FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Wednesday, September 25th, 2013
NO. 22 NOTRE DAME HOSTS NO. 12 OKLAHOMA SATURDAY AT 3:30 P.M. ET ON NBC
Dan Hicks, Mike Mayock and Alex Flanagan to Call Action in Battle of Storied Programs and Top 25 Teams
Live Coverage From Notre Dame Stadium Begins with Countdown To Kickoff at 3 P.M. ET on NBCSN
Liam McHugh Hosts Countdown To Kickoff with Heisman Trophy Winner Doug Flutie and Two-Time Super Bowl Champion Hines Ward
STAMFORD, Conn. – September 25, 2013 – NBC Sports Group’s 23rd season broadcasting Notre Dame Football continues from Notre Dame Stadium on Saturday afternoon at 3 p.m. ET with Countdown To Kickoff, NBCSN’s live on-site pre-game show, followed by No. 22 Notre Dame hosting No. 12 Oklahoma at 3:30 p.m. ET on NBC.
Notre Dame head coach Brian Kelly and starting QB Tommy Rees lead the Fighting Irish (3-1), who are coming off of a 17-14 win over rival Michigan State at Notre Dame Stadium last Saturday, against the Oklahoma Sooners (3-0) and QB Blake Bell, who was named starter by head coach Bob Stoops after a four-TD performance in a 51-20 win over Tulsa in Bell’s first collegiate start on Sept. 14. The Fighting Irish have had the Sooners’ number over the years, boasting a 9-1 record in 10 all-time meetings, including a 30-13 win in Norman, Okla. last year in a clash of Top 10 teams.
Dan Hicks, NBC Sports Group’s longtime and critically-acclaimed golf and Olympic commentator, leads NBC Sports’ Notre Dame Football coverage this season as its play-by-play voice. Hicks is joined by analyst Mike Mayock and sideline reporter Alex Flanagan for NBC’s 23rd season broadcasting Notre Dame Football home games.
Liam McHugh hosts Countdown To Kickoff on the field at Notre Dame Stadium. He is joined on-site by 1984 Heisman Trophy Winner Doug Flutie and two-time Super Bowl champion Hines Ward. McHugh, Flutie and Ward will also manage half-time coverage for the telecast.
NBC SPORTS LIVE EXTRA ONLINE & APP: NBC Sports Live Extra — the NBC Sports Group’s live streaming product for desktops, mobile devices, and tablets — will stream all Notre Dame Football home games.
For desktops, NBC Sports Live Extra can be accessed at NBCSports.com/liveextra. The NBC Sports Live Extra app for mobile devices and tablets is available at the App Store for iPhone, iPad and iPod touch, and on select Android handset and tablet devices within Google Play.
NBC Sports Live Extra online will feature a simulcast of the broadcast feed in full HD quality plus one additional online-only bonus camera. The video player will include picture-in-picture capability and full DVR functionality, allowing the user to pause the live video and even review plays in “slo-mo.”
Sideline reporter Alex Flanagan will provide live in-game tweets. Additionally, fans can watch in-game highlights, live coverage of the Notre Dame and visiting teams’ bands at halftime, as well as live postgame footage that will include head coach Brian Kelly’s press conference.
NBCSPORTS.com
NBCSports.com will again continue its Notre Dame Football coverage though its Notre Dame Central section. Notre Dame will also be featured within NBC Sports Talk with its popular Inside The Irish blog written by Notre Dame Football insider Keith Arnold.
COMCAST SPORTSNET CHICAGO
Beginning this season, NBC Sports Regional Networks’ Comcast SportsNet Chicago will join forces with NBC Sports to help power NBCSports.com’s “Notre Dame Central” (http://www.nbcsports.com/college-football/notre-dame-central). CSN Chicago will contribute a dedicated Notre Dame Football “Insider” in JJ Stankevitz (@JJStankevitz) from CSNChicago.com, who will serve as a beat reporter providing up-to-the-minute Fighting Irish news and analysis, columns, game previews/recaps, interviews and much more.
Fans can also follow the network’s @IrishTalkCSN Twitter handle for the latest Fighting Irish news and updates 24/7. Also this season, CSN Chicago will provide its TV viewers with same day replays of every Notre Dame home game produced by NBC Sports beginning Saturday, August 31, along with a CSNChicago.com live stream of Head Coach Brian Kelly’s weekly press conferences. In addition, Comcast SportsNet Chicago has also hired Tony Rice, quarterback of the 1988 National Champion Fighting Irish, to be its ND Football on-air/online contributor throughout the upcoming college football season.
The following is the NBC Sports Group 2013 Notre Dame Football schedule (all times ET)
| Date | Opponent | Pre-Game | Network | Game Time | Network |
| Saturday, Sept. 28 | Oklahoma | 3 p.m. | NBCSN | 3:30 p.m. | NBC |
| Saturday, Oct. 5 | Arizona State* | 7:30 p.m. | NBCSN | 8 p.m. | NBC |
| Saturday, Oct. 19 | USC | 7:30 p.m. | NBCSN | 8 p.m. | NBC |
| Saturday, Nov 2 | Navy | 3 p.m. | NBCSN | 3:30 p.m. | NBC |
| Saturday, Nov 23 | BYU | 3 p.m. | NBCSN | 3:30 p.m. | NBC |
*Off site home game from Arlington, Texas.
In addition to its Notre Dame coverage, NBC Sports Group will also air Ivy League Football action on NBCSN at 7 p.m. ET on Saturday when Harvard hosts Brown. Randy Moss (play-by-play) and Ross Tucker (analyst) will have the call from Harvard Stadium outside of Boston, Mass.
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