Newsstand: Notre Dame-Navy drew nearly 4 million viewers
Notre Dame’s 42-3 win over Navy averaged 3.81 million viewers across NBC, Peacock, and NBC Sports digital platforms, according to an official release from NBC.
The game, which was played in Dublin, Ireland, was the most-watched Irish season opener on NBC since 2020 vs. Duke (4.42 million), most-watched Notre Dame game on NBC since 2021 vs. Cincinnati and most-watched Notre Dame-Navy game since 2014.
Notre Dame’s TV deal with NBC pays the Irish $22 million per year, but the Irish also receive approximately $11 million per year from the ACC. The deal with NBC is set to expire after the 2024 season.
The Irish play their home opener against Tennessee State at 3:30 p.m. ET on Saturday at Notre Dame Stadium in South Bend on NBC and Peacock.
Notre Dame tweets of the day
The starting kicker for the New Orleans Saints: former Irish kicker Blake Grupe.
It was a good start to a big season for junior offensive tackle Blake Fisher.
The Irish had their starters sit first-class on the plan to and from Ireland, but graduate quarterback Sam Hartman gave up his seat.
Quote of the day
“Oh god. I was a s***show. How does that sound? I mean, what do you want me to do? I mean, I don’t even know what you want me to say. Again, credit to Navy, but it was just, as I said, it was a little crazy for a really, really long time. New formations. New little trinkets. Shifting from unbalanced back to normal. Jet motion. They did a great job.”
— Irish defensive coordinator Al Golden on defending a new-look version of the Navy triple-option offense.
Headlines of the day
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- What we learned about the Irish defense after rewatching Navy game
- Sam Hartman reveals three SEC schools who recruited him as grad transfer
- Irish QB commit CJ Carr’s head coach breaks down his senior debut
- Who led the Irish in run stop percentage vs. Navy?
- Cree Thomas update: Where the top DB target stands with Irish
- What stood out about Notre Dame blocking after rewatching Navy game
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