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ESPN’s coverage of the 2020 Division I Football Championship continues on Saturday, May 8, with the semifinals slated for ESPN and ABC. The championship is one of 27 being contested across ESPN networks this spring.
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Two Primetime Matchups: “Greatest Intersectional Rivalry” vs. USC (7:30 p.m. ET, Oct. 23) and Against North Carolina (Oct. 30)
Schedule Includes Matchups Hosting Purdue (Sept. 18), 2020 AAC Champions Cincinnati (Oct. 2) and Navy (Nov. 6)
Mike Tirico, Drew Brees and Kathryn Tappen to Call Notre Dame Football on NBC This Season
Notre Dame Blue-Gold Game Streamed Exclusively on Peacock this Saturday, May 1 at 12:30 p.m. ET
STAMFORD, Conn. – Apr. 29, 2021 – NBC Sports today announced the coverage schedule for its unprecedented 31st season broadcasting Notre Dame Football, highlighted by a pair of primetime games versus two programs who finished last season ranked in the top 25: USC and North Carolina. After competing as part of the ACC in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Fighting Irish return to an independent schedule this season.
On Oct. 23 at 7:30 p.m. ET on NBC, Notre Dame and USC renew the “greatest intersectional rivalry” in college football as the Fighting Irish host the Trojans at Notre Dame Stadium. Notre Dame has won the past three matchups vs. USC, including a 30-27 victory during the Trojans’ last trip to South Bend in 2019.
The following week, on Oct. 30 at 7:30 p.m. ET on NBC, North Carolina visits South Bend to face Notre Dame for the second-consecutive season, following Notre Dame’s 31-17 win in Chapel Hill on Nov. 27, 2020.
The Notre Dame on NBC season kicks off at 2:30 p.m. ET on Saturday, Sep. 11, when the Fighting Irish host Toledo, marking the first-ever meeting between the schools. On Sept. 18, Notre Dame faces Purdue at 2:30 p.m. ET on NBC. NBC Sports’ Drew Brees, who will serve as a game analyst for Notre Dame football this season and played for the Boilermakers from 1997-2000, placing third in the 2000 Heisman Trophy race, will be in the booth as his alma mater takes the field against the Irish. Brees will be joined by NBC Sports’ Mike Tirico (play-by-play) and Kathryn Tappen (sideline) throughout the 2021 season.
Last year’s American Athletic Conference champion Cincinnati, who finished the season 9-1, visit South Bend on Oct. 2. Fighting Irish head coach Brian Kelly was the head coach at Cincinnati from 2007-09, compiling a 34-6 record over three season. On Nov. 6, Notre Dame hosts Navy in a rivalry that dates back to 1927. The Fighting Irish, who hold a 79-13-1 advantage in the all-time series, have faced Navy 93 times, more than any other matchup in school history.
The Notre Dame on NBC season concludes on Nov. 20 when the Fighting Irish host Georgia Tech.
NBC Sports’ presentation of the 2020 Notre Dame Football season, its 30th season of Notre Dame Football coverage, posted the network’s most-watched season in 15 years as the Fighting Irish compiled a 10-2 overall record, which included a double-overtime victory against then-No. 1 Clemson in college football’s most-watched game of the 2020 regular season. The Fighting Irish ultimately finished the season No. 5 in the final rankings after earning a berth in the College Football Semifinal at the Rose Bowl.
NBCSports.com and the NBC Sports app – NBC Sports Group’s live streaming product for desktops, mobile devices, tablets, and connected TVs – will stream coverage of all 2021 Notre Dame home games.
| 2021 NBC NOTRE DAME FOOTBALL SCHEDULE | |||
| DATE | TIME (ET) | OPPONENT | NETWORK |
| Sat., Sept. 11 | 2:30 p.m. | Toledo | NBC |
| Sat., Sept. 18 | 2:30 p.m. | Purdue | NBC |
| Sat., Oct. 2 | 2:30 p.m. | Cincinnati | NBC |
| Sat., Oct. 23 | 7:30 p.m. | USC | NBC |
| Sat., Oct. 30 | 7:30 p.m. | North Carolina | NBC |
| Sat., Nov. 6 | 3:30 p.m. | Navy | NBC |
| Sat., Nov. 20 | 2:30 p.m. | Georgia Tech | NBC |
NOTRE DAME BLUE-GOLD GAME TO BE STREAMED EXCLUSIVELY ON PEACOCK THIS SATURDAY, MAY 1 AT 12:30 P.M. ET
This Saturday, May 1, the University of Notre Dame will host its 2021 Blue-Gold Game at Notre Dame Stadium, marking the final spring practice for the Fighting Irish football’s spring practice schedule. The 2021 Blue-Gold game will stream exclusively on Peacock at 12:30 p.m. ET and fans will be able to enjoy the game for free.
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This year, NBC Sports Group and Notre Dame will kick off their 31st season. NBC Sports Group and the University of Notre Dame began their landmark Notre Dame Football relationship in 1991 and have renewed the partnership numerous times. The current agreement runs through the 2025 season.
