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NOTRE DAME FOOTBALL BLUE-GOLD GAME STREAMS LIVE EXCLUSIVELY ON PEACOCK THIS SATURDAY, APRIL 20, AT 1 P.M. ET

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Tony Simeone (Play-By-Play), Jason Garrett (Analyst), and Caroline Pineda (Reporter) to Call Blue-Gold Game from Notre Dame Stadium in South Bend, Ind.

Notre Dame Head Coach Marcus Freeman Will be Mic’d Up During Saturday’s Matchup

STAMFORD, Conn. – April 18, 2024 – Notre Dame Football’s 2024 Blue-Gold Game will stream live exclusively on Peacock this Saturday, April 20, at 1 p.m. ET from Notre Dame Stadium in South Bend, Ind.

Play-by-play commentator Tony Simeone will call the action from Notre Dame Stadium joined by analyst and former Dallas Cowboys head coach Jason Garrett. Caroline Pineda will report from the sideline.

Third-year Notre Dame head coach Marcus Freeman will be mic’d up for a portion of Saturday’s game.

Expected to take part in Saturday’s Blue-Gold Game are junior quarterback Steve Angeli, who led the Fighting Irish to a Sun Bowl victory over Oregon State in last season’s finale, and 2023 unanimous All-American safety Xavier Watts, who won last year’s Bronko Nagurski Trophy, annually awarded to the nation’s best defensive player.

NBC SPORTS COMMENTATORS

    • Play-by-play: Tony Simeone
    • Analyst: Jason Garrett
    • Reporters: Caroline Pineda

 

HOW TO WATCH – SATURDAY, APRIL 20

    • Streaming on Peacock: 1-3 p.m. ET (LIVE)

–NBC SPORTS–

NOTRE DAME FOOTBALL PRO DAY STREAMS LIVE TOMORROW EXCLUSIVELY ON PEACOCK

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Potential Top-10 Pick Joe Alt, Sam Hartman, and More Fighting Irish Draft Prospects Highlight NBC Sports’ Live Coverage Tomorrow at 12:30 P.M. ET on Peacock

NBC Sports Commentators Tony Simeone and Corey Robinson Host Coverage; Caroline Pineda to Report

Fighting Irish 2024 Pro Day Includes NFL Prospects Alt, Hartman, RB Audric Estime, OT Blake Fisher, and More

STAMFORD, Conn. – March 20, 2024 – Potential top-10 NFL Draft pick offensive tackle Joe Alt, quarterback Sam Hartman, and numerous additional Notre Dame Football prospects highlight NBC Sports’ live coverage of the Fighting Irish’s 2024 Pro Day tomorrow, Thursday, March 21. Coverage streams live at 12:30 p.m. ET exclusively on Peacock.

NBC Sports commentators Tony Simeone and Corey Robinson, a former Fighting Irish wide receiver and student body president, will host the live show with Caroline Pineda reporting from the Irish Athletics Center in South Bend, Ind. Head coach Marcus Freeman is also set to join the broadcast.

NBC SPORTS COMMENTATORS

    • Hosts: Tony Simeone and Corey Robinson
    • Reporter: Caroline Pineda

HOW TO WATCH – TOMORROW, THURSDAY, MARCH 21

    • Streaming on Peacock: 12:30 p.m. ET (LIVE)

NOTRE DAME PROSPECTS EXPECTED TO PARTICIPATE INCLUDE:

    • OT Joe Alt
    • QB Sam Hartman
    • RB Audric Estime
    • OT Blake Fisher
    • CB Cam Hart
    • DE Javontae Jean-Baptiste
    • LB JD Bertrand
    • LB Marist Liufau

–NBC SPORTS–

NOTRE DAME RELEASES 2024 FOOTBALL SCHEDULE

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Notre Dame, Indiana – Feb. 15, 2024 — The University of Notre Dame football team has released its 2024 schedule, which includes six home games, the return of the Shamrock Series and back-to-back contests in NFL venues. The Fighting Irish will enter the third season under Dick Corbett Head Football Coach Marcus Freeman looking to improve on the team’s 10-3 record from 2023 while facing teams from the Atlantic Coast, Southeastern, Big Ten, American Athletic and Mid-American conferences across locales that include Texas, Georgia, California and the New York metropolitan area. 

2024 Notre Dame Football Schedule

Date Opponent City Stadium Broadcast
8/31/2024 at Texas A&M College Station, TX Kyle Field TBA
9/7/2024 Northern Illinois Notre Dame, IN Notre Dame Stadium TBA
9/14/2024 at Purdue West Lafayette, IN Ross-Ade Stadium TBA
9/21/2024 Miami OH Notre Dame, IN Notre Dame Stadium TBA
9/28/2024 Louisville Notre Dame, IN Notre Dame Stadium TBA
10/5/2024 Bye Week
10/12/2024 Stanford Notre Dame, IN Notre Dame Stadium TBA
10/19/2024 at Georgia Tech Atlanta, GA Mercedes-Benz Stadium TBA
10/26/2024 vs. Navy East Rutherford, NJ MetLife Stadium TBA
11/2/2024 Bye Week
11/9/2024 Florida State Notre Dame, IN Notre Dame Stadium TBA
11/16/2024 Virginia Notre Dame, IN Notre Dame Stadium TBA
11/23/2024 vs. Army Bronx, NY Yankee Stadium NBC
11/30/2024 at Southern Cal Los Angeles, CA L.A. Memorial Coliseum TBA

 

Broadcast networks and kickoff times will be released at a later date, save for the 2024 Shamrock Series game in Yankee Stadium on November 23, which has been previously released as a national broadcast on NBC and Peacock. 

