YouTube TV subscribers still do not have access to ABC, ESPN and other Disney-owned channels, as well as related recorded content on their DVRs from Disney brands. As of Saturday, Disney and Google-owned YouTube TV continue to go back and forth in negotiations for a new carriage agreement after the previous one expired Oct. 30.

Pat McAfee, Kirk Herbstreit and the rest of ESPN's "College GameDay" crew are in Lubbock, Texas, ahead of the top-10 matchup between the No. 7 BYU Cougars and No. 8 Texas Tech Red Raiders.

The release of the memo to ESPN employees is the latest twist in the protracted stand-off between the distributor and content company.

Rising costs of sports rights fees and other other factors have fueled YouTube's disputes with Disney and other media companies.