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How to watch the Akron vs. Ohio State NCAA college football game today: Livestream options, more
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The Akron Zips face the Ohio State Buckeyes today for a Week 1 NCAA college football showdown. Today’s game marks the 10th time in school history the Buckeyes face the Zips, as the Buckeyes begin their campaign to win a national championship.
Keep reading to find out how and when to watch the Akron vs. Ohio State game, even if you don’t have cable.
How and when to watch the Akron vs. Ohio State game
The Akron vs. Ohio State game will be played on Saturday, August 31, 2024 at 3:30 p.m. ET (12:30 p.m. PT). The college football game will air on CBS, and stream on Paramount+ with Showtime and the platforms featured below.
How and when to watch the Akron vs. Ohio State game without cable
While many cable packages include CBS it’s easy to watch the game if CBS isn’t included in your cable TV subscription, or if you don’t have cable at all. Your best options for watching are below. (Streaming options will require an internet provider.)
Paramount+ with Showtime: Watch CBS-aired college football games without cable
If you want to spend your weekend watching football but don’t have a cable subscription, consider a subscription to Paramount+ with Showtime. Paramount+ with Showtime gives viewers access to all CBS original content, movies and more. You can watch college football live on the Paramount+ with Showtime subscription tier, starting at $12.99 per month.
A sports-lovers dream, the platform live streams NFL football games airing on CBS, NCAA college football, PGA Tour golf, professional soccer.
What you can stream with Paramount+:
- All college football airing on CBS locally and nationally (you’ll need a subscription to Paramount+ with Showtime)
- On-demand CBS programming, including hit shows like “Survivor” and “NCIS”
- Paramount+ original programming like “Lawmen Bass Reaves” and “Tulsa King”
- Professional soccer, including Champions League live (with Paramount+ with Showtime)
- SEC college football games live (with Paramount+ with Showtime)
Add Paramount+ with Showtime to your Amazon Prime Video subscription
You can also add Paramount+ with Showtime to your Prime Video subscription to access CBS-aired college and NFL games, plus Paramount+ originals. Add Paramount+ with Showtime to your Prime Video subscription to get access to CBS-aired college football and more for $11.99 per month after a seven-day free trial.
Sling TV: The most cost-effective way to stream college football
If you don’t have cable TV that includes CBS, one of the most cost-effective ways to stream college football this season is through a subscription to Sling TV. We suggest leveling up your coverage to the Orange + Blue with Sports Extra tier to get more NFL and college football games this fall.
The Orange + Blue plan regularly costs $60 per month, but the streamer currently offers a half off promotion for your first month, so you’ll pay just $30. The Orange + Blue with Sports Extra plan is $45 for your first month and $75 per month after. The Sports Extras add-on ($15 per month) features 18 channels, including ESPNU, SEC Network, Big 10 Network and ACC Network, making it ideal for watching college football this fall.
The streamer is also currently offering big savings on four months of the Orange + Blue tier plus the Sports Extra plan when you prepay for the Sling TV Season Pass. The plan costs $219, reduced from $300.
Note: Because Sling TV does not carry CBS, Sling subscribers will want to add Paramount+ to their bundle. The Sling + Paramount+ still offers the most cost-effective way to stream NFL games airing on network TV.
Note: Paramount+ and CBS Essentials are both subsidiaries of Paramount Global.
Top features of Sling TV Orange + Blue plan:
- Sling TV is our top choice for streaming major sporting events like NASCAR.
- There are 52 channels to watch in total, including local ESPN, NBC, Fox and ABC affiliates (where available).
- You get access to most local NFL games and nationally broadcast games at the lowest price.
- All subscription tiers include 50 hours of cloud-based DVR storage.
- You can add Golf Channel, NBA TV, NHL Network, NFL RedZone, MLB Network, Tennis Channel and more sports-oriented channels (18 in total) via Sling TV’s Sports Extras add-on.
