Mike Tirico, Drew Brees, Kathryn Tappen and Terry McAulay to Call Matchup

Peacock to Stream Exclusive Postgame Show Notre Dame Peacock Postgame, Hosted by NBC Sports’ Jac Collinsworth and Corey Robinson

Irish Pick ‘Em, New NBC Sports Predictor Game Featuring $10,000 Jackpot, Debuts this Weekend for Notre Dame-Purdue

STAMFORD, Conn. – Sept. 16, 2021 – The No. 12 Notre Dame Fighting Irish (2-0) host the Purdue Boilermakers (2-0) this Saturday, Sept. 18, at Notre Dame Stadium in South Bend, Ind., at 2:30 p.m. ET on NBC and Peacock.

NBC Sports’ Mike Tirico (play-by-play) and Drew Brees (game analyst) will call the game along with Kathryn Tappen (sideline reporter) and Terry McAulay (rules analyst).

Brees will be in the booth as his alma mater takes the field against the Irish, having played for the Boilermakers from 1997-2000 and placing third in the 2000 Heisman Trophy race.

After the game, Peacock will stream Notre Dame Peacock Postgame, an exclusive post-game show hosted by NBC Sports’ Jac Collinsworth and Corey Robinson. The show features Notre Dame Football Head Coach Brian Kelly’s press conference, analysis and commentary.

The ND on NBC Podcast, hosted by Jac Collinsworth, returned last week and will release weekly episodes throughout the season. On the latest episode, Collinsworth speaks with Notre Dame defensive end Isaiah Foskey. Episodes are released every Thursday, and can be found here.

This weekend, NBC Sports’ Irish Pick ‘Em, a new free-to-play contest featuring a $10,000 jackpot, debuts on the NBC Sports Predictor app.

The Fighting Irish defeated Toledo, 32-29, last weekend in their home opener at Notre Dame Stadium. Quarterback Jack Coan threw a game-winning, 18-yard touchdown pass to tight end Michael Mayer with 1:09 remaining in the fourth quarter. Last weekend’s game marked Brees’ college football debut as a commentator and was the first time a Fighting Irish Football game was available to watch exclusively on a streaming service.

Saturday marks the 87^th all-time meeting between the in-state rivals, with the Fighting Irish holding a 58-26-2 advantage in the series. The schools last met on Sept. 13, 2014 as Notre Dame won, 30-14, at Indianapolis’ Lucas Oil Stadium.

Purdue moved to 2-0 on the season after topping UConn, 49-0, last weekend as quarterback Jack Plummer passed for 245 yards and four touchdowns and wide receiver David Bell had six catches for 121 yards and three touchdowns.

All remaining Notre Dame home games during the 2021 season will air on NBC and stream on Peacock.

REMAINING 2021 NBC NOTRE DAME FOOTBALL SCHEDULE
DATE	TIME (ET)	OPPONENT	WHERE TO WATCH
Sat., Sept. 18	2:30 p.m.	Purdue	NBC/Peacock
Sat., Oct. 2	2:30 p.m.	Cincinnati	NBC/Peacock
Sat., Oct. 23	7:30 p.m.	USC	NBC/Peacock
Sat., Oct. 30	7:30 p.m.	North Carolina	NBC/Peacock
Sat., Nov. 6	3:30 p.m.	Navy	NBC/Peacock
Sat., Nov. 20	2:30 p.m.	Georgia Tech	NBC/Peacock

 

Notre Dame Football coverage will stream on Peacock Premium. Peacock Premium is included at no additional cost for Comcast’s eligible Xfinity X1 and Flex customers and Cox Contour customers. Viewers can sign up at https://www.peacocktv.com/sports/notredame. Peacock is widely available across devices, details here

This year, NBC Sports Group and Notre Dame  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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Notre Dame-Toledo Marks Drew Brees’ Debut as an NBC Sports Game Analyst

Mike Tirico Returns as Voice of Notre Dame on NBC with Kathryn Tappen as Sideline Reporter & Terry McAulay as Rules Analyst

Peacock to Stream Special Pregame Show Countdown To Kickoff, Beginning Saturday at 1:30 p.m. ET and Hosted by NBC Sports’ Jac Collinsworth and Corey Robinson

STAMFORD, Conn. – Sept. 9, 2021 – NBC Sports’ 31^st season of Notre Dame Football kicks off this Saturday, Sept. 11, when the No. 8 Fighting Irish (1-0) open their home slate by hosting the Toledo Rockets (1-0) at Notre Dame Stadium in South Bend, Ind., at 2:30 p.m. ET streaming exclusively on Peacock.

