I can watch Iowa Hawkeyes football games without cable in 2024. Here’s how to stream the NCAA football season through various streaming platforms.

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Table Of Contents

1 When Is the Next Iowa Hawkeyes Football Game Scheduled?
2 What Channel Is Iowa Football On?
3 How Can I Watch the Iowa Hawkeyes Game Today?
4 Our Choice
5 Iowa Hawkeyes Football

When Is the Next Iowa Hawkeyes Football Game Scheduled?

None

What Channel Is Iowa Football On?

Iowa fans will need access to the channels airing Big Ten Conference games. In 2024, these are NBC, CBS, Big Ten Network (BTN), Fox, and Fox Sports (FS1). A Hawkeyes matchup could also be one of the Peacock or Paramount+ streaming exclusives, but these will be broadcast locally on NBC and CBS.

You may also want ESPN, as this is where Bowl games will air. The NCAA Championship football game will be on ABC.

If you are a big fan of MLB, NBA, or NHL, you should look closely at Fubo and DIRECTV STREAM. Both of them provide access to almost all of the RSNs that broadcast local team games.

How Can I Watch the Iowa Hawkeyes Game Today?

The local channels airing Iowa games — NBC, CBS, and Fox — can be picked up with a digital antenna (depending on location) or through popular streaming services. BTN and FS1 are available nationally with many streaming plans.

If using a streaming service, sign up for a plan, download its app onto a streaming device, and choose the channel airing the game. Most devices are compatible, including Amazon Fire TV, Android and iOS mobile devices, Android TV-based smart TVs, Samsung smart TVs, Apple TV, Chromecast, and Roku. Other smart TVs and some game consoles are often supported as well.

The cable-replacement services (Fubo, DIRECTV STREAM, Hulu, YouTube TV, and Sling) include a cloud-based DVR that lets users record live games to watch later. All of them allow subscribers to watch on multiple devices simultaneously — so you can watch Iowa while the rest of the household streams something else.

Our Choice

If you want to watch every Iowa Hawkeyes game without cable, Fubo is the way to go. It has all the must-have channels—NBC, CBS, Fox, FS1, and Big Ten Network—so you won’t miss a play. The stream is smooth, even during big matchups, and the unlimited cloud DVR lets you record and rewatch whenever it suits you. Compared to Hulu + Live TV and DIRECTV STREAM, Fubo offers more channels for a better price, which is a big plus. It’s also easy to use and works on just about any device, from smart TVs to phones. Other services come close, but they either cost more or don’t include all the right channels. If you want the best mix of coverage, reliability, and value, Fubo is the clear winner for Hawkeyes fans.

Iowa Hawkeyes Football

The Iowa Hawkeyes are coming off an appearance in the Big Ten Championship Game and are hoping to do the same in 2024. That task will be a difficult one this year for three primary reasons:

The conference has removed divisions, so being in the weaker West Division will no longer help Iowa get into the title game. Instead, the top two teams in the overall conference standings will get to play in that contest.
The league has added four more teams, meaning there’s more competition for those two coveted spots.
Iowa’s offense has been quite poor in recent years. For example, the team put up back-to-back goose eggs to end the 2023 season, falling to Michigan in the Big Ten Championship Game, 26-0, before getting outscored by Tennessee in the Citrus Bowl, 35-0.

2024 Hawkeyes Personnel

A change in leadership is providing Hawkeye fans with hope this year. Brian Ferentz, the son of head coach Kirk Ferentz, was the offensive coordinator, but he was let go in 2023. His replacement is Tim Lester, who served as Western Michigan’s head coach from 2017-2022.

Senior quarterback Cade McNamara will likely take the reins of the offense after recovering from a knee injury suffered in 2023. If he falters, junior Brendan Sullivan, a transfer from Northwestern, might take over. Otherwise, arguably the best player on this side of the ball will be senior tight end Luke Lachey.

Other than the forgettable last two games of the University of Iowa’s campaign last year, their defense was rock solid throughout 2023, only allowing more than 16 points once before those final matches. The defense is led by defensive coordinator Phil Parker, who was awarded the AFCA Assistant Coach of the Year and Broyles Awards in 2023.

Most of the top defensive players from last season are returning. This includes the heart of the defense in linebackers Nick Jackson and Jay Higgins, both seniors. Higgins topped the Big Ten and ranked third nationally in tackles last year.

Behind them is a solid secondary with Quinn Schulte, Sebastian Castro, and Jermari Harris, all seniors, helping lead the way in that area of the field.

Iowa finished last season 24th in the Associated Press poll and 22nd in the Coaches poll. The Hawkeyes are expected to either have a top-25 season again or be just outside of the national rankings.

2024 Iowa Hawkeyes Football Schedule

The schedule opens, as is usual, with three non-conference games, although the middle one is the always-heated rivalry matchup against Iowa State for the Cy-Hawk Trophy. This will be on home ground at Kinnick Stadium in Iowa City. As far as Big Ten play goes, the opener on September 21 is against another rival in Minnesota, though that one is away. Home games with rivals Wisconsin and Nebraska will be played on November 2 and 29 respectively.

Date	Time (ET)	Teams	TV
Sat Aug 31	12:00 pm	Illinois State vs Iowa Hawkeyes	BTN
Sat Sep 7	3:30 pm	Iowa State vs Iowa Hawkeyes	CBS
Sat Sep 14	4:00 pm	Troy vs Iowa Hawkeyes	FS1
Sat Sep 21	TBD	Iowa Hawkeyes vs Minnesota
Sat Oct 5	3:30 pm	Iowa Hawkeyes vs Ohio State Buckeyes	CBS
Sat Oct 12	TBD	Washington Huskies vs Iowa Hawkeyes
Sat Oct 19	TBD	Iowa Hawkeyes vs Michigan State
Sat Oct 26	3:30 pm	Northwestern vs Iowa Hawkeyes
Sat Nov 2	TBD	Wisconsin Badgers vs Iowa Hawkeyes
Fri Nov 8	9:00 pm	Iowa Hawkeyes vs UCLA Bruins	FOX
Sat Nov 23	TBD	Iowa Hawkeyes vs Maryland
Fri Nov 29	7:30 pm	Iowa Hawkeyes vs Nebraska	NBC

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