Watch the Akron vs. Ohio State game free with FuboTV
You can watch every college football game airing on network TV, including today’s game, on FuboTV. FuboTV is a sports-centric streaming service that offers access to almost every college football and NFL game of the season. Packages include CBS, Fox Sunday NFC games via “NFL on Fox”, NBC (Sunday Night Football), ESPN (Monday Night Football), NFL Network and more, so you’ll be able to watch more than just today’s games, all without a cable subscription.
To watch college football without cable, start a seven-day free trial of Fubo. You can begin watching immediately on your TV, phone, tablet or computer. In addition to NFL football, FuboTV offers MLB, NBA, NHL, MLS and international soccer games.
Top features of FuboTV Pro Tier:
- There are no contracts with FuboTV — you can cancel at any time.
- The Pro tier includes over 180 channels, including NFL Network. (You’ll need to upgrade to Ultimate for NFL RedZone.)
- FuboTV includes all the channels you’ll need to watch college and pro football, including CBS (not available through Sling TV).
- All tiers come with 1,000 hours of cloud-based DVR recording.
- Stream on your TV, phone, tablet and other devices.
Watch the Akron vs. Ohio State game on Hulu + Live TV
You can watch college football, including CBS and ESPN with Hulu + Live TV. The bundle features access to 90 channels, including both Fox and FS1. Unlimited DVR storage is also included. Watch every game on every network with Hulu + Live TV, plus catch live NFL preseason games, exclusive live regular season games, popular studio shows (including NFL Total Access and the Emmy-nominated show Good Morning Football) and lots more.
Hulu + Live TV comes bundled with ESPN+ and Disney+ for $77 per month after a three-day free trial.
If you’re anxiously waiting for today’s game to begin, now is a great time to check out Amazon’s college football fan shop. The Amazon College Fan Shop is filled to the brim with officially licensed fan gear: You’ll find jerseys, team flags, T-shirts, hoodies and more, including tons of great gear for the football fan in your life. There are plenty of great deals awaiting you at Amazon, too, including some must-see deals on TVs for watching sports.
Tap the button below to head directly to the College Fan Shop page on Amazon and select your favorite team.
Watch today’s game with a digital HDTV antenna
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You can also watch sports airing on network TV with an affordable indoor antenna, which pulls in local over-the-air HDTV channels such as CBS, NBC, ABC, Fox, PBS, Univision and more. Here’s the kicker: There’s no monthly charge.
For anyone living in a partially blocked-off area (those near mountains or first-floor apartments), a digital TV antenna may not pick up a good signal — or any signal at all. But for many homes, a digital TV antenna provides a seriously inexpensive way to watch sports without paying a cable company. Indoor TV antennas can also provide some much-needed TV backup if a storm knocks out your cable.
This ultra-thin, multi-directional Mohu Leaf Supreme Pro digital antenna with a 65-mile range can receive hundreds of HD TV channels and can filter out cellular and FM signals. It delivers a high-quality picture in 1080p HDTV and top-tier sound. It comes with a 12-foot digital coax cable.
What team is favored in today’s Akron vs. Ohio State football game?
According to our sister site CBS Sports, Ohio State is a 48.5-point favorite to win today’s NCAA college football game. The total over/under is 58.
What is the Ohio State Buckeyes current team ranking?
The Ohio State Buckeyes are currently ranked 2 out of 134 teams, according to our sister site CBS Sports.
What is the Akron Zips current team ranking?
The Akron Zips are currently ranked 132 out of 134 teams, according to CBS Sports.
When is the 2024 NCAA college football championship game?
The College Football Playoff National Championship will be Monday, January 20, 2025, at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta.
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A flight from Norway to Spain had to make an emergency landing in Denmark after a mouse scampered out of an in-flight meal that was served to a passenger.
The Scandinavian Airlines flight was traveling from Oslo, Norway to Malaga, Spain, CBS News partner BBC News reported.
Passenger Jarle Borrestad told the BBC that he was seated next to the woman whose food the mouse was in. As she opened the boxed meal, the mouse scurried out, he said.
