Different broadcast team to call Notre Dame vs. Ohio State
For its biggest game of the season so far, Notre Dame fans will listen to a different announcing team on NBC and Peacock than they’re used to.
NBC’s crew of Noah Eagle (play-by-play), Todd Blackledge (analyst), Kathryn Tappen (sideline reporter) and Terry McAulay (rules analyst) will have the call from Notre Dame Stadium in South Bend. Jac Collinsworth (play-by-play), Jason Garrett (analyst) and Zora Stephenson, whom the network typically assigns to Fighting Irish games, will call Maryland at Michigan State at 3:30 p.m. ET on Saturday in East Lansing, Mich. on NBC and Peacock.
Eagle called the Fighting Irish in their Week 0 win over Navy in Dublin, Ireland, with Collinsworth out sick and unable to make the trip. Neither Blackledge nor Tappen have worked an Irish game yet this season. McAulay provided rules analysis for the Navy game, as well as the Irish win over Central Michigan in Week 3.
Here’s how to watch Notre Dame face Ohio State on Saturday.
Notre Dame at Ohio State game information
Kickoff: 7:30 p.m. ET, Saturday, Sept. 23
Site: Notre Dame Stadium in South Bend
Television channel: NBC
Streaming service: Peacock
Announcers: Noah Eagle (play-by-play), Todd Blackledge (analyst), Kathryn Tappen (sideline reporter) and Terry McAulay (rules analyst)
Radio: Notre Dame Radio Network football affiliates
Radio broadcasters: Paul Burmeister, Ryan Harris
Series facts: Notre Dame is 2-5 all time against Ohio State. The Irish last beat the Buckeyes in 1936, a 7-2 victory. Ohio State enters with a five-game winning streak in the series, most recently beating the Irish 21-10 on Sept. 3, 2022.
Head coaches: Buckeyes — Ryan Day (48-6, sixth season including three games as acting head coach in 2018); Fighting Irish — Marcus Freeman (13-5, second season).
Team records: Fighting Irish — 4-0; Buckeyes: 3-0
Last game: Fighting Irish — 41-17 home win over Central Michigan; Buckeyes — 63-10 home win over Western Kentucky
More Fighting Irish football links:
- How the Irish earned a shot to make a statement vs. Ohio State
- On paper: Who has the edge in every facet of Ohio State vs. Notre Dame?
- Three things to know about Ohio State
- Irish prepare for full-team challenge against Ohio State
- What to expect from Notre Dame wide receivers vs. elite Ohio State secondary
- Opponent scout: Ohio State reporter Andy Backstrom breaks down Buckeyes
- What Ohio State coach Ryan Day said about ‘really good’ Fighting Irish
- Notre Dame coach Marcus Freeman shares injury status of five players ahead of Ohio State game
- 3-2-1: Three numbers, two questions (pass game, pass defense), and one prediction (Hartman Heisman)
- How Notre Dame will take ‘Irish wear green’ to a new level for Ohio State game
- At long last: A look back at the last time Ohio State played in South Bend in 1996
