The ESPN blackout on YouTube TV may have sent you into a panic, but we know where you can watch this weekend's college football games

YouTube TV customers no longer have access to ABC or ESPN — and the blackout comes right in the middle of both the college football and NFL seasons. Disney’s networks went dark on YouTube TV when the previous carriage deal expired at midnight on Friday, Oct. 31 after the two sides were unable to agree on a deal renewal.

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