Jason Benetti Steps Into NBC Booth for Notre Dame vs. Boston College After Dan Hicks' Death

NBC's broadcast of Saturday's college football game in South Bend will feature a new play-by-play voice following the sudden death of longtime sportscaster Dan Hicks earlier this week.

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Viewers tuning in to NBC's coverage of the Notre Dame vs. Boston College football game on Saturday will hear a new voice in the broadcast booth. The network's call of the game comes just days after the sudden death of longtime sportscaster Dan Hicks, who passed away on Wednesday.

Jason Benetti will handle play-by-play duties for the NCAA matchup at Notre Dame Stadium in South Bend, Indiana. Benetti is best known as the play-by-play announcer for Major League Baseball's Detroit Tigers.

Joining Benetti in the television booth will be Jason Garrett. Caroline Pineda will work the game as the sideline reporter, and Reggie Smith will serve as rules analyst.

Boston College visits South Bend to face off against the Fighting Irish at 3:30 p.m. ET. Fans can watch the game live on television through their local NBC affiliate station. Notre Dame enters the contest as the betting favorite, with the Fighting Irish currently ranked fifth in the CFP Top 25.

For viewers without cable, the college football game can be streamed live through any streaming service that carries NBC. Options include DirecTV, Fubo, Sling and Hulu + Live TV. Both DirecTV and Fubo offer five-day free trials for new subscribers, meaning the game can be watched online at no cost by those who sign up for the first time.

Saturday's game will also be available to stream live on Peacock, the official NBCUniversal streaming service. While Peacock does not offer a free trial directly, fans can get two months of free access through any of DirecTV's Signature packages. A separate seven-day free trial for Peacock's Premium Plus plan is available through Amazon Prime Video.

DirecTV's Signature packages, Entertainment, Choice, Ultimate and Premier, each include a live NBC feed, and the service also lets subscribers build their own channel lineup starting at $20.99 per month.

Fubo, which also carries ESPN for post-game coverage, starts at $54.99 for the first month and $64.99 per month thereafter, and its free trial includes DVR access so viewers can record the Fighting Irish vs. Eagles game to watch on demand later. Hulu + Live TV offers more than 95 live channels without cable, bundled with Hulu's on-demand library of shows and movies plus Disney+ and ESPN+.

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