For the fourth straight season, the Ohio State women’s basketball team will play a home game in the NCAA Tournament. By virtue of being one of the top-16 teams in the tournament, the No. 3-seeded Buckeyes will host No. 14 Howard at the Schottenstein Center on Saturday, March 12. Should OSU prevail, Kevin McGuff’s team will take on the winner of No. 6 Notre Dame and No. 11 Fairfield on Monday.
How to watch Ohio State vs. Howard
- When: Saturday, March 21, 2026 at 11:31 a.m. ET
- TV: ESPN2
- Announcers: Roy Philpott, Nell Fortner
- Stream: Watch with up to a 21-day free to YouTube TV or on Paramount+.
Best streaming option for OSU vs. Howard and all March Madness games: YouTube TV | Up to a 21-Day Free Trial
When it comes to checking out both the NCAA Men’s and Women’s Basketball Tournaments, you are going to have a lot of options, as CBS, ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNEWS, ESPNU, TNT, TBS, truTV are carried on many live TV streaming services, not to mention Paramount’s flagship on-demand platform, Paramount+, Warner Bros. Discovery’s HBO Max, and ESPN’s new all-in-one streamer. However, whether you only want to watch Ohio State’s first-round game or you want to check out the entire tournament, I would recommend watching with YouTube TV.
Not only does the world’s largest live TV streamer carry all of the channels airing games in both the men’s and women’s Big Dances, but it is also currently offering a three-week free trial to select users. Now, YouTube TV is known for having different trial offers for users, based on certain criteria, so when you go through the sign-up process, make sure that you are paying attention to what the offer is.
Regardless of how long your free trial ends up being, once it is over, you will be able to get your first two months for just $60 apiece. That is a total of $46 off during those two months.
And the final reason to go with YouTube TV during March Madness is the platform’s Multiview feature. Being able to watch up to four tournament games at a time is a game-changer (no pun intended)!
Other streaming options for the Ohio State and Howard game:
- DIRECTV MySports: This sports-specific skinny bundle is just $70 per month, following a five-day free trial. It carries every channel you would need to watch both the men’s and women’s tournaments in their entirety. And, it comes with access to the new ESPN streaming service at no extra cost.
- Hulu + Live TV: This is more expensive than DIRECTV’s MySports Genre Pack, at $89.99 per month, but there are some substantial benefits. Hulu + Live TV comes with all of the channel options as DIRECTV’s Signature packages, but it also offers the complete Disney Bundle, so you won’t have to pay more for Disney+, Hulu, or the new ESPN Unlimited streaming service.
- Fubo: $84.99 per month, with at least a one-day free trial. However, keep in mind that Fubo doesn’t carry any stations owned by Warner Bros. Discovery, so the tournament games airing on TBS, TNT, and truTV will not be available.
- ESPN Unlimited: Launched last fall, ESPN Unlimited is an all-in-one tier inside the ESPN app. For $30 per month, subscribers can watch every channel across the ESPN family of networks, including the sporting events that air on ABC. In addition, you get access to ESPN+’s streaming exclusives, the worldwide leader in sports’ on-demand library, WWE premium live events, and more.