He said he pulled his socks over his pant legs so that the mouse did not crawl up, but stressed that people stayed very calm and “were not stressed at all.”
Airline spokesperson Oystein Schmidt told AFP that the emergency landing in Copenhagen, Denmark was in line with company procedures, since mice and other rodents can pose a safety risk. Airlines usually have strict restrictions about rodents on board, since they can chew through electrical wiring, the BBC reported.
“This is something that happens extremely rarely,” Schmidt told the AFP.
Schmidt also said suppliers of in-flight meals will be reviewed “to ensure this does not happen again.”
Passengers were transferred to a different aircraft to resume their journey to Spain. Borrestad told the BBC that the delay added only a few hours to the trip.
Prescription weight loss drugs have become so popular in the United States that suppliers have struggled to keep up. Jean Readdy, a retired teacher living in Sinking Spring, Pennsylvania, is among the one in eight Americans who have tried a GLP-1 drug for weight loss or diabetes, more commonly known by brand names like Ozempic and Wegovy.
Readdy, who has struggled with her weight for most of her life, told CBS News her weight affected her self-esteem and how she moved through the world.
“I didn’t like going out places,” Readdy admitted.
She reached her highest weight last October, right as her son was about to be married.
“I was embarrassed for him and I was embarrassed for myself,” said Readdy.
Now, she’s one of a growing number of people turning to compounded drugs: reformulated versions the FDA has permitted pharmacies to distribute during an ongoing shortage of brand-name drugs.
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Readdy’s decision to switch from a name brand to a compounded drug came down to price and availability. Paying $1,200 a month for the name-brand drug Zepbound wasn’t sustainable, and it was becoming impossible to find, she said.
And she’s not alone.
Readdy turned to online communities where thousands of people shared resources and where to find the drugs in short supply. On a Reddit forum, she read about the side effects, learned about alternatives, and eventually came across a spreadsheet with dozens of telehealth providers for prescription drugs used for weight loss. After weighing the risks and calling dozens of pharmacies, she eventually found one that provided her with injectable tirzepatide, the same active ingredient found in Zepbound. Readdy now pays $399 a month for her compounded medication.
CBS News identified more than 100 companies advertising access to tirzepatide or semaglutide, both active ingredients in name-brand GLP-1 drugs that regulate insulin and suppress appetite.
LegitScript, an organization that monitors and certifies online businesses, said it saw a 94% increase in companies applying for its healthcare certification since 2023. More than half of its recent applicants had a weight-loss focus on their website.
However, compounded drugs aren’t reviewed for efficacy and safety by the FDA.
“There is not a tremendous amount of oversight,” said CBS News medical contributor Dr. Celine Gounder. “There is a wide range in terms of the quality and the risks.”
Researchers who ordered and tested compounded semaglutide found some were contaminated and others contained more of the active ingredient than advertised.
Compounded drugs typically come with a needle and a vial, rather than a pre-filled pen, as the brand-name medications do. This can make them harder to administer and lead to potential dosing errors. The FDA issued warnings about administering the proper dosage of the drugs and the risks of using compounded semaglutide.
Still, many of the telehealth companies advertising compounded weight-loss drugs present them as the same as or “generic” versions of the brand-name medications. Nearly a quarter of the websites that CBS News identified did not disclose the drugs they were advertising were compounded.
There is no FDA-approved generic version of brand-name weight loss drugs since pharmaceutical companies still hold patents on the medications. Some of the companies falsely claimed the drugs were FDA-approved. A few even allowed direct purchases without the required prescription.
The FDA is working closely with drugmakers and may restrict the manufacturing of compounded drugs as more versions of approved drugs come off the shortage list.
Last month, Eli Lilly announced it would reduce the cost of the lowest dose of its drug Zepbound to around $400 a month. It also launched its own telehealth company, LillyDirect.
Readdy, who has lost more than 50 pounds, said she intends to continue using her compounded medication.
“We’re very afraid actually that the drug is gonna be taken away,” she said. “I think it’s a miracle drug.”
