NBC Sports Kicks Off Its 26th Season of Notre Dame Football, Today

NBC Sports Group kicks off its 26th season of NOTRE DAME FOOTBALL on NBC this Saturday, September 10, at 3:30 p.m. ET when the No. 18 Notre Dame Fighting Irish host the Nevada Wolf Pack at Notre Dame Stadium in South Bend, Ind. Coverage begins at 3 p.m. ET with Countdown to Kickoff, NBCSN's live pre-game show.

Notre Dame head coach Brian Kelly and the Fighting Irish (0-1) enter Saturday's home opener looking to rebound after a dramatic 50-47 double overtime loss to Texas, in which QB DeShone Kizer completed 15 of 24 passes for 215 yards and five touchdowns. Nevada QB Tyler Stewart and the Wolf Pack visit South Bend following a 30-27 overtime win against Cal Poly, in which Stewart connected on 17 of 23 passes for 189 yards and two touchdowns, and RB James Butler rushed for 123 yards and two touchdowns.

Saturday's matchup against Nevada is the second all-time meeting between the Fighting Irish and the Wolf Pack. Notre Dame holds a 1-0 lead in the series. The first matchup between the two teams resulted in a 35-0 win by Notre Dame at home in 2009.

Mike Tirico (@miketirico) calls Saturday's game alongside 1984 Heisman Trophy Winner and analyst Doug Flutie (@DougFlutie), and sideline reporter Kathryn Tappen (@KathrynTappen).

Liam McHugh (@liam_mchugh) will host COUNTDOWN TO KICKOFF at 3 p.m. ET on NBCSN, alongside 11-year NFL veteran and former University of Michigan LB Dhani Jones (@DhaniJones). McHugh and Jones will also manage halftime duties on NBC.

In addition to NBC's traditional high definition broadcast of all NOTRE DAME FOOTBALL home games, NBC and DIRECTV will offer viewers 4K ultra-high-definition (UHD) coverage of every Fighting Irish Football home game during the 2016 season. 4K UHD coverage of NOTRE DAME FOOTBALL on NBC will be delivered live, as a companion presentation to NBC's high definition broadcast, and will feature the same on air commentators, camera angles and graphics. 4K UHD coverage of NOTRE DAME FOOTBALL will be a first for NBC and will be distributed to DIRECTV (Check local listings for channel information).

Listed below is a complete schedule of NBC Sports' coverage of the 2016 NOTRE DAME FOOTBALL season.

2016 NOTRE DAME FOOTBALL ON NBC SCHEDULE (all times ET)

DATE	TIME	GAME	NETWORK
Saturday, September 10	3:30 p.m.	Nevada - Notre Dame	NBC
Saturday, September 17	7:30 p.m.	Michigan State - Notre Dame	NBC
Saturday, September 24	3:30 p.m.	Duke - Notre Dame	NBC
Saturday, October 15	7:30 p.m.	Stanford - Notre Dame	NBC
Saturday, October 29	3:30 p.m.	Miami - Notre Dame	NBC
Saturday, November 12	3:30 p.m.	Army - Notre Dame	NBC*
Saturday, November 19	3:30 p.m.	Virginia Tech - Notre Dame	NBC

*Shamrock Series from San Antonio, TX.

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