During perhaps one of the best seasons for watching sports on television, ESPN channels were removed from the YouTube TV streaming platform. However, there are way subscribers can watch football and more sports this weekend with some help from other streaming services.

On Tuesday, firebrand ESPN personality Pat McAfee made a public plea for Disney — which owns both ABC and ESPN — to resolve its ongoing carriage dispute with popular streaming service YouTube TV. The current ABC/ESPN blackout on the Google-owned YouTube TV hits one week at midnight Thursday.

YouTube TV users are getting compensated for the loss of Disney channels like ESPN, but the discount is tucked away and hidden.

Google and Disney still haven't reached a deal, but the two sides have shown interest in bring ABC and ESPN back on YouTube TV in the meantime.

Disney’s channels will be removed from YouTube’s pay-TV platform after the two media giants failed to reach a new carriage agreement before Thursday’s midnight deadline. The blackout will leave subscribers unable to watch content from Disney networks, including ESPN, ABC, Disney Channel, FX, National Geographic and Freeform.

Pat McAfee was highly critical of his ESPN colleagues amid the dispute between the broadcaster and YouTube TV. The former NFL star, who hosts the popular College GameDay on ESPN, delivered his

Pat McAfee teased ESPN's Kirk Herbstreit this week about his social media post promoting ESPN during the YouTube TV carriage dispute.