NBC Sports’ Mike Tirico (play-by-play), Drew Brees (game analyst) and Kathryn Tappen (sideline reporter) will call Notre Dame on NBC games throughout the 2021 season. Terry McAulay returns for his fourth season as an on-air rules analyst. Notre Dame-Toledo marks Brees’ college football debut as a commentator.

Saturday’s game marks the first-ever meeting between the schools and the first time a Fighting Irish Football game is available to watch exclusively on a streaming service.

Prior to kickoff, Peacock will stream Countdown to Kickoff at 1:30 p.m. ET, an exclusive hour-long pre-game show hosted by NBC Sports’ Jac Collinsworth and Corey Robinson.

The ND on NBC Podcast, hosted by Jac Collinsworth, returned last week and will release weekly episodes throughout the season. On this season’s first episode, Collinsworth speaks with Notre Dame safety and team captain Kyle Hamilton. Episodes are released every Thursday, and can be found here.

Notre Dame topped Florida State, 41-38, in overtime in their season-opener last weekend as quarterback Jack Coan threw for 366 yards and four touchdowns in his Fighting Irish debut.

All remaining Notre Dame home games during the 2021 season will air on NBC and stream on Peacock.

2021 NBC NOTRE DAME FOOTBALL SCHEDULE
DATE	TIME (ET)	OPPONENT	WHERE TO WATCH
Sat., Sept. 11	2:30 p.m.	Toledo	Peacock
Sat., Sept. 18	2:30 p.m.	Purdue	NBC/Peacock
Sat., Oct. 2	2:30 p.m.	Cincinnati	NBC/Peacock
Sat., Oct. 23	7:30 p.m.	USC	NBC/Peacock
Sat., Oct. 30	7:30 p.m.	North Carolina	NBC/Peacock
Sat., Nov. 6	3:30 p.m.	Navy	NBC/Peacock
Sat., Nov. 20	2:30 p.m.	Georgia Tech	NBC/Peacock

 

Notre Dame Football coverage will stream on Peacock Premium. Peacock Premium is included at no additional cost for Comcast’s eligible Xfinity X1 and Flex customers and Cox Contour customers. Viewers can sign up at peacocktv.com. Peacock is widely available across devices, details here.

This year, NBC Sports Group and Notre Dame  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. Peacock previously streamed the 2021 Blue-Gold Game. The current agreement runs through the 2025 season.

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Remainder of Notre Dame Broadcasts to Air on NBC and Stream on Peacock 

Notre Dame-Toledo Marks Drew Brees’ Debut as an NBC Sports Game Analyst

New York, NY and South Bend, Ind. – August 4, 2021 – Peacock today announced exclusive live coverage of Notre Dame Football’s 2021 home opener against Toledo on Saturday, September 11. The NBC Sports and Notre Dame Football relationship began in 1991, and this marks the first time a Fighting Irish game is available to watch exclusively on a streaming service. Aside from the matchup against Toledo, all Notre Dame home games during the 2021 season will air on NBC and stream on Peacock.

“Dating back to airing Sunday football replays with Lindsey Nelson, we have always strived for innovation in the media space – our partnership with NBC and Peacock only solidifies that mission,” said Notre Dame vice president and James E. Rohr Director of Athletics Jack Swarbrick. “Bringing Notre Dame Football to Peacock is just the next step in the evolution of our relationship.”

