ESPN’s streaming app is down at an unfortunate time for college football fans. During today’s big Rose Bowl matchup between Oregon and Florida State, WatchESPN — which is live-streaming the game — went down, and is still having problems as of 3 p.m. PT.
We are aware of WatchESPN issues and working to resolve ASAP.
— ESPN Front Row (@ESPNFrontRow) January 1, 2015
ESPN is streaming the Rose Bowl and Sugar Bowl — the first-ever college football playoff games — today at WatchESPN.com and via the WatchESPN mobile apps (Android, iOS, Windows 8, Windows Phone, Kindle Fire, Fire TV,Chromecast, Roku, Xbox One, Xbox 360). You’ll need a cable subscription that includes ESPN from one of these providers to access the ESPN feeds.
WatchESPN also had problems during the U.S. vs. Germany World Cup match this past summer, when ESPN set records for online streaming with more than 1.7 million concurrent viewers.
Update, 3:50 p.m. PT — Several users are noting that WatchESPN is back up and running, just before halftime of the Rose Bowl.
