How to watch Notre Dame football game vs. Boston College
Notre Dame football is at home for one more game this year. The No. 18 Irish (7-3) host Boston College (3-7, 2-5 ACC) Saturday afternoon on Senior Day.
That means Saturday is the last game of the season on NBC.
The most basic cable or streaming packages include NBC. The NBC broadcast feed is also streamed on Peacock Premium. Kickoff is at 2:30 p.m. ET.
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Jac Collinsworth, a 2017 Notre Dame grad, is the play-by-play announcer. Former Dallas Cowboys head coach Jason Garrett is the color analyst, and Zora Stephenson is the sideline reporter. They have been the announcing crew for all NBC game broadcasts this season.
As of Thursday afternoon, NBC has not announced halftime guest analysts for the game. It has included notable football alumni from both teams as part of the halftime show this season.
Defensive tackle Chris Zorich (1987-90), defensive end Justin Tuck (2001-04) and linebacker Manti Te’o (2009-12), tight end Cole Kmet (2017-19), running back Kyren Williams (2019-21) and cornerback Julian Love (2016-18) have been the Notre Dame representatives on the halftime set the first six NBC or Peacock games.
The first five Notre Dame games on NBC have surpassed 2 million viewers each. The last NBC game, a Nov. 5 win over Clemson, was the most watched of the five. It had an audience of 3.22 million viewers. The Irish’s 16-14 loss to Stanford Oct. 15 had 2.115 million viewers and 1.2 rating. Their 28-20 win over BYU Oct. 8 drew 2.53 million viewers and a 1.4 rating. Their loss to Marshall Sept. 10 had 2.48 million viewers and a 1.4 rating, while the win over Cal Sept. 17 posted 2.91 and a 1.7, respectively.
Peacock viewing numbers for the Oct. 22 in over UNLV have not been released.
The Irish’s most-watched game this year was the opener vs. Ohio State (televised by ABC), which had 10.53 million viewers – the fourth most of any game this year.
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Notre Dame vs. Boston College game information
Kickoff: 2:30 p.m. ET, Saturday, Nov. 19
Television channel: NBC
Announcers: Jac Collinsworth (play-by-play), Jason Garrett (analyst) and Zora Stephenson (reporter)
Radio: ND Football Radio Network
Radio broadcasters: Paul Burmeister, Ryan Harris
Series facts: Notre Dame leads the all-time series 17-9, with the most recent meeting a 45-31 Irish road win Nov. 14, 2020. Boston College’s last win in the series was in 2008. The Irish have won eight in a row against the Eagles.
Head coaches: Boston College — Jeff Hafley (15-18, third season); Notre Dame — Marcus Freeman (7-4, first season)
Team records: Notre Dame 7-3, Boston College 3-7, 2-5 ACC
Last week: Notre Dame — 35-32 win over Navy; Boston College — 21-20 win at then-No. 16 North Carolina State
