How to watch Notre Dame football game vs. Clemson
Notre Dame football is back under the lights at home. The second of two Irish night home games is the marquee date on the home schedule. No. 4 Clemson (8-0, 6-0 ACC) comes to South Bend to play Notre Dame (5-3) Saturday.
The Irish took a one-home-game break from their usual TV channel. The Oct. 22 win over UNLV was streamed exclusively on Peacock Premium. Saturday’s contest is back on the mothership: NBC.
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The most basic cable or streaming packages include NBC. The NBC broadcast feed is also streamed on Peacock Premium. Kickoff is at 7:30 p.m. ET.
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.
NBC announced Thursday that 2016-18 Notre Dame cornerback and current New York Giants safety Julian Love will be part of the halftime coverage as an analyst. He will be joined by 1987-91 Clemson linebacker Levon Kirkland and host Kathryn Tappen.
NBC 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) and running back Kyren Williams (2019-21) have been the Notre Dame representatives on the halftime set so far.
The first four Notre Dame games on NBC have surpassed 2 million viewers each. The last NBC game, an Oct. 15 loss to Stanford, had 2.15 million viewers and a 1.2 rating. The Irish’s 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 have not been released.
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The Irish’s most-watched game this year was the opener vs. Ohio State (televised by ABC), which had 10.53 million viewers – the third most of any game this year.
Notre Dame vs. Clemson game information
Kickoff: 7:30 p.m. ET, Saturday, Nov. 5
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: Clemson leads the all-time series 4-2, with the most recent meeting a 34-10 Tigers win in the 2020 ACC Championship Game. Notre Dame’s last victory in the series was Nov. 7, 2020, a 47-40 double-overtime home win over the then-No. 1 Tigers.
Head coaches: Clemson — Dabo Swinney (158-36, 15th season); Notre Dame — Marcus Freeman (5-4, first season)
Team records: Clemson 8-0, 6-0 ACC; Notre Dame 5-3
Last week: Clemson — idle (won 27-21 vs. Syracuse Oct. 22); Notre Dame — 41-24 win at Syracuse
