If you’re not ready to commit to a full subscription, or just want to watch MNF while keeping your YouTube TV subscription active, Sling TV is an excellent live TV alternative due to the unmatched flexibility it offers with plans that include one-day passes.

ESPN programs will be removed from YouTube TV on Oct. 31 if a deal is not reached by then. Disney, the company that owns ESPN, and Google, the company the owns YouTube TV, are in a stalemate in contract negotiations for an agreement regarding Disney programs on YouTube TV.

Why is ESPN not working on YouTube TV? Find out free ways to watch ESPN and ABC during the YouTube TV cancellation.

If you’re a YouTube TV customer, it means you’ve lost access to ESPN and ABC, among others, just as another big weekend of college football kicks off with a slate that includes Vanderbilt vs. Texas, Miami vs. SMU, Georgia vs. Florida, Notre Dame vs. Boston College, South Carolina vs. Ole Miss, Oklahoma vs. Tennessee, and more.

ESPN received strong backlash after it sent a message to YouTube TV customers this week amid a standoff over rights.

Adam Cairns/Columbus Dispatch / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images YouTube TV lost Disney channels, including ESPN and ABC, amid carriage dispute. Millions unable to watch College GameDay live at Utah vs. Cincinnati. Huge SEC and ACC games are unavailable ...

ESPN and YouTubeTV contract dispute leaves college football unavailable on YouTube TV, much to the chagrin of the fans.

Google declined a request from Disney to allow ABC back on YouTube TV for election coverage as the two giants are negotiating streaming rights.