How to watch the Sugar Bowl: Georgia vs. Ole Miss kickoff time, channel, where to stream and more

This year’s Sugar Bowl is an SEC showdown between the Ole Miss Rebels and the Georgia Bulldogs. The Bulldogs won their regular season game against the Rebels back in October, a huge come-from-behind win that has hung over the Rebels ever since – especially since it was their only loss of the season. Will Trinidad Chambliss and Co. get their revenge against the Bulldogs in the rematch? We’ll find out on Thursday night.

The Sugar Bowl game is the last of three major New Year’s Day bowl games airing on ESPN and will stream on ESPN Unlimited starting at 8:00 p.m. ET. You can catch coverage of the day’s earlier games starting with Texas Tech vs. Oregon in the Orange Bowl (12:00 p.m. kickoff) and Indiana and Alabama facing off in Rose Bowl starting at 4:00 p.m. ET. Here’s how to watch the Sugar Bowl when it airs this Thursday, and take a look at the complete schedule of this week’s playoff and bowl games below.

How to watch Ole Miss vs. Georgia in the Sugar Bowl game:

Date: Thursday, January 1

Time: 8:00 p.m. ET

TV Channel: ESPN

Streaming: ESPN Unlimited, DirecTV, Fubo and more

When is the Ole Miss vs. Georgia game?

You can watch coverage of the Sugar Bowl game between Ole Miss and Georgia starting at 8:00 p.m. ET on Thursday, Jan. 1.

Where to watch the Ole Miss vs. Georgia game without cable

You can tune in to the Sugar Bowl game on ESPN. ESPN is available on streaming platforms, including DirecTV and Sling, but for the most comprehensive college football coverage, you can also watch this game and hundreds more on the ESPN app with an ESPN Unlimited subscription.

ESPN’s new streaming service is divided into two tiers: the ESPN Unlimited package and the ESPN Select package.

For $29.99, the ESPN Unlimited package includes access to all of ESPN’s linear networks: ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU, SECN, ACCN, ESPNews, and ESPN Deportes, as well as access to programming on ABC, ESPN+, ESPN3, SECN+, and ACCNX. That means fans will get coverage of more than 47,000 live events each year, plus on-demand replays, original programming and more.

Right now, for a limited time, you can bundle ESPN Unlimited with Disney+ and Hulu and pay $29.99/month for 12 months — that’s like getting those other services free for a year! Even if you’re a current subscriber to Disney+, Hulu or even the bundle, you can still upgrade to this great deal.

Not interested in a bundle? ESPN Select (also referred to as ESPN+) is still an option. For $12.99/month, you can tune in and get exclusive access to events like select NCAA football games, F1 driver cams, simulcasts of certain sports that air on other channels and PPV access to UFC fights.

$29.99/month at ESPN

DirecTV is currently offering its Entertainment tier package for just $49.99 for your first month – a $40 savings over the regular rate.

DirecTV’s Entertainment tier gets you access to loads of channels where you can tune in to college and pro sports, including ESPN, TNT, ACC Network, Big Ten Network, CBS Sports Network, and, depending on where you live, local affiliates for ABC, CBS, Fox and NBC.

Whichever package you choose, you’ll get unlimited Cloud DVR storage and access to ESPN+’s new streaming tier, ESPN Unlimited.

The best part is that you can currently try all this out for free for 5 days. If you’re interested in trying out a live-TV streaming service for football season but aren’t ready to commit, we recommend starting with DirecTV.

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College football playoff game/bowl schedule this week:

All time Eastern

Wednesday, Dec. 31

Thursday, Jan. 1

Friday, Jan. 2

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