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Since the launch of the Longhorn Network in 2011, the channel has carried a Big 12 game each season, but it has never carried a game of the magnitude of Saturday’s showdown between the No. 16-ranked Iowa State Cyclones and the No. 15-ranked Texas Longhorns at 7 p.m. Central.
So there will be increased interest in a game that may be hard to find for viewers around the country. Here’s how to watch it.
Streaming providers
Sony Playstation Vue:
- TX/OK: Second Package
- AR, LA, NM: Third Package
- National: Sports Package
DirecTV Now:
- TX: Second Package
PS streaming access to LHN is available with DIRECTV NOW in Texas and PlayStation Vue nationally - both of which offer *free* trials.
— Longhorn Network (@LonghornNetwork) November 14, 2018
Satellite packages
Dish Network (Channel 407)
- America’s Everything
- America’s Top 120 Plus
- America’s Top 200
- America’s Top 250
DIRECTV (Channel 677)
- Direct TV Sports Pack
Other carriers of the Longhorn Network include:
- AT&T U-Verse
- Charter Spectrum
- Cox
- Frontier Communications
- Google Fiber
- Suddenlink
- Verizon Fios
- Full list available here
Authenticated subscribers can stream the Longhorn Network via the ESPN App. Wide Right & Natty Lite also put together a national list. In general, most Buffalo Wild Wings will have it and many other sports bars also have the Direct TV sports pack.
In the meantime, enjoy some pregame preview reading:
- Texas and Iowa State square off with Big 12 title implications at stake
- The Longhorns visitor list features tons of talent in the trenches
- How the Texas coaches refined Sam Ehlinger’s mechanics
- Todd Orlando is focused on fixing Texas’ tackling woes
- A Q&A with Wide Right & Natty Lite
- Tom Herman says Brock Purdy has the ‘it’ factor, and he’s right
Injury Report
- Freshman WR Joshua Moore (shoulder) — out
- Sophomore OL Patrick Hudson (illness) — out
- Freshman TE Rob Cummins (knee) — out
- Sophomore LB/DE Marquez Bimage (shoulder) — out
- Sophomore CB Josh Thompson — out
- Junior WR Collin Johnson (knee) — questionable
- Junior S Brandon Jones (ankle) — questionable
- Senior DE Breckyn Hager (elbow) — available
- Senior CB Davante Davis (knee) — available
- Senior DB PJ Locke III (toe) — available
How to Watch:
TV: Longhorn Network
Time: 7:00 p.m. Central
Radio: Texassports.com. Broadcasts are also available on Sirius 132, XM 199, and App Ch. 953
Online Streaming: ESPN App
Odds: Texas -3
Weather: 65 degrees and mostly cloudy, with a 15-percent chance of precipitation