The Irish begin the season in Kyle Field against Texas A&M, facing the Aggies for the sixth time and the first since a loss in the program’s only visit to College Station in 2001. Notre Dame and Texas A&M first met in 1987 at the Cotton Bowl (a 35-10 Texas A&M victory), then followed with two more Cotton Bowl meetings – both won by the Irish – in 1992 and 1993. The two programs then held a home-and-home series in 2000 and 2001 with both teams earning a victory on their respective home fields. 

The 2024 home opener with Northern Illinois will mark the first meeting between the Irish and the Huskies in football. Dating back to the 2013 season, the Irish are 6-0 in first-time meetings with opponents in Notre Dame Stadium, including the 41-7 victory over Central Michigan in 2023. Notre Dame is 10-0 all-time against teams from the Mid-America Conference. 

Notre Dame and Purdue will renew their long-time rivalry on September 14th and battle for the Shillelagh Trophy. The Irish – Boilermakers series began in 1896 and is the third-most prolific in Notre Dame history with 87 meetings, trailing just Navy (96) and Southern Cal (94). Notre Dame holds a 59-26-2 advantage in the series, has won the last eight meetings against Purdue and earned a victory in its last three visits to Ross-Ade Stadium.  

The Irish return home on September 21st to face Miami OH for the third time and first since a 52-17 victory in 2017. The three-game homestand then continues with a visit from Louisville (Sept. 28), the first bye week of the season, then the annual battle for the Legends Trophy with Stanford on October 12. 

Notre Dame and Louisville will be facing off for the second-consecutive season and fourth time since 2019. The Cardinals snapped Notre Dame’s 30-game win streak over ACC teams last season at Louisville, but the Irish will look to extend their 19-game home win streak over ACC opponents in 2024. 

Notre Dame returns to the road for back-to-back games in NFL venues over the following two weeks, facing off with Georgia Tech in Mercedes-Benz Stadium and Navy in MetLife Stadium. The Irish are 23-15 in current NFL Stadiums and will be making their first appearance in the home of the Atlanta Falcons (Notre Dame has played in 15 of the current 30 NFL stadiums). 

The Irish and Yellowjackets will meet for the 38th time and the third since 2020, with Notre Dame holding a 30-6-1 advantage in the series with victories in four of the last five meetings. Notre Dame and Navy continue their annual rivalry and meet for the 97th time (ND leads the series 82-13-1) and for the second time in MetLife Stadium (2010). 

The second bye week of the season leads into a two-game stretch in Notre Dame Stadium when Florida State (Nov. 9) and Virginia (Nov. 16) travel to The House That Rockne Built. The Irish will be looking to even the all-time series with Florida State (FSU holds the current advantage at 6-5) and earn their fourth consecutive win over the Seminoles. 

Notre Dame and Virginia will meet for the fifth time and third since 2019. The Irish are 4-0 all-time against the Cavaliers and 1-0 in Notre Dame Stadium. 

The month of November concludes with the Shamrock Series game against Army in Yankee Stadium, which will be broadcast on NBC and Peacock, followed by the next installment of the greatest intersectional rivalry in college football when Notre Dame heads to Los Angeles to face Southern Cal on November 30. 

The Irish and Trojans will meet for the 95th time and 45th time in the Coliseum, as Notre Dame looks to earn their first win over Southern Cal in Los Angeles since 2018 and seventh win over the SC in nine meetings. 

TICKET INFORMATION

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—NOTRE DAME FOOTBALL—

NOTRE DAME AND ARMY TO MEET IN 2024 SHAMROCK SERIES GAME AT YANKEE STADIUM

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SOUTH BEND, IN – Feb. 14, 2024 — The University of Notre Dame football team has announced the return of the Shamrock Series to Yankee Stadium in 2024. Notre Dame will face Army on November 23, 2024, celebrating the 100th anniversary of the fabled Four Horsemen backfield of Jim Crowley, Elmer Layden, Don Miller and Harry Stuhldreher and the game in which they were immortalized by Grantland Rice in the New York Herald Tribune – a 13-7 upset victory over Army in New York on October 18, 1924.

The game will be broadcast nationally on NBC and Peacock and marks the third Shamrock Series game to be played at Yankee Stadium. Notre Dame defeated Army, 27-3, in 2010 and Syracuse, 36-3, in 2018.