“We are delighted to stream Notre Dame Football on Peacock,” said Pete Bevacqua, Chairman, NBC Sports. “Peacock exemplifies how we’re innovating as a company, and Notre Dame has consistently been a tremendous partner in making progressive choices for sports programming.”

Peacock joins Fighting Irish TV as a streaming destination for Notre Dame athletic content. In Spring 2021, Notre Dame Athletics launched Fighting Irish TV, a University-owned platform delivering video content on all athletic teams directly to fans through a connected television.

“Fighting Irish TV and Peacock shows the evolution of how media is consumed by our fans and television viewers, alike,” Swarbrick added. “We want to provide a great experience to not only our fans who travel around the world to cheer us on, but also to our supporters who are either cable subscribers or ‘cord-cutters,’ and these two streaming platforms do just that. I see no better example of this than Peacock’s success in delivering fans wall-to-wall content during the Tokyo Olympics.”

The Notre Dame on NBC season kicks off at 2:30 p.m. ET on Saturday, Sept. 11, when the Fighting Irish host Toledo Rockets, marking the first-ever meeting between the schools. NBC Sports’ Mike Tirico (play-by-play), Drew Brees (game analyst) and Kathryn Tappen (sideline reporter) will call Notre Dame on NBC games throughout the 2021 season. Notre Dame-Toledo marks Brees’ college football debut as a commentator.

 

2021 NOTRE DAME ON NBC FOOTBALL SCHEDULE
DATE	TIME (ET)	OPPONENT	WHERE TO WATCH
Sat., Sept. 11	2:30 p.m.	Toledo	Peacock
Sat., Sept. 18	2:30 p.m.	Purdue	NBC/Peacock
Sat., Oct. 2	2:30 p.m.	Cincinnati	NBC/Peacock
Sat., Oct. 23	7:30 p.m.	USC	NBC/Peacock
Sat., Oct. 30	7:30 p.m.	North Carolina	NBC/Peacock
Sat., Nov. 6	3:30 p.m.	Navy	NBC/Peacock
Sat., Nov. 20	2:30 p.m.	Georgia Tech	NBC/Peacock

 

Notre Dame Football coverage will stream on Peacock Premium. Peacock Premium is included at no additional cost for Comcast’s eligible Xfinity X1 and Flex customers and Cox Contour customers. Viewers can sign up at peacocktv.com. Peacock is widely available across devices, details here.

Prior to the Notre Dame-Toledo game, Peacock will offer fans a limited time offer to save on Peacock Premium during football season — details will become available at www.peacocktv.com/notredame on Wednesday, August 11.

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. Peacock previously streamed the 2021 Blue-Gold Game.

About Peacock

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About Notre Dame Athletics

The University of Notre Dame sponsors 26 varsity athletics programs (13 men’s, 13 women’s), dating back to 1887 when the Irish played their first football game. Notre Dame won its 32nd national championships in 2021 when the Irish claimed the NCAA Fencing Championship following previous titles in football (11 consensus), fencing (three men, one women, six combined), women’s soccer (three), women’s basketball (two), men’s tennis (two), plus one each in men’s soccer, men’s golf and men’s cross country. Notre Dame student-athletes in 2020 recorded the highest NCAA Graduation Success Rate figure (98) among all Football Bowl Subdivision institutions. In the 2021 Olympic Games, the Irish sent an ACC-leading 21 current or former student-athletes to Tokyo (most in school history). Notre Dame football remains independent in terms of conference affiliation, but most other Irish sports began competing in the ACC in 2013-14.

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 31^st 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.

Peacock is currently available on the Roku platform; Apple devices, including iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, Apple TV 4K and Apple TV HD; Google platforms and devices, including Android, Android TV devices, Chromecast and Chromecast built-in devices; Microsoft’s Xbox One family of devices, including Xbox One S and Xbox One X; Sony PlayStation4, PlayStation 4 Pro, and PlayStation5; and VIZIO SmartCast TVs and LG Smart TVs. Peacock Premium is included at no additional cost for Comcast’s eligible Xfinity X1 and Flex customers and Cox Contour customers.

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.

–NBC SPORTS–