South Carolina opens up its 2021 football season and the Shane Beamer era against Eastern Illinois this Saturday at 7 p.m. at Williams-Brice Stadium.
While the game isn't on any traditional TV channels, it is available for streaming on both SEC Network+, much like most of South Carolina's baseball games have been, and ESPN+.
That essentially gives you two options in watching the game at home via a streaming device:
** If you already have a cable/satellite/streaming provider that has SEC Network (pretty much all of the packages do now), then you do not need to sign up for ESPN+. Save your $6.99 and just do the following. Most of you probably have a TV provider anyway, since you'll need it to watch the other games this season.
You simply need to use the ESPN App on a streaming device (Firestick, Roku, AppleTV, etc.) and log in with your cable/satellite/streaming username and password and you will automatically have access.
Again, this is the same process you used to watch Carolina baseball throughout the last few seasons.
** If for whatever reason you don't have a cable/satellite/streaming provider, you can purchase ESPN+ for $6.99/mo. (or via the Disney bundle) and watch the game without having a provider.
I wouldn't necessarily recommend that route since you're going to need a provider for other games, but it is an option for you.
If you have further issues or need assistance, contact ESPN Customer Care at 1-888.549.3776 or https://support.espn.com/hc/en-us.
Or you can just avoid the hassle and come to Willy B with the rest of us. Tickets are still available and can be purchased online at gamecocksonline.com/tickets or by calling 800-4SC-FANS.
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