Arizona State vs. Arizona FREE LIVE STREAM (11/30/24): Watch College Football Week 14 Online | Time, TV, channel

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No. 21 Arizona State face Arizona on Saturday, November 30, 2024 (11/30/24) at Arizona Stadium in Tucson, Arizona.

How to watch: Fans can view the game for free via a trial version of DirecTV Stream or fuboTV.

Here’s what you need to know:

What: NCAA Football, Week 14

WHO: Arizona State vs. Arizona

When: Saturday 30 November 2024

Where: Arizona Stadium

Time: 3:30 p.m. ET

TV: FOX

Live stream: DirecTV Stream or fuboTV.

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Here’s a football story via the Associated Press:

TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) – Arizona State No. 14 doesn’t need extra motivation against Arizona. It’s a rivalry game – enough said.

But this year, whether they want it or not, the Sun Devils have added incentive.

Not only has Arizona State lost the last two games against the Wildcats, a win on Saturday would all but clinch a spot in the Big 12 championship game. That would potentially put the Sun Devils on track to reach the College Football Playoff in coach Kenny Dillingham’s second season.

“If we’re going to be excited to play our rival who kicked our ass last year, then we’re not the team I think we are,” Dillingham said.

Arizona won the last two games in the Territorial Cup as former coach Jedd Fisch rebuilt the program. The Wildcats beat Arizona State 38-35 in Tucson two years ago and embarrassed the Sun Devils 59-23 in Tempe last season.

The programs went in opposite directions this season.

Arizona (4-7, 2-6 Big 12) was picked to finish near the top of the Big 12 in its first season in the league, but fell short. Struggling to run the ball or slow down opposing offenses, the Wildcats have lost six of their last seven games.

“The mindset is this is the biggest game of the year, every year, and that doesn’t change,” first-year Arizona coach Brent Brennan said. “For us, whether we’re bowl-eligible or not, the only thing that matters is that we’re playing the team up north.”

Arizona State has exceeded expectations.

Picked to finish last in the Big 12, the Sun Devils (9-2, 6-2, No. 16 CFP) have been one of the biggest surprises of the college football season. Arizona State defeated consecutive ranked teams for the first time since 2014 with then hit-No. 20 Kansas State two weeks ago, so survived no. 19 BYU i a wild 38-35 win that caused the fans to rush the field too early.

Quite a turnaround for a program coming off 3-9 straight seasons.

“These guys didn’t get going and everybody doubted them,” Dillingham said. “Everybody still doubts them. That’s what makes this special. I don’t know how long I’ll be here, hopefully long. But I don’t know if I’ll ever have a season that exceeds expectations (more) than this year. “

Fifita and T-Mac

The game will likely be the last for Noah Fifita and Tetairoa McMillan in Arizona uniforms.

Teammates since youth, the Southern California pair will ride out of the desert after leaving indelible marks in Arizona.

McMillan arrived as one of the program’s highest-rated recruits and lived up to the hype. Last week, he broke the school record for career yards with 3,355. He has 207 career receptions, fifth in program history, and he accomplished the marks in just three seasons.

Fifita started last season as the backup quarterback and played so well that he kept the job when Jayden de Laura returned from injury. Fifita has thrown for 43 touchdowns, tied for seventh in program history, and is eighth with 5,289 career passing yards — also in three seasons.

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One of Arizona’s biggest challenges on Saturday will be trying to slow down Arizona State running back Cam Skattebo.

The Wildcats have struggled against the run this season and entered the season finale 93rd nationally in allowing 164.3 yards per carry. match.

It does not bode well against the Sun Devils and Skattebo. A transfer from Sacramento State two years ago, Skattebo has proven to be one of the nation’s toughest to take down, thanks to a hit-and-run style of running.

Skattebo is third in the Big 12 with 1,221 yards rushing with 14 touchdowns. He also has 34 catches for 460 yards and two more scores, earning a nod as a semifinalist for the Doak Walker Award as the nation’s top running back.

(The Associated Press contributed to this report)

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