NBC College Football announcers are Jac Collinsworth, Joe Hasel, Chick Hearn, Dan Hicks, Charlie Jones, and Jim Lampley and Zora Stephenson.
The network presented the first television broadcast of American Football at any level in 1939, the game between the Fordham Rams and the Waynesburg Yellow Jackets on station W2XBS.
They had the broadcasting right to the NCAA’s regular-season game of the week package from 1952 to 1955, 1964 and from 1952 to 1988, NBC was the broadcaster of the Rose Bowl Game.
Recently on February 2023, the network announced Noah Eagle, Todd Blackledge, and Kathryn Tappen would be the lead broadcast team for Big Ten Saturday Night.
NBC College Football Commentators
College Football commentators for NBC network are:
- Al DeRogatis
- Tony Dungy
- Doug Flutie
- Jason Garrett
- Lee Giroux
- Red Grange
- Pat Haden
- Mike Haffner
- James Lofton
- Paul Maguire
- Mike Mayock
- Joe Namath
- Merlin Olsen
- Ahmad Rashad
- George Ratterman
- Kyle Rote
- Sam Rutigliano
- Bob Teague
- Bob Trumpy
- Bill Walsh
- Bud Wilkinson
- Frankie Albert
- Elmer Angsman
- Drew Brees
- Terry Brennan
- John Brodie
- Jimmy Cefalo
- Paul Christman
- Todd Christensen
- Cris Collinsworth
- Randy Cross
- Len Dawson
American former professional football player Cris Collinsworth was a wide receiver in the NFL for eight seasons with the Cincinnati Bengals. He was part of the NBC network’s NFL broadcast and some college programming in 1990.
Paul Christman began his broadcasting career as a color commentator with play-by-play announcer Joe Boland to call Cardinals games for CBS in 1958 and 1959. Chisman also called the Super Bowl I with Gowdy for NBC in 1967.
Tony Dungy joined Football Night in America NBC in 2009 and was nominated for the Sports Emmy Awards in his first year after joining the show.
Jason Garrett is a former American football player and head coach of the Dallas Cowboys. Last year, he joined Jac Collinsworth as part of Notre Dame Football on NBC.
Pat Haden was the color commentator for NBC Sports coverage of Notre Dame college football and Arena Football coverage from 2003 to 2006.
NCAA Football Play By Play Broadcasters
College Football NCAA play-by-play callers for NBC:
- Joe Hasel
- Chick Hearn
- Dan Hicks
- Charlie Jones
- Jim Lampley
- Joel Meyers
- Al Michaels
- Lindsey Nelson
- Ray Scott
- Jim Simpson
- Bill Stern
- Mike Tirico
- Sam Balter
- Paul Burmeister
- Jac Collinsworth
- Bob Costas
- Don Criqui
- Dick Enberg
- Bill Flemming
- Curt Gowdy
- Tom Hammond
- Tom Harmon
The 27-year-old Jac Collinsworth is one of the most versatile young and energetic voices in sports today. Collinsworth worked as the play-by-play voice of NBC sports Notre Dame Football and USFL coverage.
Paul Burmeister worked as a studio host and play-by-play commentator for NBC Sports across various platforms. Similarly, he served as a studio host during NBC Sports extension coverage of the Tour de France and handles play-by-play for USFL, All-American Bowl, the Bayou Classic, and college basketball.
Bob Costas was known for his long tenure with NBC Sports from 1980 to 2019. He serves as a play-by-play on Discovery Sports and Commentatory on CNN. Costas was granted 28 Emmy awards for his hard work.
Don Criqui is an American Football sportscaster who holds the record of calling NFL football for 47 seasons on NBC and CBS. He has announced numerous sports for CBS, NBC, and ESPN, including college football, college basketball, and the NHL.
Dick Enberg, whose remarkable sportscasting career passed over six decades. He provided play-by-play for college basketball, college and professional football, and other major leagues.
NBC College Football TV Schedule 2023
The College Football NBC and Peacock TV schedules are listed below:
- Navy vs Notre Dame – Aug 26, 2:30 Pm
- East Carolina vs Michigan – September 2, 12:00 Pm on Peacock
- Tennessee State vs Notre Dame – September 2, 3:30 Pm on NBC/Peacock
- West Virginia vs Penn State – September 2, 7:30 Pm on NBC/Peacock
- Delaware vs Penn State – September 9, 12:00 Pm on Peacock
- Charlotte vs Maryland – September 9, 7:30 Pm on NBC/Peacock
- Central Michigan vs Notre Dame – September 16, 2:30 Pm on Peacock
- Washington vs Michigan State – September 16, 5:00 Pm on Peacock
- Syracuse vs Purdue – September 16, 7:30 Pm on NBC/Peacock
- Ohio State vs Notre Dame – September 23, 7:30 Pm on NBC/Peacock
- USC vs Notre Dame – October 14, 7:30 Pm on NBC/Peacock
- Pitt vs Notre Dame – October 28, 3:30 Pm on NBC/Peacock
- Michigan State vs Ohio – November 11, 7:30 Pm on NBC/Peacock
- Wake Forest vs Notre Dame – November 18, 3:30 Pm on NBC/Peacock
- Penn State vs Michigan State – November 24, 7:30 Pm on NBC/Peacock
NBC College Football Sideline Reporters
College football sideline reporters include:
- Jimmy Cefalo
- John Dockery
- Alex Flanagan
- Lewis Johnson
- Paul Maguire
- Craig Sager
- Zora Stephenson
- Kathryn Tappen
Alex Flanagan serves as the sideline reporter for NFL Network’s coverage of its Thursday Night games and has been a host and reporter for multiple shows on the NFL Networks since 2006.
College football sideline reporters Alex Flanagan was the most experience sideline reporter and she has covered all the major media such as NBC, NFL, FOX, and ESPN.
Flanagan became Sideline’s reporter for Notre Dame Football on NBC in 2007. Similarly, she was part of the broadcast team for Super Bowl XLIII and Super Bowl XLVI with Cris Collinsworth and Michele Tafoya as a Sideline reporter.
American Journalist and former American Football wide receiver Jimmy Cefalo was a color commentator for NFL on NBC with Charlie Jones from 1985 to 1988 and Jim Donovan in 1989.
Cefalo hosted NBC pregame coverage for game 4 of the 1987 National League Championship Series and 1989 American League Championship Series.
Zora Stephenson serves as a sideline reporter for NBC Sports coverage of USFL and Notre Dame Football and has worked as an NBC Olympic Twitter host during the Beijing Winter Games.
Craig Sager served as a field reporter for NBC’s National League Championship Series and World Series coverage. Also, he was the men’s and women’s basketball reporter for NBC Olympic coverage since the 2000 Olympics.