The Shamrock Series began in 2009 when Notre Dame started to ‘take a home game on the road’ in San Antonio. The Irish defeated Washington State, 40-14, in the Alamodome and have hosted 11 Shamrock Series games across the country, including Landover, MD, Chicago, IL, Arlington, TX, Indianapolis, IN, and Las Vegas, NV.

Shamrock Series game weekends feature more than just the game, as the University will plan a number of educational, service and fan-centric events in the New York metropolitan area leading up to the game.

Shamrock Series History 

Date Opponent ND Rank Opp Rank Result Site Att.
10/31/2009 Washington State 25 W, 40-14 Alamodome, San Antonio, TX 53,407
11/20/2010 Army W, 27-3 Yankee Stadium, Bronx, NY 54,251
11/12/2011 Maryland W, 45-21 FedEx Field, Landover, MD 70,251
10/6/2012 Miami FL 10 W, 41-3 Soldier Field, Chicago, IL 62,871
10/5/2013 Arizona State 22 W, 37-34 AT&T Stadium, Arlington, TX 66,690
9/13/2014 Purdue 11 W, 30-14 Lucas Oil Stadium, Indianapolis, IN 56,832
11/21/2015 Boston College 5 W, 19-16 Fenway Park, Boston, MA 38,686
11/12/2016 Army W, 44-6 Alamodome, San Antonio, TX 45,762
11/17/2018 Syracuse 3 12 W, 36-3 Yankee Stadium, Bronx, NY 48,104
9/25/2021 Wisconsin 12 18 W, 41-13 Soldier Field, Chicago, IL 59,571
10/8/2022 BYU 16 W, 28-20 Allegiant Stadium, Las Vegas, NV 62,742

 

Notre Dame is 11-0 in the Shamrock Series and will be meeting Army for the 52nd time overall (the Irish lead the all-time series 39-8-4). The series between the Fighting Irish and Black Knights was a fundamental element in the development of both programs and the annual trip to New York for fans of both teams played a key role in the first half of the 20th century in the marketing and celebration of college football as a truly national sport.

Notre Dame and Army have met at the home of the Yankees 23 times, including 22 times at the original Yankee Stadium (1925-29, ‘31-46, ‘69) and once at the current Yankee Stadium. The most recent contest in 2010 also marked the first college football game played at the current Stadium, which opened its doors in 2009.

The legendary Four Horsemen game against Army was held at the Polo Grounds, which was just across the Harlem River from where Yankee Stadium is situated, and the Irish have also faced the Black Knights at Ebbets Field in Brooklyn, Shea Stadium in Queens and Giants Stadium in New Jersey.

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—NOTRE DAME FOOTBALL—

NOTRE DAME PRO DAY WILL STREAM LIVE ON PEACOCK MARCH 21ST

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SOUTH BEND, Ind. – Feb. 13, 2024 — The University of Notre Dame football team will hold its annual NFL Pro Day on Thursday, March 21st, in the Irish Athletics Center. The annual event, which features former Fighting Irish football student-athletes showcasing their skills for National Football League coaching staffs and team representatives, will stream live on Peacock.

There will be more details to come before the event, including the start time and broadcast team.

About Peacock

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—Notre Dame Football—

NOTRE DAME AND NBC SPORTS CONTINUE HISTORIC FOOTBALL PARTNERSHIP, WITH GAMES TO BE PRESENTED ON NBC AND PEACOCK THROUGH THE 2029 SEASON

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Multi-Year Extension Brings Notre Dame on NBC Partnership to Nearly Four Decades; Includes Additional Events on Notre Dame Football Calendar

Peacock to Debut Annual Documentary Series on Notre Dame Football in 2024

Peacock to Continue Streaming a Notre Dame Football Game Exclusively Each Season

Multiple Fighting Irish Primetime Games to be Presented on NBC and Peacock Each Season

STAMFORD, Conn. – November 18, 2023 – The University of Notre Dame and NBC Sports have agreed on a multi-year extension of their historic football partnership, through the 2029 season. The agreement extends the landmark partnership – the longest college media relationship dating to 1991 – to nearly four decades (39 seasons).

“We are thrilled to continue our historic collaboration with our partners at NBC Sports,” said University of Notre Dame Vice President and James E. Rohr Director of Athletics Jack Swarbrick. “In the next generation of this partnership, we will collaborate to provide our fans even more Notre Dame content through a variety of NBCUniversal’s distribution channels while continuing to put our student-athletes and their stories at the heart of our messaging.”

“There is no better tradition than Notre Dame Football in South Bend, and we are thrilled to keep that tradition within the NBC Sports family as we extend our relationship as the exclusive home of Fighting Irish home games through the end of the decade,” said Rick Cordella, President, NBC Sports. “With enhanced rights that allow us to present Notre Dame Football on NBC as well as across Peacock and additional platforms, we look forward to bringing the Fighting Irish to fans in more ways than ever before.”

