Honestly it appears to me that you must be a subscriber of ESPN + to see this game. I get espn through a cable provider, and every game in previous seasons(that was a steaming game), it has either showed ESPN 3 or SECN+ next to the game and time, in the ESPN app.
This game vs Akron, however, clearly shows ESPN+ only. The good news though, I do see that the halftime band performance, will be made available on SECN+, for those that do not subscribe to the ESPN+ service.....no joke!
So bottom line, must pay separately for ESPN+ to see the game, cannot use your cable subscription login, like I have always done in the past. Oh well, this makes my weekend so much easier to plan around now; thanks ESPN.