Sports and news have been "the last true holdouts" to make the jump to streaming, says Mike Proulx, vice president and research director at Forrester Research, and any streaming service that includes such a concentration of them "is ushering in a kind of last nail in the coffin of legacy TV."

By Lisa Richwine LOS ANGELES -Walt Disney's ESPN will deliver its full range of sports programming outside of pay TV for the first time starting on Thursday, when the network debuts an app designed to be a hub for live games and personalized news,

Disney’s long-awaited ESPN streaming launch marks the end of cable’s last anchor, signaling a new era where live sports, led by the NFL, are shifting to a fragmented, streaming-first future.

For cord-cutters, there are a few ways to watch NCAA Football, if you don’t have cable, especially if you want to watch for free. DirecTV has a five-day free trial, while other streaming services, such as Fubo, also offer free trials, so you can watch games for free.

Analysts say ESPN's transition to streaming from linear will be slow, partly due to its "authentication" moves with the service's launch. Existing ESPN cable TV subscribers will get the new ESPN streamer at no cost.

If you don’t have cable, your best bet for watching college football online is a comprehensive live TV streaming service like DirecTV, Fubo, Sling, or Hulu + Live TV, and ESPN+. Here’s a breakdown of these options, including how much they cost, free trial information, and channel lineups:

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Tom Rogers, Former NBC Cable President and Newsweek Editor-at-Large, joins 'Closing Bell Overtime' with reaction to Disney's latest push into sports streaming with the ESPN app.