NBC Sports retains global media rights on all platforms to all Notre Dame home football games. It also allows for select games to stream exclusively on Peacock, which has been the exclusive home of one Notre Dame Football game each season since 2021. Peacock will also be the exclusive home of a new, annual documentary series on Notre Dame Football, debuting in 2024.

NBC Sports’ Notre Dame Football games are averaging 5.1 million viewers this season – the largest audience through five game broadcasts since 2005 and up 86% from last year at this point. The Fighting Irish’s Sept. 23 primetime thriller against Ohio State averaged 10.6 million viewers across NBC, Peacock and NBC Sports Digital, ranking as NBC Sports’ second-most watched regular season college football game of all-time, behind only then-No. 2 Notre Dame’s “Game of the Century” 31-24 defeat of No. 1 Florida State on Nov. 13, 1993 (22 million viewers).

The new agreement also extends to other events on the Notre Dame Football calendar, including the annual Blue-Gold Game and Notre Dame’s Pro Day.

In 2023-24, NBC Sports also marks its 11th season presenting Notre Dame hockey coverage, as Peacock is exclusively live streaming the entire hockey 21-game home schedule.

Last November, NBC and Peacock presented the Notre Dame Fighting Irish women’s college basketball team against Cal — marking the first-ever live presentation of a women’s college basketball game on NBC and Peacock. The series continued earlier today with the Notre Dame-Illinois women’s basketball game presented live on NBC and Peacock from Washington, D.C.

Revenues from the NBC partnership have played a key role in Notre Dame’s financial aid endowment since the start of the relationship in 1991 when University officers allocated a portion of the football television contract revenue for undergraduate scholarship endowment (not athletic scholarships). To date, Notre Dame undergraduate students have received over $100 million in aid from revenue generated through the NBC contract.

–NBC SPORTS–

NO. 19 NOTRE DAME HOSTS WAKE FOREST AT 3:30 P.M. ET, NEBRASKA VISITS WISCONSIN ON B1G SATURDAY NIGHT THIS SAT., NOV. 18, ON NBC AND PEACOCK

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Fighting Irish Host Wake Forest in Home Finale this Saturday at 3:30 p.m. ET on NBC and Peacock

Wisconsin Hosts Nebraska on B1G Saturday Night  at 7:30 p.m. ET on NBC and Peacock

Peacock’s Exclusive Big Ten Men’s Basketball Schedule – Featuring 30+ Games Streaming Live this Season – Continues this Weekend with Three Games

Eligible Students Can Sign-Up to Receive Special Peacock Student Discount Offer for $1.99/Month

STAMFORD, Conn. – Nov. 15, 2023 – Quarterback Sam Hartman and the College Football Playoff-ranked No. 19 Notre Dame Fighting Irish (7-3) host the Wake Forest Demon Deacons in their regular-season home finale this Saturday, Nov. 18 at 3:30 p.m. ET. Saturday’s coverage begins at 3 p.m. ET with College Countdown on NBC and Peacock.

On this weekend’s B1G Saturday Night, the Nebraska Cornhuskers visit the Wisconsin Badgers at Camp Randall Stadium in Madison, Wisc., at 7:30 p.m. ET on NBC and Peacock.

Leading into Notre Dame-Wake Forest on Saturday is the Fighting Irish women’s basketball team facing Illinois in the second annual Citi Shamrock Classic at 1 p.m. ET on NBC and Peacock.

Also this weekend, Peacock’s exclusive slate of Big Ten men’s basketball – featuring 30+ games streaming live this season – includes three games on Friday and Saturday.

Eligible students can sign-up for Peacock’s Student Discount offer, available for $1.99/month. For more information and to sign-up, click here.

NBC Sports’ college football coverage this Saturday:

3:30 p.m. ET on NBC and Peacock: Wake Forest at No. 19 Notre Dame

Coming off a bye last weekend, the Fighting Irish fell to Clemson, 31-23, in their most recent game on Nov. 4. Running back Audric Estime, who is tied for seventh in the nation with 13 rushing touchdowns, rushed for 87 yards and a score at Clemson.

Wake Forest lost to North Carolina State, 26-6, last week.

Jac Collinsworth (play-by-play), Jason Garrett (analyst), and Lewis Johnson (sidelines) will call Wake Forest-Notre Dame from Notre Dame Stadium in South Bend, Ind. Former Big Ten referee Reggie Smith serves as the rules analyst.

7:30 p.m. ET on NBC and Peacock: Nebraska at Wisconsin

Nebraska, tied for second in the Big Ten West at 5-5, looks to bounce back from a 13-10 loss to Maryland last week. The Cornhuskers’ defense has held opponents to 20 points or less in five consecutive games.

Wisconsin, also 5-5 on the season, lost to Northwestern, 24-10, on Saturday and look to snap a three-game losing streak. Running back Braelon Allen is tied for second in the Big Ten in rushing touchdowns (eight) and is third in rushing yards (757).

Nebraska-Wisconsin will be called from Camp Randall Stadium by NBC Sports’ B1G Saturday Night team of Noah Eagle (play-by-play), Todd Blackledge (analyst), and Kathryn Tappen (sidelines). Terry McAulay serves as the rules analyst.

