Where to watch, how to follow Saturday’s Kentucky football game vs. Ball State

Where to watch and how to follow Saturday’s NCAA football game between Coach Mark Stoops and the Kentucky Wildcats and Coach Mike Neu and the Ball State Cardinals:

Game time is noon EDT at Kroger Field (capacity 61,000) on the campus of the University of Kentucky.

Television

Network: SEC Network

Announcers: Play-by-play, Dave Neal; analysis, Derek Mason; sideline, Taylor Davis

Where to find SEC Network:

Spectrum Cable: Channel 516

DISH Network: Channel 408 (on Hopper, Wally and Joey Channel 404)

DirecTV: Channel 611

UVerse: Channel 607 (1607 HD)

However, as of Thursday night, a contract dispute between Charter, the owner of Lexington’s primary cable TV provider Spectrum, and Disney, the owner of ESPN, was blocking Spectrum cable viewers from watching all Disney-owned channels, including the SEC Network.

If that impasse is not resolved by Saturday’s noon kickoff, you will presumably have to turn to Internet streaming options to watch the game.

According to cordcuttingreport.com, at least six live TV streaming services offer the opportunity to watch the SEC Network without cable TV.

DirecTV Stream, Sling TV, YouTube TV, Fubo, Hulu Live TV, and Vidgo all include the SEC Network without the need of a cable or satellite subscription via various plans.

According to cordcuttingreport.com, DirecTV Stream, YouTube TV and Fubo all have SEC Network and also offer potential customers a free trial.

For more information on how to proceed, click here.

Radio

Over the air: WLAP-AM 630; WBUL-FM 98.1

Statewide list of UK radio affiliates: Click here

Satellite Radio: XM Channel 190, Sirius Channel 134, Internet Channel 961

UK Sports Network broadcast team: Play-by-play, Tom Leach; analysis, Jeff Piecoro; sideline, Dick Gabriel

Internet

Live updates: Join the conversation during the game with Herald-Leader sports columnist John Clay at Kentucky.com.

Live video: You can live stream the game online from WatchESPN.com or the WatchESPN app, depending on your TV service provider.

On X (formerly known as Twitter): @johnclayiv; @markcstory; @JonHale_HL; @cdrummond97; @kentuckysports; @heraldleader

Facebook: Photos and links on Kentucky.com and KentuckySports.com pages.

The Kentucky roster: Click here

The Ball State roster: Click here

The Kentucky depth chart: Click here

The Ball State depth chart: Click here

How Kentucky and Ball State match up: Click here

One-minute game preview: Click here

The odds: Click here

This story was originally published August 28, 2023 at 6:47 PM.

Mark Story

Lexington Herald-Leader

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Mark Story has worked in the Lexington Herald-Leader sports department since Aug. 27, 1990, and has been a Herald-Leader sports columnist since 2001. I have covered every Kentucky-Louisville football game since 1994, every UK-U of L basketball game but three since 1996-97 and every Kentucky Derby since 1994. Support my work with a digital subscription