How to watch Stanford at Hawaii football: Time, TV channel, free live stream

It’s college football season. Stanford’s game against Hawaii on Saturday night is one of several games that kick off the 2025 season. Beginning at 7:30 p.m. ET (4:30 p.m. PT), CBS will broadcast the game and provide on-demand streaming.

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  How to watch:
  
  Live streams of the Stanford vs. Hawaii game are available with offers from

  DirecTV (free trial)

  and

  FuboTV (low intro rate)

  .
  

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  The game

  will also stream on Paramount+

  with the Premium plan (free trial).
  

In 2024, Stanford finished with a 3–9 record, its first in the ACC. Last season, the Cardinals started the season with a 2-1 record but lost eight of their last nine games. Hawaii’s Rainbow Warriors had a 5-7 record the previous season. Both teams had modest expectations going into the 2025 season.

Hawaii (0-0) vs. Stanford (0-0)

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  When:
  
  Saturday, Aug. 23 at 7:30 p.m. ET (4:30 p.m. PT)
  
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  Where:
  
  Clarence T.C. Ching Athletics Complex, Honolulu, Hawaii
  
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  TV channel:
  
  CBS
  
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  Live streams:
  

  DirecTV (free trial)

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  FuboTV (low intro rate)

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  Paramount+ (free trial)

On Saturday, Stanford and Hawaii will play one other for the second time in three years. In Week 2 of 2023, the Rainbow Warriors hosted the Cardinal and lost 37–24. Troy Taylor has been replaced as Stanford’s temporary head coach for the 2025 campaign by Frank Reich. The program now has Andrew Luck, a Cardinal legend, as its general manager. Speaking of former athletes returning to their old university, Timmy Chang, a former standout quarterback for Hawaii, is starting his fourth season as the Rainbow Warriors’ head coach.

Options for Live Streaming of the Stanford Cardinal vs. Hawaii Rainbow Warriors

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  FuboTV (low intro rate)
  

  
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  features an expansive catalog of live sports; currently offering as much as $30 off the first month.
  

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  DirecTV (free trial)
  

  
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  has the longest free trial in streaming with five days to try before you buy; first month after the free trial costs as low as $59.99.
  

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  Paramount+ ($7.99+/mo.)
  

  
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  an option for most games on the CBS family of networks, including weekly NFL and college football.
  

CBS will start Stanford vs. Hawaii at 7:30 p.m. ET. DirecTV (free trial) and FuboTV (cheap intro rate) both offer live streaming.

Additionally, the game will be streamed on Paramount+.