Montana State Bobcats at New Mexico Lobos: FREE NCAA football live stream, time, channel

The Montana State Bobcats represent the Football Championship Subdivision in their 2024 season opener against FBS opponent New Mexico. The game is scheduled to start at 4 p.m. ET (2 p.m. MT) with TV coverage on FS1 and streaming on-demand.

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Montana State (0-0) at New Mexico (0-0)

NCAA football matchup at a glance

When: Saturday, Aug. 24 at 4 p.m. ET (2 p.m. MT)

Where: University Stadium, Albuquerque, N.M.

TV channel: FS1

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Montana State hits the road for Albuquerque for its season opener as 13.5-point favorite to take down the FBS Lobos. The Bobcats come off an 8-4 season in which they fell to North Dakota State, 35-34 in overtime, in the FCS Championship tournament. Montana State rode a high-powered offense under coach Brent Vigen, ranking No. 2 among FCS teams in scoring (39.9 ppg) and rushing offense (291.0 ypg) and No. 3 in total offense (472.0 ypg).

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New Mexico was 4-8 overall last season and 2-6 in the Mountain West Conference under coach Danny Gonzales, who is 11-32 in four seasons at the helm. The Lobos also leaned on their running game to average 192.7 yards per game, which ranked No. 18 among all FBS teams. Top rusher Jacory Croskey-Merritt is gone from the 2023 team after rushing for 1,190 yards and 17 touchdowns, likely leaving Andrew Henry (350 yards) and Devon Dampier (328) to lead the group in 2024.

The Bobcats and Lobos are set for a 4 p.m. ET start (2 p.m. MT) on FS1. Live streams are available from FuboTV (free trial), DirecTV Stream (free trial) and SlingTV (low intro rate).