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The Florida A&M Rattlers face the Howard University Bison in the eighth annual Cricket Celebration Bowl at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta. The game will broadcast live on ABC on Saturday (Dec. 16).
What is the Cricket Celebration Bowl? A postseason bowl for football teams from historically Black colleges. Conference champions from the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) and the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) face off in the Cricket Celebration Bowl, which launched in 2015.
According to its website, the Cricket Celebration Bowl aims to “provide the schools, alumni, fans, and sponsors with a first-class bowl experience while continuing to celebrate the heritage, legacy, pageantry and tradition of Historically Black Colleges and Universities.”
Howard University and Florida A&M both qualified for the Cricket Celebration Bowl for the first time. North Carolina A&T has won the bowl seven times, including the inaugural year as well as 2017, 2018, 2019 and 2022.
Read on for ways to stream live and where to score last-minute tickets for cheap.
How to Watch the 2023 Cricket Celebration Bowl
For a sixth year in a row, the Cricket Celebration Bowl will broadcast live on ABC. The game kicks off at noon ET on Saturday.
College football fans can stream the Cricket Celebration Bowl live on Fubo, DirecTV Stream, Hulu + Live TV and Sling TV (a digital antenna is another budget-friendly watch local channels).
DirecTV and Fubo offer free trials for up to a week and upwards of 75 channels for less than $75 per month. The best streaming option? If you’re a sports fan, DirecTV Stream and Fubo offer the most robust streaming packages for the price.
With DirecTV Stream, subscribers get access to at least 75 channels for as low as $69.99/month after a free trial for five days. If you’re interested in a cheaper plan, subscribe to Sling TV or Fubo for a discounted rate of just $20 for the first month. And for international streamers, ExpressVPN allows you watch your favorite platforms from outside the U.S.
Wan to watch the Cricket Celebration Bowl live? Tickets are available for as low as $23-29 at Ticketmaster, Vivid Seats and Stubhub.
