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How to watch No. 5 Notre Dame vs. No. 2 Ohio State

IMG_9992by:Tyler Horka•09/02/22•

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It’s only Week 1, but there’s a chance Saturday’s game between No. 5 Notre Dame and No. 2 Ohio State goes down as the most watched college football game of the 2022 regular season. There is that much buzz about the matchup going into it.

So, how do you tune in? The answer is as simple as A, B, C.

The Fighting Irish and Buckeyes, two of the most prestigious college football programs in the sport’s storied history, will kick off at 7:30 p.m. ET from Ohio Stadium in Columbus, Ohio, on ABC. Any basic cable package or subscription-based streaming service includes ABC. If you’re on the go and pay for a cable package or subscription-based streaming service, go to Watch ESPN to stream the game on a mobile device. Login information will be required.

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Ohio State and Notre Dame were a part of three of the 12 most-watched regular season games of the 2021 season. Ohio State vs. Michigan was No. 1 at 15.9 million viewers. Notre Dame vs. Florida State, which was also a season opener, was No. 10 at 7.8 million viewers. Oregon vs. Ohio State checked in at No. 12 with 7.7 million viewers.

Given the consensus top-five nature of this weekend’s game, it would be shocking for it to not generate at least double digits. All eyes will be on the Horseshoe Saturday night.

Notre Dame vs. Ohio State: Game Information

Game time: 7:30 p.m. ET Saturday, Sept. 3

Television channel: ABC

Announcers: Chris Fowler (play-by-play), Kirk Herbstreit (color), Holly Rowe (sideline)

Radio: Notre Dame Football Radio Network

Radio broadcasters: Paul Burmeister, Ryan Harris

Series facts: This is the seventh time Ohio State and Notre Dame have played. The Buckeyes own a 4-2 record and won the last meeting, 44-28, in the Fiesta Bowl at the end of the 2015 season.

Head coaches: Ohio State — Ryan Day (34-4, fourth season); Notre Dame — Marcus Freeman (0-1, first season)

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