2023-24 Big Ten Basketball: Peacock will present seven Wisconsin men’s and women’s basketball games in 2023-24, and four total Nebraska games, including this Saturday as the Cornhuskers’ men’s team faces Oregon State from Sioux Falls, S.D., at 4 p.m. ET.

College Countdown on NBC and Peacock

NBC Sports’ College Countdown studio show, featuring host Maria Taylor, analysts Matt Cassel, Joshua Perry, and Michael Robinson, and co-host Ahmed Fareed, begins at 3 p.m. ET on NBC and Peacock on Saturday and continues at 7 p.m. ET. Nicole Auerbach serves as the college football insider.

College Countdown captures college football’s unique gameday atmosphere and provides pre-game and halftime commentary of that week’s primetime game and for NBC Sports’ college football afternoon games throughout the season on NBC and Peacock.

NBC Sports Big Ten Football Podcasts:

B1G Talk with Todd and Noah, hosted by Todd Blackledge and Noah Eagle, sees the two personalities discuss the top stories, games, highlights, rankings, and more on a weekly basis each Wednesday during the Big Ten Football season. Click here to listen.

Go B1G or Go Home, hosted by College Countdown’s Fareed and Perry, breaks down the biggest sports stories across the entire Big Ten conference, including instant analysis on Saturday nights after football games. Click here to listen.

NBC Sports’ FBS college football games announced to date:

Date Time (ET) Matchup Platform
Sat., Nov. 18 3:30 p.m. Wake Forest at No. 19 Notre Dame NBC, Peacock
Sat., Nov. 18 7:30 p.m. Nebraska at Wisconsin NBC, Peacock
Fri., Nov. 24 7:30 p.m. No. 12 Penn State at Michigan State (Ford Field) NBC, Peacock

 

NBC Sports’ Big Ten Football package features Big Ten Saturday Night on NBC and Peacock – marking the first time ever that Big Ten Football will have a dedicated weekly primetime game on a national broadcast network – and nine exclusive games on Peacock.

Peacock’s expansive programming features live coverage including Big Ten Football, Sunday Night Football, Notre Dame Football, Olympic Games, Premier League, NASCAR, NTT IndyCar Series, and much more.  Peacock also offers daily sports programming on the NBC Sports channel.

–NBC SPORTS–

NO. 3 OHIO STATE VISITS WISCONSIN AT 7:30 P.M. ET ON B1G SATURDAY NIGHT THIS SAT., OCT. 28, ON NBC AND PEACOCK

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No. 14 Notre Dame Hosts Pittsburgh at 3:30 p.m. ET on NBC and Peacock

Peacock to Exclusively Present 50+ Big Ten Men’s and Women’s Basketball Games in 2023-24; Eligible Students Can Sign-Up to Receive Special Peacock Student Discount Offer for $1.99/Month

STAMFORD, Conn. – Oct. 25, 2023 – The No. 3 Ohio State Buckeyes (7-0) visit the Wisconsin Badgers (5-2) this weekend on B1G Saturday Night at 7:30 p.m. ET on NBC and Peacock. Coverage this Saturday, Oct. 28, begins at 7 p.m. ET with College Countdown on NBC and Peacock.

Saturday’s action begins at 3 p.m. ET with College Countdown leading into the No. 14 Notre Dame Fighting Irish (6-2) hosting the Pittsburgh Panthers (2-5) at 3:30 p.m. ET on NBC and Peacock.

Eligible students can sign-up for Peacock’s Student Discount offer, available for $1.99/month. For more information and to sign-up, click here.

NBC Sports’ college football coverage this Saturday:

7:30 p.m. ET on NBC and Peacock: No. 3 Ohio State at Wisconsin

Ohio State defeated then-No. 7 Penn State, 20-12, last week to remain undefeated and keep pace with Michigan (8-0) as the only unbeaten teams in the Big Ten. Quarterback Kyle McCord – the Big Ten passing yards leader with 1,937 this season – passed for 286 yards and a touchdown against Penn State, while wide receiver Marvin Harrison Jr. caught 11 passes for 162 yards and a score. Harrison Jr., the son of Pro Football Hall of Famer and Super Bowl XLI champion Marvin Harrison, leads the Big Ten in receiving yards (766) and ranks second in receptions (42) and touchdown catches (six). The Buckeyes rank third in the nation in scoring defense, holding opposing offenses to 10 points per game.

The Badgers, who lead the Big Ten West with a 3-1 conference record, defeated Illinois, 25-21, last week. Running back Braelon Allen carried 29 times for 145 yards and one touchdown in the victory and ranks second in the conference in rushing yards (704) and rushing touchdowns (eight).

Ohio State at Wisconsin will be called from Camp Randall Stadium by NBC Sports’ B1G Saturday Night team of Noah Eagle (play-by-play), Todd Blackledge (analyst), and Kathryn Tappen (sidelines). Terry McAulay serves as the rules analyst.

