If you’re looking for the West Virginia-Kansas football game, put down the remote control. This one won’t be found via conventional viewing methods.
Saturday’s game is West Virginia’s first foray into Big 12 Now, the Big 12’s new partnership with the ESPN+ online streaming service. The channel is not part of any standard cable package and available only with a $4.99 a month subscription through ESPN.com.
In the long term, conference officials hope to put the league in a better position than peers like the Pac-12 and ACC who have had trouble getting certain cable providers to pick up their networks.