5 \u2013 at Darrell K Royal Texas Memorial Stadium in Austin, Texas. This game is available on multiple streaming services for free.<\/a> <\/p>\n

How to watch Texas football today <\/p>\n

What: Texas vs. Texas StateWhen: Saturday, Sept. 5, 2026Time: 3:30 p.m. Eastern (2:30 p.m. Central)Where: Darrell K Royal Texas Memorial Stadium | Austin, Texas Channel: ESPNStreaming options: DIRECTV<\/a> (free trial and $35 off your first month), FuboTV<\/a> (free trial and $25 off your first month), SlingTV<\/a> and ESPN Streaming<\/a>How do I watch Texas football for free?<\/p>\n

This non-conference matchup will broadcast live on ESPN at 3:30 p.m. Eastern (2:30 p.m. Central). You can take advantage of free trials from DIRECTV<\/a> and FuboTV<\/a>, which also offer steep discounts on your first month. <\/p>\n

You can watch this game on Sling TV<\/a> with a daily pass from Sling Orange for just $4.99. Weekly, Weekend and monthly passes are also available. <\/p>\n

You can also stream this game live on the ESPN app<\/a> for just $13.99 per month. <\/p>\n

What to know about today\u2019s matchup<\/p>\n

The Longhorns missed out on the College Football Playoff last season, but have reloaded to breakthrough in 2026. They finished 10-2, including a 6-2 mark in SEC play. Texas capped the season with a 41-27 victory over an embattled Michigan in the Citrus Bowl. <\/p>\n

Manning threw for 3,163 yards, 26 touchdowns and seven interceptions. He got off to a shaky start before settling into a groove by season\u2019s end. <\/p>\n

The Burnt Orange brought in former Auburn receiver Cam Coleman and talented running backs Raleek Brown (Arizona State) and Hollywood Smothers (NC State). Rasheem Biles, a Pitt transfer, will be a name to watch on defense.<\/p>\n

Texas also welcomes in new defensive coordinator Will Muschamp. Standouts Malik Muhammad and Michael Taffe have left for the NFL. <\/p>\n

Watch Texas football <\/a>for free with DIRECTV<\/a> <\/p>\n

Texas State went 7-6 in 2025 and closed out the mediocre campaign with a 41-10 Armed Forces Bowl win over Rice, marking their third straight bowl victory. <\/p>\n

The Bobcats have a formidable offense that averaged 36.5 points and 472.8 yards per game last season. Fourth-year head coach, and former Texas QB, G.J. Kinne\u2019s squad lacks star power, but has proven they can provide fireworks. <\/p>\n

Quarterback Brad Jackson is the head of the snake. He tossed for 3,224 yards and 21 touchdowns with seven interceptions while completing more than 70% of his passes last season. He also added 744 rushing yards and a school-record 17 scores on the ground.<\/p>\n

Beau Sparks and Chris Dawn are both 1,000-yard receivers looking to shine on the big stage against the Longhorns. <\/p>\n

Defense is a major concern after allowing 29 points per game and 382.9 yards per contest in 2025. <\/p>\n

It marks the first game for Texas State as a member of the Pac-12 after 13 years in the Sun Belt Conference. These two teams have surprisingly only met one other time, a 1930 encounter that saw the Longhorns romp, 36-0. <\/p>\n

Watch Texas football for free with FuboTV<\/a><\/p>\n

Who is announcing Texas vs. Texas State?<\/p>\n

Roy Philpott (play-by-play) and Brock Osweiler (analyst) will be the announcers while Sheree Burruss reports from the sideline.<\/p>\n

What are the latest odds for Texas vs. Texas State? <\/p>\n

Spread: UT: (-29.5), TS.: (29.5)<\/p>\n

Moneyline: UT: -8000, TS: +2200<\/p>\n

Point total: 60.5<\/p>\n

Odds courtesy of DraftKings<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"AUSTIN, Texas – Legacy quarterback Arch Manning and the No. 5 Texas Longhorns open the season against the…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":427412,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[132,134,133],"class_list":["post-427411","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-austin","tag-austin","tag-austin-headlines","tag-austin-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/427411","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=427411"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/427411\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/427412"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=427411"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=427411"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=427411"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}