2023-24 Big Ten Basketball: Peacock will exclusively present 12 Ohio State men’s and women’s basketball games this season and seven Wisconsin men’s and women’s basketball games.

3:30 p.m. ET on NBC and Peacock: Pittsburgh at No. 14 Notre Dame

Coming off a bye last weekend, Notre Dame defeated then-No. 10 USC, 48-20, in their most recent game on Oct. 14, behind two rushing touchdowns from running back Audric Estime and scores on both defense (Xavier Watts 15-yard fumble-return touchdown) and special teams (Jadarian Price 99-yard kick-return touchdown). Quarterback Sam Hartman ranks eighth nationally with 18 touchdown passes this season.

Pittsburgh fell to Wake Forest, 21-17, last weekend as quarterback Christian Veilleux passed for 302 yards and two touchdowns.

Pittsburgh-Notre Dame will be called from Notre Dame Stadium in South Bend, Ind., by Jac Collinsworth (play-by-play), Jason Garrett (analyst), and Zora Stephenson (sidelines). Former Big Ten referee Reggie Smith serves as the rules analyst.

College Countdown on NBC and Peacock

NBC Sports’ College Countdown studio show, featuring host Maria Taylor, analysts Matt Cassel, Joshua Perry, and Michael Robinson, and co-host Ahmed Fareed will be live from Camp Randall Stadium in Madison, Wisc., on Saturday (7 p.m. ET on NBC and Peacock). Nicole Auerbach serves as the college football insider. Fareed, Cassel, Perry, Robinson, and Auerbach will also host pregame coverage of Pittsburgh-Notre Dame beginning at 3 p.m. ET on NBC and Peacock.

College Countdown captures college football’s unique gameday atmosphere and provides pre-game and halftime commentary of that week’s primetime game and for NBC Sports’ college football afternoon games throughout the season on NBC and Peacock.

NBC Sports Big Ten Football Podcasts:

B1G Talk with Todd and Noah, hosted by Todd Blackledge and Noah Eagle, sees the two personalities discuss the top stories, games, highlights, rankings, and more on a weekly basis each Wednesday during the Big Ten Football season. Click here to listen.

Go B1G or Go Home, hosted by College Countdown’s Fareed and Perry, breaks down the biggest sports stories across the entire Big Ten conference, including instant analysis on Saturday nights after football games. Click here to listen.

NBC Sports’ FBS college football games announced to date:

Date Time (ET) Matchup Platform
Sat., Oct. 28 3:30 p.m. Pittsburgh at No. 14 Notre Dame NBC, Peacock
Sat., Oct. 28 7:30 p.m. No. 3 Ohio State at Wisconsin NBC, Peacock
Sat., Nov. 4 3:30 p.m. Iowa at Northwestern (Wrigley Field) Peacock
Sat., Nov. 4 7:30 p.m. Purdue at No. 2 Michigan NBC, Peacock
Sat., Nov. 11 7:30 p.m. Michigan State at No. 3 Ohio State NBC, Peacock
Sat., Nov. 18 3:30 p.m. Wake Forest at No. 14 Notre Dame NBC, Peacock
Fri., Nov. 24 7:30 p.m. No. 10 Penn State at Michigan State (Ford Field) NBC, Peacock

 

The remaining NBC Sports’ Big Ten Football games will be announced during the season, with each matchup typically announced 12 days prior to the scheduled game date.

NBC Sports’ Big Ten Football package features Big Ten Saturday Night on NBC and Peacock – marking the first time ever that Big Ten Football will have a dedicated weekly primetime game on a national broadcast network – and nine exclusive games on Peacock.

Peacock’s expansive programming offers the most live sports of any streamer in the United States, featuring live coverage including Big Ten Football, Sunday Night Football, Notre Dame Football, Olympic Games, Premier League, NASCAR, NTT IndyCar Series, and much more.  Peacock also offers daily sports programming on the NBC Sports channel.

–NBC SPORTS–

NBC SPORTS DOMINATES FALL WEEKENDS IN PRIMETIME – COLLEGE FOOTBALL IS #1 ON SATURDAY NIGHTS, SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL RANKS #1 ACROSS ALL OF PRIMETIME

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B1G Saturday Night and Notre Dame Football Averaging 4.1 Million Primetime Viewers Across NBC and Peacock

Sunday Night Football Pacing for 13th Consecutive Year as Primetime’s No. 1 Show, Averaging 23 Million Viewers Across NBC and Peacock

STAMFORD, Conn. – Oct. 17, 2023 – With the new B1G Saturday Night college football package and high-profile Notre Dame Football primetime games, coupled with Sunday Night Football continuing its unprecedented run, NBC Sports has dominated weekends in primetime through mid-October – ranking No. 1 in viewership on both Saturday and Sunday nights.