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ESPN’s coverage of the 2020 Division I Football Championship continues on Sunday, May 2, with each quarterfinal game of the FCS Playoffs live on ESPN networks. The championship is one of 27 being contested across ESPN networks this spring.
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ESPN and Marvel Entertainment have teamed up again for this year’s NFL Draft, designing custom comic book covers depicting seven Draft prospects.
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Notre Dame football’s historic 2020 season will be chronicled with Notre Dame Football: A Year in the ACC, the story of the Fighting Irish’s unprecedented season as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference. The one-hour documentary will air exclusively on ACC Network (ACCN), the 24/7 national platform dedicated to ACC sports, on Monday, May 3, at 8 p.m. ET.
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ESPN’s coverage of the 2020 Division I Football Championship kicks off on Saturday, April 24, with all eight first round games of the FCS Playoffs live on ESPN3. The championship is one of 27 being contested across ESPN networks this spring.
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ESPN college football analyst Kirk Herbstreit participated in a Zoom call with media this week to discuss the 2021 NFL Draft and his new QB21 with Kirk Herbstreit series
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All-Time Bayou Classic Series Tied, 23-23, as Southern & Grambling State Renew Rivalry
Saturday’s Game Marks NBC Sports’ 30th Year Presenting Bayou Classic
Commentators: Paul Burmeister, Anthony Herron, Lewis Johnson
STAMFORD, Conn. – Apr. 14, 2021 – NBC Sports presents the 47th annual Bayou Classic between Southern and Grambling State this Saturday, April 17 at 2:30 p.m. ET live on NBCSN from Independence Stadium in Shreveport, La.
This marks the 30th year NBC Sports will present the Bayou Classic. The Southwestern Athletic Conference postponed its 2020 football season to the spring due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In their last meeting in 2019, Southern overcame an 18-point deficit to top Grambling State, 30-28, and win the SWAC West title.
NBC Sports’ Paul Burmeister will handle play-by-play, and will be joined by analyst Anthony Herron and reporter Lewis Johnson.
At halftime of Saturday’s game, NBCSN will present highlights of the 2019 Battle of the Bands between Sothern’s and Grambling State’s marching bands.
The Bayou Classic rivalry is tied all-time, with Southern and Grambling each winning 23 games since the series began in 1974.
HOW TO WATCH – SATURDAY, APRIL 17
| Date | Network | Time (ET) |
| Sat., Apr. 17 | NBCSN | 2:30 p.m. (LIVE) |
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NBC Sports Commentators Jac Collinsworth and Corey Robinson Host On-Site at the Irish Athletics Center; NBC Sports’ Chris Simms to Provide Analysis
Fighting Irish 2021 Pro Day Includes NFL Prospects QB Book, LB Owusu-Koramoah, OL Liam Eichenberg, and More
Notre Dame Head Coach Brian Kelly and Members of Fighting Irish Coaching Staff Join to Discuss Prospects
STAMFORD, Conn. – March 30, 2021 – Quarterback Ian Book, linebacker Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah and Notre Dame NFL Draft prospects highlight NBC Sports’ live coverage of The University of Notre Dame’s on-field testing and drills from the Fighting Irish’s 2021 Pro Day tomorrow, Wednesday, March 31, at 11 a.m. ET on NBCSN.
NBC Sports commentators and Fighting Irish alumni Jac Collinsworth and Corey Robinson will host the one-hour live broadcast on-site from the Irish Athletics Center. NBC Sports analyst and former NFL quarterback Chris Simms will provide analysis remotely.
Collinsworth and Robinson will speak with Notre Dame head coach Brian Kelly on-air to discuss the Irish’s NFL prospects. Fighting Irish offensive coordinator Tommy Rees, defensive coordinator Marcus Freeman, and other members of Notre Dame’s coaching staff will also join the broadcast.
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NOTRE DAME PROSPECTS EXPECTED TO PARTICIPATE
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NOTRE DAME, Ind. — The University of Notre Dame will host its 2021 Blue-Gold Game on Saturday, May 1, at Notre Dame Stadium. The scrimmage, which will mark the final spring practice for the Fighting Irish football’s spring practice schedule, will begin at 12:30 p.m. ET. The Blue-Gold Game will stream exclusively on Peacock and fans will be able to enjoy the game for free.
NBC Sports’ Paul Burmeister will be returning to the Notre Dame Stadium announcing booth as the play-by-play announcer for the game. He will be joined by NBC Sports analyst Corey Robinson ‘17, a former Notre Dame football student-athlete, and sideline reporter Caroline Pineda, a current Notre Dame student and Fighting Irish Media student employee.
Attendance for the Blue-Gold game will be consistent with campus ticketing policies during the 2020 campaign (limited to the local Notre Dame community – students, faculty, staff and families of participating student-athletes). Tailgating will continue to be prohibited.
More details regarding ticketing and parking will be provided to aforementioned parties in the near future.
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