A promotional graphic for NBC Sports’ college football coverage (2026- present). (NBC Sports Press Box)
| ⏵ Thursday, August 20, 2026
🟅 Highlights:
- Beginning Year #4 as a trio, Noah Eagle (play-by-play), Todd Blackledge (analyst), & Kathryn Tappen (reporter) reprise their roles on Big Ten Saturday Night and select primetime games, with their Week 1 assignment being Western Michigan vs. No. 16 Michigan.
- Dan Hicks (play-by-play) and former Dallas Cowboys head coach Jason Garrett (analyst) team up once again for Notre Dame Football in 2026, supported by new sideline reporter and Notre Dame alum Caroline Pineda (sidelines).
- Late-season marquee matchups on NBC and Peacock include No. 7 Miami vs. No. 4 Notre Dame on November 7 & SMU-Notre Dame on November 21.
- NBC Sports’ college football play-by-play rotation welcomes experienced announcers Dave Flemming and Jason Benetti. Longtime NBC host/reporter Paul Burmeister returns to call the regular slate of Big Ten football. Yogi Roth (analyst) and Ashley ShahAhmadi (reporter) are also expected to broadcast Big Ten games regularly throughout the fall.
- College Countdown studio team for 2026 — Ahmed Fareed (host), Joshua Perry (analyst), Chris Simms (analyst), Nicole Auerbach (insider), Connor Rogers (betting analyst), & John Fanta (fill-in host/contributor).
With the 2026 college football season set to kick off next weekend, NBC Sports announced its 2026 college football broadcast team on Wednesday (August 19). This year, NBC Sports will broadcast over 25+ Big Ten and Notre Dame football games.
No. 14 USC hosts San José State in a Week 0 matchup on Saturday, August 29 at 3:00 PM ET/12:00 PM PT on NBC and Peacock from Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum in Los Angeles, California, with Noah Eagle, Todd Blackledge, & Kathryn Tappen providing commentary.
Big Ten Saturday Night Presented by Discover:
TBD
Notre Dame Football:
TBD
Big Ten Football:
TBD
College Countdown presented by Genesis:
TBD
For more information about NBC and Peacock’s 2026 college football schedule, please click here.
|| 🛈 Sources: NBC Sports Press Box ||
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