I hope it's not ESPN3 or ESPNEWS, which is being used for the BSU-NIU game Wednesday night. ESPN3 would likely be available only through Spectrum. ESPNEWS is part of premium sports pack services, and apparently isn't available on ESPN+.
ESPN3 is generally available online to anyone who subscribes to ESPN. You can watch ESPN News and any other TV ESPN network (ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU, Longhorn) via ESPN+ if you have an actual cable subscription to that channel.
That's where it gets problematic. ESPN2, U, & News are not nearly as widely available as ESPN and even if you have a legit ESPN subscription AND a subscription to ESPN+, you get dinged from watching any games on the other 3. Kinda silly. I mean, I get it, but they have to be able to be a little more flexible.