NBC made the addition of Jac Collinsworth official Wednesday morning after news of the sportscaster’s hiring was first reported last week by The Big Lead.
Following three years at ESPN, Jac returns to NBC, the same network where his father Cris Collinsworth works as an analyst on Sunday Night Football.
“For as long as I can remember my dad has been my coach. Now we’re teammates. Life doesn’t get much better than that,” Jac Collinsworth said in the press release. “It feels good to be home.”
Last week, Collinsworth’s new role was undefined, but in their press release, NBC offered some clarity on his responsibilities which will include covering the Olympics, NFL and Notre Dame Football on multiple platforms for the network.
“We saw the potential for Jac to become a unique television personality when we worked with him as a college student, and his most recent reporting, interviewing and storytelling reinforced that thinking,” said Sam Flood, Executive Producer & President, Production, NBC & NBCSN. “Having worked many games and events over three decades with Cris, we’ve decided not to hold that against Jac.”
Before moving to ESPN in 2017, Collinsworth spent four years with NBC, contributing to the 2016 Summer Olympics and working as a sideline reporter for Notre Dame football telecasts. Specific assignments with NBC for Collinsworth will be announced in the near future.
Brandon Contes is a former reporter for BSM, now working for Awful Announcing. You can find him on Twitter @BrandonContes or reach him by email at Brandon.Contes@gmail.com.
