NBC Sports unveils broadcast teams for Big Ten football, Notre Dame games

Big Ten football is heading to NBC this season.

And now we know who will be calling the games.

NBC Sports announced its broadcast teams for the 2023 college football season on Wednesday. In total, the network will present 31 college football games across NBC and Peacock, including primetime games on 13 consecutive weekends.

NBC will also continue its longtime partnership with Notre Dame, broadcasting every home game during the season including the Irish’s Sept. 16 game vs. Central Michigan and a season-opening game vs. Navy in Ireland.

“We have our gameplan for the most extensive college football season in NBC Sports history across NBC and Peacock,” said NBC Sports Executive Producer Sam Flood. “With our starting lineups now set, we are excited to kick off.”

Noah Eagle (play-by-play), Todd Blackledge (analyst) and Kathryn Tappen (sidelines) will call primetime games as part of Big Ten Saturday Nights including Michigan State’s late-season games at Ohio State,

Michigan State’s game at Ford Field vs. Penn State will also be on NBC. As will the Spartans’ game vs. Washington at Spartan Stadium on Sept. 16.

Jac Collinsworth (play-by-play), Jason Garrett (analyst) and Zora Stephenson (sidelines) will call Notre Dame games and select Big Ten football games.

Mike Tirico (play-by-play), Chris Simms (analyst) and Lewis Johnson (sidelines) will call the season-opening game between East Carolina vs. Michigan on Peacock Sept. 2.

Brendan Burke (play-by-play), Paul Burmeister (play-by-play), Andrew Siciliano (play-by-play), Joshua Perry (analyst), Michael Robinson (analyst), Kyle Rudolph (analyst) Anthony Herron (analyst), and Caroline Pineda (sidelines) round out the lineup for Big Ten football games.

Nicole Auerbach, who has covered college football and basketball at national media outlets since 2011, is also joining NBC Sports as lead college football insider. She will appear on B1G College Countdown and across college football programming on NBC Sports.

NBC Sports’ Sunday Night Football rules analyst Terry McAulay, a referee in 17 of his 20 NFL seasons as an on-field official, and Reggie Smith, who spent 14 years as a referee in the Big 12 (2009-2020) and Big Ten (2020-22) conferences, will serve as college football rules analysts.

NBC’s college football lineup can be seen here. More games are expected to be added.

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