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It appears that ESPN will still be blacked out on YouTube TV for the upcoming college football weekend.
For the past week and a half, Disney pulled their networks, including ESPN, off YouTube TV amid a dispute over carriage fees.
ESPN has since instructed viewers to contact YouTube TV regarding the blackout.
YouTube TV customers: The days ahead will bring more can’t miss action
Go to https://t.co/G7O04cG6gA to get ESPN back! pic.twitter.com/9COPJdgdMo
— ESPN PR (@ESPNPR) November 5, 2025
According to The Athletic’s Andrew Marchand, Disney and Google remain far apart on a deal that could extend beyond Monday’s ‘Monday Night Football’ matchup between the Eagles and Packers.
Via The Athletic
That is where the YouTube TV versus ESPN brouhaha stands. The two sides are exchanging proposals, but remain far apart, according to sources briefed on the talks, as the “Monday Night Football” game of the year — the Philadelphia Eagles versus the Green Bay Packers — looms early next week.
When these deals turn from stalemate to an agreement, it happens quickly. But there is pessimism at the moment, leaving 10 million YouTube TV subscribers to decide when and where to find alternatives for a second straight weekend.
While the two sides continue to bicker, fans, including JJ Watt, seem tired of not being able to watch ESPN football on YouTube TV.
“It’s football. We need it,” Watt said on the Pat McAfee Show on Wednesday. “And I’m not going to enter my information on another frickin’ website, and I’m not getting a confirmation code sent to my email, clicking it and coming back and putting it in—I’m not doing it. I did it once, I have some sort of subscription, I have no clue what it is because I can only watch frickin’ half the content apparently, or it’s replay content that’s bull—-. Figure it out.”
“I NEED TO WATCH FOOTBALL 😂😂
FIGURE IT OUT” ~ @JJWatt #PMSLive https://t.co/QvepjoT3HV pic.twitter.com/YvpBxhi605
— Pat McAfee (@PatMcAfeeShow) November 5, 2025