Miami vs California livestream: How to watch college football Week 6 game online from anywhere

The Miami vs. California livestream in Week 6 of the 2024 college football season today — and you can watch it from anywhere with a VPN and potentially for free!

Week 6 of college football brings us a first-time ACC conference match-up between  Miami and California. Veterans of the ACC, the Miami Hurricanes are currently the No. 8 ranked team in college football and favorites to win the conference. Meanwhile, the ACC newcomer California Golden Bears are unranked despite a 3-1 record. 

Miami is enjoying a renaissance of sorts. They're ranked in the top 10 of the Associated Press college football poll for the first time since December 2020. Quarterback Cam Ward is a Heisman contender and a big reason why the Hurricanes are nationally relevant. Ward has thrown for 1,782 yards and 18 touchdowns through the first five games of the season, adding two rushing touchdowns and only throwing four interceptions.

The California Golden Bears are the new kids on the ACC block and they head into this weekend looking for respect. Despite a 3-1 record, they are unranked in national polls. Quarterback Fernando Mendoza and running back Jaivian Thomas will want to change that. Can they take down No. 8 Miami in their first ACC home game? Tune in to find out. 

Make sure you don't miss Miami vs. California, or any of this season's college football with our 2024 college football livestreams guide. Here's how to watch the Miami vs. California livestream from anywhere in the world — and potentially for free.

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How to watch Miami vs California from anywhere

Away from home at the moment and blocked from watching the game on your usual subscription? You can still tune in via a virtual private network, or VPN. A VPN makes it appear like you're surfing the web from your home, allowing you to access the streaming services you already pay for. It's legal and easy to do.

We've tested many different VPN services and our favorite is NordVPN; it offers superb speeds, excellent customer service and a no-questions-asked 30-day money-back guarantee, so you can try it out first to see if it's right for you. But you've got other VPN options too, so check out our full list of the best VPN services.

There's a good reason you've heard of NordVPN. We specialize in testing and reviewing VPN services and NordVPN is the one we rate best. It's outstanding at unblocking streaming services, it's fast and it has top-level security features too. With over 5,000 servers, across 60 countries, and at a great price too, it's easy to recommend.

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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're in the U.K. and want to view your usual U.S. service, you'd select U.S. from the list. 

3. Sit back and enjoy the action. Head to Sling and watch the Miami vs. California livestream.

How to watch Miami vs California in the U.S.

In the U.S., the Miami vs. California livestream is on ESPN. That means you won't be able to watch it over the air with one of the best TV antennas, but you should be able to watch it with most cable TV packages.

If you've already cut the cord, consider watching the game on Sling TV or Fubo — two of the best streaming services for live TV.

The Sling Orange package is just $40 per month and comes with more than 30 channels, including ESPN. For $80 per month, you can sign up for Fubo and its 121 channels, including ESPN, all the broadcast networks and more.

How to watch Miami vs California livestreams in the U.K.

Unfortunately, you cannot watch this game in the U.K. Sky Sports typically offers select games from both the upcoming college football and NFL seasons, but Miami vs. California isn't currently scheduled to air.

Still, if you want to watch future NCAA football games, you can add Sky Sports to an existing Sky subscription for £22/month. 

Sky Glass is another option for watching NCAA and NFL football in the U.K. This service gives you Sky TV within a 4K TV that has a built-in Dolby Atmos soundbar without the need for a dish. Prices start at £14/month for the TV, plus a Sky subscription on top of that.

If you're currently an American in the U.K., don't worry. You can use NordVPN to watch Miami vs. California abroad.

How to watch Miami vs California livestreams in Australia

Unfortunately, the Miami vs. California livestream will not be shown on Kayo Sports in Australia. While Kayo Sports gives you ESPN coverage of both college football and NFL livestreams, with a few games on offer each week, this ESPN game is not one of the select few on offer this week. 

Of course, if you're in Australia, you can always use NordVPN to watch your U.S. streaming services abroad.

How to watch Miami vs California livestreams in Canada

If you're in Canada, Miami vs. California will be on TSN2. TSN has a monopoly on college football so this is essentially your only option for watching games this season.

Among the best streaming services we've tested, the only one that may offer games is Fubo, which has a pretty deep live sports selection and operates in Canada. Unfortunately, at this time we cannot confirm that Fubo will offer any college football livestreams in Canada like it does in the U.S.

Of course, if you're in Canada, you can always use NordVPN to watch your U.S. streaming services abroad.

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