How to Watch Tulane vs. Ole Miss: Start Time, TV Channel for CFP 1st Round Game Today

When to watch Tulane vs. Ole Miss

  • The game is scheduled for Saturday, December 20th at 3:30 pm ET/12:30 pm PT.

Where to watch

  • The Tulane-Mississippi game will be broadcast nationwide on TNT and on HBO Max.

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The good news for Tulane is that it made the College Football Playoff and is crowned the American Conference champion. Bad news? He'll have to face Ole Miss again. These two teams met back in September and it wasn't particularly close, with Mississippi coming away with a 45-10 win. But this time, Ole Miss will prepare for and play this game without head coach Lane Kiffin, who transferred to LSU at the end of the regular season. The winner of tonight's game in Oxford, Mississippi, will advance to the CFP quarterfinals and face No. 3 Georgia in the Sugar Bowl.

Tulane and Ole Miss start the game. today at 3:30 pm ET (12:30 pm PT) on TNT and HBO Max. Keep reading to see the best options for watching or streaming the game.

Quarterback Trinidad Chambliss #6 of the Ole Miss Rebels looks to throw a pass against the Oklahoma Sooners in the third quarter at Gaylord Oklahoma Family Memorial Stadium on October 25, 2025 in Norman, Oklahoma. Mississippi won 34–26.

Ole Miss faces Tulane in the first round of the College Football Playoff on Saturday, Dec. 20 on TNT and HBO Max.

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How to watch Tulane vs. Ole Miss

If you are not a cable or satellite subscriber, you can watch the game live on TNT today. TV streaming service or stream it on HBO Max. You'll also be able to watch tonight's game between No. 24 James Madison and No. 5 Oregon on TNT or HBO Max, but the rest of the College Football Playoff will be shown on ESPN.


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You'll need the $18.50 per month standard HBO Max plan to watch live sports, including No. 11 Tulane at No. 6 Ole Miss and No. 24 James Madison at No. 5 Oregon today.

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DirectTV

DirecTV offers a slim package focused on sports. DirectTV MySport Plan costs $70 per month and includes TNT and ESPN. There's a five-day trial so you can watch today's games for free, and your first month is $10 off. Read our DirecTV review.

YouTube TV

YouTubeTV costs $83 per month and includes TNT and ESPN for the College Football Playoff. There is a 10-day trial, and the first three months are discounted to $73 per month.

Read our YouTube TV review.

Hulu

Hulu Plus Live TV costs $83 per month and includes TNT and ESPN. Hulu Plus Live TV also offers a three-day trial, so you can watch games today for free. Read our Hulu Plus Live TV review.

How to watch or stream the rest of the CFP

After today, the remaining playoff games will be shown on ESPN. If you don't want to subscribe to one of the live streaming services above, you can use ESPN's live streaming service to watch the quarterfinals, semifinals and CFP Championship games.

ESPN

ESPN Unlimited comes in two flavors. The ESPN Unlimited plan costs $30 per month (or $300 per year) and allows you to stream all linear ESPN networks: ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU, ESPNews, ESPN Deportes, SEC Network and ACC Network. You also get access to ESPN programming on ABC, ESPN Plus, ESPN3, SECN Plus and ACCNX.

With ESPN Unlimited, you can watch every College Football Playoff game except the two first-round games on TNT and HBO Max. (There's also a $12/month ESPN Select plan, which is a rebranding of ESPN Plus. It offers you access to thousands of live games, including small college conferences whose games are not shown anywhere else, but not the College Football Playoff.)

All of the above live streaming services allow you to cancel your subscription at any time and require a reliable internet connection. Looking for more information? Look at our life A Guide to TV Streaming Services and our choice for best sports streaming services.

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