On Saturday nights, NBC Sports is averaging 4.1 million viewers across NBC, Peacock and NBC Sports Digital platforms through seven college football games (9/2-10/14). That figure includes 3.84 million viewers measured by Nielsen and an Average Minute Audience of 231,000 across Peacock and NBC Sports Digital measured by Adobe Analytics. Both the 4.1 million and 3.84 million figures rank number one in Saturday primetime, which includes all sporting events beginning between 6:30-8:30 p.m. ET. (Note: Nielsen measurement does not include streaming across NBC Sports’ platforms but does include streaming figures across most other networks/media groups).

NBC’s Sunday Night Football, primetime’s No. 1 show for an unprecedented 12 consecutive years, is averaging 23 million viewers across NBC, Peacock, NBC Sports Digital, and NFL Digital – easily leading primetime across all nights and marking the series’ second-best start ever through Week 6 (behind only 2015).

Additional NBC Sports’ NFL and college football viewership notes:

    • Notre Dame’s one-sided 48-20 win over USC last Saturday night averaged 6.8 million viewers across all platforms – marking NBC Sports’ most-watched Trojans-Fighting Irish game since the famed “Bush Push” game in 2005.

 

    • The Buffalo Bills’ 14-9 victory over the New York Giants on SNF last weekend averaged a Total Audience Delivery of 18 million viewers, easily winning the night in primetime.

 

    • Football Night in America, the most-watched studio show in sports since 2006, is averaging 8.0 million viewers – the show’s best mark through six weeks since 2016.

 

    • The new Saturday 7 p.m. ET College Countdown studio show, which leads into Saturday primetime games, is averaging 2.0 million viewers.

 

–NBC SPORTS–

CALEB WILLIAMS & NO. 10 USC VISIT SAM HARTMAN & NO. 21 NOTRE DAME AT 7:30 P.M. ET ON NBC AND PEACOCK, HEADLINING COLLEGE FOOTBALL TRIPLEHEADER THIS SATURDAY, OCT. 14

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Notre Dame and USC Renew ‘Greatest Intersectional Rivalry’ in College Football in Top 25 Matchup

No. 3 Ohio State Visits Purdue at Noon ET Exclusively on Peacock

Maryland Hosts Illinois at 3:30 p.m. ET on NBC and Peacock

Peacock to Exclusively Present 50+ Big Ten Men’s and Women’s Basketball Games in 2023-24; Eligible Students Can Sign-Up to Receive Special Peacock Student Discount Offer for $1.99/Month

STAMFORD, Conn. – Oct. 11, 2023 – Reigning Heisman Trophy winner Caleb Williams and No. 10 USC (6-0) visit Sam Hartman and No. 21 Notre Dame (5-2) as the Fighting Irish and the Trojans renew “the greatest intersectional rivalry” in college football in a top-25 primetime showdown at 7:30 p.m. ET on NBC and Peacock this Saturday, Oct. 14, headlining a college football tripleheader across NBC Sports. Coverage begins at 7 p.m. ET with College Countdown on NBC and Peacock.

Saturday’s action begins at Noon ET as Peacock exclusively streams the No. 3 Ohio State Buckeyes (5-0) visiting the Purdue Boilermakers (2-4), followed by the Maryland Terrapins (5-1) hosting the Illinois Fighting Illini (2-4) at 3:30 p.m. ET on NBC and Peacock.

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NBC Sports’ college football coverage this Saturday:

7:30 p.m. ET on NBC and Peacock: No. 10 USC at No. 21 Notre Dame

Notre Dame looks to bounce back from a 33-20 loss to No. 14 Louisville last week in which Hartman passed for 254 yards and two touchdowns. Hartman, who ranks 12th in the nation with 1,712 passing yards, is one of seven quarterbacks with at least 1,700 pass yards and 15 touchdown passes (16) this season.

The Trojans defeated Arizona, 43-41, in triple overtime last week to remain undefeated. Williams accounted for four touchdowns in the win (three rushing, one passing) and ran for the game-winning two-point conversion in overtime. A candidate to become only the second back-to-back Heisman Trophy winner ever (Archie Griffin, 1974-75), Williams leads the country with 28 total touchdowns (six rushing) and 22 touchdown passes and ranks eighth with 1,822 pass yards.

In a rivalry that dates back to 1926, the Fighting Irish hold the all-time series advantage over the Trojans, 50-38-5. Notre Dame has won four of the past five matchups, with USC topping the Fighting Irish, 38-27, last season (Nov. 26, 2022).

Notre Dame and USC, who have played some of the most famous games in college football history, have combined to win 22 consensus national championships (11 each) and have had a combined 14 Heisman Trophy winners. In 2011, Notre Dame Stadium hosted the first Notre Dame on NBC primetime game against USC.

USC at Notre Dame will be called from Notre Dame Stadium by Jac Collinsworth (play-by-play), Jason Garrett (game analyst), and Zora Stephenson (sideline reporter). Terry McAulay serves as the rules analyst.

