How to watch College Football Playoffs 2025/26: FREE live streams, National Championship game preview

You can be forgiven for thinking this was Miami's story. After all, the No.10-seeded Hurricanes snuck into the College Football Playoff field as the last at-large team and pulled off three straight upsets to reach the National Championship game in their own backyard. Indiana, however, has turned the stuff of far-fetched fantasy into reality, and given every also-ran program a reason to not just dream, but dream big.

You can watch the 2025/26 College Football Playoffs from anywhere with a VPN and potentially for FREE.

Milan High School's 1954 Indiana state championship-winning basketball team inspired the classic 1986 sports drama "Hoosiers", starring Gene Hackman and Dennis Hopper, but these Hoosiers stand on the brink of something almost miraculous. Until November 8, nobody in college football history had lost more games than Indiana — now they're on the verge of becoming the first 16-0 national champion. In the words of Merle Webb, "Let’s win this’n for all the small schools that never had a chance to get here.”

Curt Cignetti's men hammered No.9 Alabama and No.5 Oregon by a combined score of 94-25, and what's most ominous of all from Miami's perspective is that the Hoosiers' Heisman Trophy-winning quarterback Fernando Mendoza has only really needed to apply the polish. Indiana's +21 turnover differential is the best in the country, while Hurricanes quarterback Miami quarterback Carson Beck can be fast and loose under pressure.

Miami's O-line, however, should be physical enough to consistently buy him a few precious seconds, while in Rueben Bain and Akheem Mesidor, Mario Cristobal has a two-headed pass-rushing monster that's combined for 19 sacks and 32 tackles for loss.

Hurricanes wide receiver Malachi Toney and running back Mark Fletcher Jr. are outstanding offensive options, but Mendoza has Omar Cooper Jr., Elijah Sarratt and Charlie Becker at his disposal — and Miami's star cornerback Xavier Lucas has been controversially suspended for the first half.

Here's how to watch College Football Playoffs 2025/26 from anywhere in the world, and potentially for free.

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Watch College Football Playoffs 2025/26 from anywhere

Away from home and blocked from watching the College Football Playoffs?

You can still watch your usual CFP live streams thanks to the wonders of a VPN (Virtual Private Network). The software makes your devices to appear to be back in your home country regardless of where in the world you are. Ideal for fans away on vacation or on business. Our favorite is NordVPN. It's the best on the market:

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Using a VPN is incredibly simple.

1. Install the VPN of your choice. As we've said, NordVPN is our favorite.

2. Choose the location you wish to connect to in the VPN app. For instance, if you want to watch your free DAZN stream of the games, choose 'United Kingdom' from the list.

3. Sit back and enjoy the action. Head to DAZN and watch the College Football Playoffs live.

How to watch College Football Playoffs 2025/26 in the U.S.

In the U.S., College Football Playoffs coverage is split between a multitude of channels and streaming services, including ESPN, ABC, ESPN2, ESPNU, ESPNews, SEC Network, ACC Network, TNT, TruTV, ESPN Unlimited and HBO Max.

However, a single subscription to Sling TV will get you comprehensive coverage.

That's because the Sling Orange plan carries ESPN and TNT, which are showing all 11 CFP games between them.

The plan, which also includes ESPN2 and TBS, costs $5 per day, $10 for three days, $15/week, $46/month or $115/quarter.

How to watch College Football Playoffs 2025/26 in Canada

ESPN's college football coverage is shown on TSN in Canada, which means the National Championship game is available to watch in the Great White North.

A TSN Plus subscription grants access to everything TSN has to offer for just CA$8/month or CA$80/year.

If you're outside Canada but have a subscription, you can watch the College Football Playoffs with the aid of a VPN, such as NordVPN.

How to watch College Football Playoffs 2025/26 in the U.K.

In the U.K., the College Football Playoffs are free-to-air on DAZN.

The streaming service is also home to NCAA basketball and March Madness.

Best of all, all of DAZN's NCAA coverage is free-to-air for a limited time. All you need is an account. A DAZN subscription usually costs £24.99/month or £180/year.

If you're on holiday outside the U.K., you can still follow your usual CFP National Championship live streams by using one of the best VPN services, such as NordVPN.

How to watch College Football Playoffs 2025/26 in Australia

In Australia, college football has been subject to a lot of chopping and changing of late, but the CFP National Championship game is being shown on ESPN via Foxtel.

Don't have Foxtel and don't want to subscribe? ESPN's college football coverage is also shown on Kayo Sports, with its affordable, commitment-free plans starting from just AU$30/month, and hosting plenty of NFL, cricket, AFL, rugby, F1 and more.

Anybody who hasn't used the service before can choose between a 7-day FREE trial and 1 month for AU$1.

Not in Australia right now? You can simply use a VPN like NordVPN to watch Indiana vs Miami on your account as if you were back home.

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