How to watch Notre Dame football game vs. California
Notre Dame football is in South Bend for the second straight week. The Irish (0-2) host California (2-0, 0-0 Pac-12) at 2:30 p.m. ET Saturday for the second of six games at Notre Dame Stadium in 2022.
It’s on TV in the same place nearly every Irish home game has been for 32 seasons: NBC.
The most basic cable or streaming packages include NBC. The NBC broadcast feed is also streamed on Peacock.
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Jac Collinsworth, a 2017 graduate of the university, is the play-by-play announcer. Former Dallas Cowboys head coach Jason Garrett is the color analyst, and Zora Stephenson is the sideline reporter.
Notre Dame’s home opener against Marshall, a 26-21 loss Sept. 10, drew 2.48 million viewers. That’s nearly 1 million more than the last home opener against a Group of Five opponent that was on NBC. The first 2019 home game against New Mexico had 1.5 million viewers. (Last year’s home opener vs. Toledo was exclusively streamed on Peacock).
The Irish’s first game of 2022 should stand as one of the most-watched games of the year. Their 21-10 loss to Ohio State Sept. 3 (televised on ABC) garnered 10.5 million viewers, which was more than all but one FBS regular-season contest last season (Ohio State vs. Michigan had 15.9 million). It’s now the No. 2 most watched this season after the Sept. 10 Alabama vs. Texas game drew 10.6 million viewers.
Notre Dame vs. California game information
Kickoff: 2:30 p.m. ET, Saturday, Sept. 17
Television channel: NBC
Announcers: Jac Collinsworth (play-by-play), Jason Garrett (analyst), Zora Stephenson (sidelines)
Radio: ND Football Radio Network
Radio broadcasters: Paul Burmeister, Ryan Harris
Series facts: Saturday is the first meeting between the two teams since 1967. The Irish and Golden Bears have played four times, twice at each team’s home stadium. Notre Dame is 4-0 in those games.
Head coaches: Cal — Justin Wilcox (28-28, sixth season); Notre Dame — Marcus Freeman (0-3, first season)
Team records: Cal 2-0, 0-0 Pac-12; Notre Dame 0-2
Last week: Cal — 20-14 win over UNLV; Notre Dame — 26-21 loss to Marshall
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