The 2024 college football season on NBC Sports will feature eight games from the Big Ten and Notre Dame, airing on both NBC and Peacock during the first three weeks of the season. The action kicks off with defending CFP National Champions, the Michigan Wolverines, taking on the Fresno State Bulldogs on Big Ten Saturday Night on August 31 at 7:30 p.m. ET. Viewers can catch all the action on NBC or stream it live on Peacock.
Big Ten Saturday Night on NBC and Peacock will feature the Colorado Buffaloes, led by head coach Deion Sanders, facing off against the Nebraska Cornhuskers and coach Matt Rhule (Sept. 7). The following week (Sept. 14), the UCLA Bruins, in their debut season as a Big Ten member, will welcome the Indiana Hoosiers at 7:30 p.m. ET.
Notre Dame is coming off a 10-3 season and will open their home schedule against Northern Illinois on Sat., Sept. 7, at 3:30 p.m. ET on NBC and Peacock.
Late season primetime games on NBC and Peacock include the Fighting Irish hosting Florida State on Sat., Nov. 9, at 7:30 p.m. ET and Nebraska visiting Iowa in a Black Friday special on Nov. 29 at 7:30 p.m. ET.
Last season, NBC Sports debuted its Big Ten Football package, featuring Big Ten Saturday Night on NBC and Peacock – marking the first time ever that Big Ten Football had a dedicated weekly primetime game on a national broadcast network – and exclusive games on Peacock.
Here is a list of known dates and times:
Date | Time (ET) | Matchup | Platform |
Sat. Aug. 31 | 7:30 p.m. | Fresno State at Michigan | NBC, Peacock |
Sat., Sept. 7 | Noon | Rhode Island at Minnesota | Peacock |
Sat., Sept. 7 | 3:30 p.m. | Northern Illinois at Notre Dame | NBC, Peacock |
Sat., Sept. 7 | 7:30 p.m. | Colorado at Nebraska | NBC, Peacock |
Sat., Sept. 7 | 10 p.m. | Boise State at Oregon | Peacock |
Sat., Sept. 14 | Noon | Central Michigan at Illinois | Peacock |
Sat., Sept. 14 | 3:30 p.m. | Washington State at Washington | Peacock |
Sat., Sept. 14 | 7:30 p.m. | Indiana at UCLA | NBC, Peacock |
Sat., Sept. 21 | 3:30 p.m. | Miami (Ohio) at Notre Dame | NBC, Peacock |
Sat., Sept. 28 | 3:30 p.m. | Louisville at Notre Dame | Peacock |
Sat., Oct. 12 | 3:30 p.m. | Stanford at Notre Dame | NBC, Peacock |
Sat., Nov. 9 | 7:30 p.m. | Florida State at Notre Dame | NBC, Peacock |
Sat., Nov. 16 | 3:30 p.m. | Virginia at Notre Dame | NBC, Peacock |
Sat., Nov. 23 | 7 p.m. | Army at Notre Dame (at Yankee Stadium) | NBC, Peacock |
Fri., Nov. 29 | 7:30 p.m. | Nebraska at Iowa | NBC, Peacock |
The remaining NBC Sports’ Big Ten Football games will be announced during the season, with each matchup typically announced 12 days prior to the scheduled game date.