ESPN's 'College GameDay' live stream (9/2): How to watch online ...

ESPN’s “College GameDay” returns for Week 1 of the 2023 college football season, traveling to Charlotte, N.C., for South Carolina-North Carolina in the Duke’s Mayo Classic on Saturday, Sept. 2. The show will be live streamed on fuboTV (free trial) and DirecTV Stream (free trial).

The three-hour show will kick off GameDay’s 37th season and 30th year of road shows.

The Week 1 trip marks College GameDay’s 440th road show all-time – and the first-ever visit to a South Carolina-North Carolina game. The Gamecock’s last GameDay appearance was 2014, while the Tar Heels appeared in 2010. This is the third trip to uptown Charlotte for College GameDay in recent years.

Host Rece Davis returns to the helm joined at the desk by GameDay analysts Lee Corso, Kirk Herbstreit, Desmond Howard and Pat McAfee with college football insider Pete Thamel, reporters Jen Lada and Jess Sims, and newcomer ‘Stanford Steve’ Coughlin.

• Comin’ to Your City – announced earlier this week, GameDay is celebrating its 30th anniversary of being on the road by launching a refresh of its iconic opening anthem. After 16 years, Big & Rich have passed the mic to The Cadillac Three, Darius Rucker and Lainey Wilson. The new open debuts at the start of Saturday’s Week 1 show (9 a.m.).
• Guest Picker – in addition to being part of the refreshed anthem, Darius Rucker will join the set as the Week 1 guest picker. A South Carolina alum and ardent Gamecocks fan, Rucker is a longtime supporter of GameDay. He previous appeared as a guest picker in 2012.
• Head coaches Mack Brown (UNC) and Shane Beamer (South Carolina) will both join the GameDay desk ahead of their Duke’s Mayo Classic showdown.
• Tennessee quarterback Joe Milton will speak with the GameDay crew live from the field in Nashville before the Vols play Virginia in the ‘Wired’ segment.
• Deion and Troy – New Colorado head coach Deion Sanders sits with his former Dallas Cowboys teammate and Monday Night Football analyst Troy Aikman on the eve of Coach Prime’s debut with the Buffaloes.
• UVA Moving Forward – Last November, a tragic on-campus shooting took the lives of three University of Virginia football players. Andrea Adelson has the story of running back Mike Hollins, who survived a gunshot wound that night and returns to play for the Cavaliers on Saturday.
• Walk-Ons – The moments are always memorable, and often viral, when a walk-on receives the news that he is now on scholarship. This year, one moment stood out when Eastern Michigan’s right tackle Brian Dooley took that to another level when he surprised left tackle Zack Conti with a selfless gift. Jen Lada
• Maye’s in Blue – Starting with their father Mark, the Maye’s are the first family of Chapel Hill. Drake, the youngest of four brothers has become a Heisman-candidate quarterback, in part because of the competitiveness instilled in him by his older brothers. In conjunction with ACC Network, Marty Smith spends time with the siblings to get a glimpse of how they have helped make Drake so good on the field.
• The Real Carolina – When North and South Carolina take the field in Charlotte this week it will be the battle for Carolina, literally. Both schools have been known to drop the directionals to call themselves simply, “Carolina.” Ryan McGee examines the history behind the quest to be the one true Carolina.
• Prime’s Time – As Deion Sanders makes his head coaching debut in Colorado – one of the most intriguing storylines of the season, Andscape’s Justin Tinsley examines how Coach Prime has never backed down from a challenge in his career – and he won’t allow his team to do so either.

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

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.

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.

“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.