FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Thursday, April 20th, 2017

NBCSN PRESENTS 2017 BLUE-GOLD GAME THIS SATURDAY, APRIL 22, AT 12:30 P.M. ET FROM NOTRE DAME STADIUM IN SOUTH BEND

Annual Spring Scrimmage Provides Look at Midterm Freshmen and 2017 Fighting Irish Football Team

Head Coach Brian Kelly Wired for Sound

Halftime to Feature Interview with Coach Kelly and Prospective Starting QB Brandon Wimbush

Paul Burmeister, Doug Flutie, and Jac Collinsworth to Call Blue-Gold Game

STAMFORD, Conn. – April 20, 2017 – NBCSN will present the 2017 Notre Dame Football Blue-Gold Game this Saturday, April 22, at 12:30 p.m. ET, from Notre Dame Stadium in South Bend, Ind.

The annual spring football scrimmage will provide fans with their first look at the Fighting Irish’s midterm freshmen, as well as a preview of the 2017 Notre Dame Football roster. NBCSports.com and the NBC Sports app – NBC Sports Group’s live streaming product for desktops, mobile devices, tablets, and connected TVs – will stream coverage of the 2017 Notre Dame Blue-Gold Game.

NBCSN’s coverage of the Blue-Gold Game will once again feature enhanced production elements to give viewers access to additional sights, sounds and aspects of the scrimmage, including in-game audio from head coach Brian Kelly.

In addition, Saturday’s halftime coverage will be headlined by interviews with coach Kelly and prospective starting QB Brandon Wimbush, conducted by Notre Dame Insider and current University of Notre Dame student Jac Collinsworth.

Paul Burmeister will handle play-by-play duties for the game alongside 1984 Heisman Trophy winner and analyst Doug Flutie.

NBC Sports Group and Notre Dame will kick off the 27th season of Notre Dame Football on NBC on Saturday, September 2, at 3:30 p.m. ET, when the Fighting Irish host the Temple Owls in South Bend.


NOTRE DAME FOOTBALL ON NBCSPORTS.COM AND THE NBC SPORTS APP

NBCSports.com and the NBC Sports app — NBC Sports Group’s live streaming platforms for desktops, mobile devices, tablets, and connected TVs — will provide extensive live streaming coverage of the 2017 Notre Dame Football on NBC season via “TV Everywhere,” giving consumers additional value to their subscription service, and making high quality content available to MVPD customers both in and out of the home and on multiple platforms.

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-NBC SPORTS GROUP-