Noon ET Exclusively on Peacock: No. 3 Ohio State at Purdue

The Buckeyes topped previously undefeated Maryland, 37-17, last week, behind wide receiver Marvin Harrison Jr.’s eight receptions for 163 yards and one touchdown. Quarterback Kyle McCord passed for 320 yards and two touchdowns in the win. The Buckeyes rank third in the Big Ten in scoring offense (35 points per game) and scoring defense (10.2 points per game).

Purdue fell to Iowa, 20-14, last weekend. Boilermakers quarterback Hudson Card, who passed for 247 yards and a touchdown against Iowa, is second in the Big Ten with 1,491 passing yards.

Ohio State-Purdue will be called from Ross-Ade Stadium by Andrew Siciliano (play-by-play), making his NBC Sports Big Ten debut, Kyle Rudolph (analyst), and Lewis Johnson (sidelines).

2023-24 Big Ten Basketball: Peacock will exclusively present 12 Ohio State men’s and women’s basketball games this season. Purdue men’s and women’s basketball will appear on Peacock eight times this season, including six times for the Boilermakers’ men’s team featuring reigning National Player of the Year Zach Edey.

3:30 p.m. ET on NBC and Peacock: Illinois at Maryland

Maryland fell to Ohio State last weekend, 37-17, marking their first defeat of the season. Quarterback Taulia Tagovailoa – the brother of Miami Dolphins QB Tua Tagovailoa – leads the Big Ten in passing yards (1,660) and touchdown passes (14) this season as the Terrapins offense has scored at least 30 points in five of six games.

Illinois lost to Nebraska, 20-7, at home last weekend. Fighting Illini wide receiver Isaiah Williams leads the Big Ten with 38 catches and 503 receiving yards this year.

Illinois-Maryland will be called from SECU Stadium in College Park, Md., by NBC Sports’ B1G Saturday Night team of Noah Eagle (play-by-play), Todd Blackledge (analyst), and Kathryn Tappen (sidelines). Reggie Smith serves as the rules analyst.

2023-24 Big Ten Basketball: Peacock will present five Maryland men’s and women’s basketball games in 2023-24, and four total Illinois games.

College Countdown on NBC and Peacock

NBC Sports’ College Countdown studio show, featuring host Maria Taylor, analysts Matt Cassel, Joshua Perry, and Michael Robinson, and co-host Ahmed Fareed will be live from Notre Dame Stadium in South Bend, Ind., on Saturday (7 p.m. ET on NBC and Peacock). Nicole Auerbach serves as the college football insider. Fareed, Cassel, Perry, Robinson, and Auerbach will also host pregame coverage of Illinois-Maryland beginning at 3 p.m. ET on NBC and Peacock.

Each week, College Countdown will capture college football’s unique gameday atmosphere by providing pre-game and halftime commentary from the site of that week’s primetime game – 11 Big Ten and two Notre Dame games. The show will also provide pre-game and halftime content for NBC Sports’ college football afternoon games throughout the season on NBC and Peacock.

NBC Sports Big Ten Football Podcasts:

B1G Talk with Todd and Noah, hosted by Todd Blackledge and Noah Eagle, sees the two personalities discuss the top stories, games, highlights, rankings, and more on a weekly basis each Wednesday during the Big Ten Football season. Click here to listen.

Go B1G or Go Home, hosted by College Countdown’s Fareed, Perry and Cassel, breaks down the biggest sports stories across the entire Big Ten conference, including instant analysis on Saturday nights after football games. Click here to listen.

NBC Sports’ FBS college football games announced to date:

Date Time (ET) Matchup Platform
Sat., Oct. 14 Noon Ohio State at Purdue Peacock
Sat., Oct. 14 3:30 p.m. Illinois at Maryland NBC, Peacock
Sat., Oct. 14 7:30 p.m. No. 8 USC at No. 11 Notre Dame NBC, Peacock
Sat., Oct. 21 3:30 p.m. TBD NBC, Peacock
Sat., Oct. 21 7:30 p.m. Michigan at Michigan State NBC, Peacock
Sat., Oct. 28 3:30 p.m. Pittsburgh at No. 11 Notre Dame NBC, Peacock
Sat., Nov. 11 7:30 p.m. Michigan State at No. 4 Ohio State NBC, Peacock
Sat., Nov. 18 3:30 p.m. Wake Forest at No. 11 Notre Dame NBC, Peacock
Fri., Nov. 24 7:30 p.m. No. 6 Penn State at Michigan State (Ford Field) NBC, Peacock

 

The remaining NBC Sports’ Big Ten Football games will be announced during the season, with each matchup typically announced 12 days prior to the scheduled game date.

NBC Sports’ Big Ten Football package features Big Ten Saturday Night on NBC and Peacock – marking the first time ever that Big Ten Football will have a dedicated weekly primetime game on a national broadcast network – and nine exclusive games on Peacock.

Peacock’s expansive programming offers the most live sports of any streamer in the United States, featuring live coverage including Big Ten Football, Sunday Night Football, Notre Dame Football, Olympic Games, Premier League, NASCAR, NTT IndyCar Series, and much more.  Peacock also offers daily sports programming on the NBC Sports channel.

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