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NBC Sports
10-04-2025
- Sport
- NBC Sports
NOTRE DAME FOOTBALL BLUE-GOLD GAME STREAMS LIVE EXCLUSIVELY ON PEACOCK THIS SATURDAY, APRIL 12, AT 2 P.M. ET
Tony Simeone (Play-By-Play), Jason Garrett (Analyst), and Caroline Pineda (Reporter) to Call Game from Notre Dame Stadium in South Bend, Ind. Notre Dame Head Coach Marcus Freeman Will be Mic'd Up During Saturday's Matchup STAMFORD, Conn. – April 10, 2025 – Notre Dame Football's 2025 Blue-Gold Game from Notre Dame Stadium in South Bend, Ind., will stream live exclusively on Peacock this Saturday, April 12, at 2 p.m. ET. This will be the 94th edition of the annual scrimmage. Coming off a 2024 season that saw them advance to the National Championship Game for the first time since 2012, the Fighting Irish aim to keep the momentum heading into the 2025 campaign. The Fighting Irish had a season for the ages, beginning with their Week 1 win against then-No. 20 Texas A&M, their Week 2 loss to Northern Illinois, and the subsequent resiliency and camaraderie displayed after that setback, resulting in ten consecutive wins to end the regular season, including decisive victories over No. 15 Louisville, No. 24 Navy, and No. 18 Army. Expected to take part in Saturday's Blue-Gold Game is star running back Jeremiyah Love, who was recently named the best RB in the country by ESPN's college football reporters, as well as the quarterback trio of senior Steve Angeli, sophomore Kenny Minchey, and freshman CJ Carr. Fourth-year Notre Dame head coach Marcus Freeman will be mic'd up for a portion of Saturday's game. Freeman was the recipient of the 2024 Paul 'Bear' Bryant Award, which recognizes the nation's best head coach both on and off the field. This year's Blue-Gold Game will have a different format than in years past. Instead of the traditional two full teams playing against one another, it will simply be the offense against the defense with a revamped scoring system that awards points for plays such as a first down by the offense or a tackle for a loss by the defense. Play-by-play commentator Tony Simeone will call the action from Notre Dame Stadium alongside analyst and former Dallas Cowboys head coach Jason Garrett. Caroline Pineda will report from the sideline. Notre Dame's 2024 season was captured in the exclusive Peacock documentary series, Here Come the Irish. The docuseries provided an exclusive, behind-the-scenes look at the iconic program as it reached its first National Championship Game in over a decade and notched huge wins against Penn State, Georgia, and in-state rival Indiana in the inaugural 12-team College Football Playoff. To watch all eight episodes, click here. NBC Sports and the University of Notre Dame began their landmark Notre Dame Football relationship in 1991 and have renewed the partnership numerous times. The current agreement runs through the 2029 season. HOW TO WATCH – SATURDAY, APRIL 12 Streaming on Peacock: 2-4 p.m. ET (LIVE) –NBC SPORTS–
Yahoo
10-02-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Gov. DeWine picks former Ohio State football coach Jim Tressel as lieutenant governor
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — Former Ohio State football coach Jim Tressel has been picked to replace Sen. Jon Husted as the state's lieutenant governor. Gov. Mike DeWine announced Tressel's appointment during a Monday news conference, nearly three weeks after Husted was sworn into the Senate vacancy on Jan. 21 left by newly inaugurated Vice President JD Vance. Tressel will now need to be confirmed by the Ohio House of Representatives and Senate before he assumes the role, which could come as soon as this week. Both chambers are in session on Wednesday. 'Jim Tressel, I trust his judgement. He is a born leader,' said DeWine during Monday's announcement. 'He shares that vision for the future of the state of Ohio, he has the ability to pull people together.' Born in Mentor, Tressel most recently served as president of Youngstown State University from 2014 to 2023. Before becoming an administrator, he was the head football coach of the Youngstown State Penguins and the Ohio State Buckeyes from 2001 to 2010. Tressel led the Buckeyes to 94 wins in 128 games and took Ohio State to three national championships, winning one in 2002 against Miami in the Fiesta Bowl. He won AFCA Coach of the Year, Eddie Robinson Coach of the Year, the Paul 'Bear' Bryant Award and the Woody Hayes Trophy in 2002. The 72-year-old resigned as Ohio State's head coach in 2011 after several of his players allegedly traded memorabilia, like jerseys and championships rings, in exchange for services such as tattoos and car rentals. 'I appreciate the governor's nomination of President Tressel who has dedicated his career to guiding our youth on both the gridiron as a coach and in the classroom as a college president,' said Ohio Senate President Rob McColley in a statement. 'I look forward to hearing more from Jim Tressel as the Senate carries out its confirmation duties as directed by the Ohio Constitution.' If confirmed, Tressel will serve as lieutenant governor through the rest of Husted's term, which will end in January 2027 after the 2026 gubernatorial election, which is likely to feature billionaire Vivek Ramaswamy and Attorney General Dave Yost competing for the Republican nomination. Former Ohio Health Director Amy Acton is the sole Democrat to have entered the race. During Monday's press conference, Tressel did not rule out jumping into the 2026 race for the governor's mansion. 'This probably is not a greater moment in our state than we've had in hundreds of years with opportunities,' said Tressel on Monday. 'We really need to do a good job of getting that workforce to execute those opportunities, to find out what it is we need to do to take advantage of them.' DeWine announced Husted's Senate appointment on Jan. 17, in the wake of Vance's 2024 White House victory alongside President Donald Trump. Husted is serving in the Senate until a November 2026 special election, where Ohioans will then get to decide who will complete Vance's term, which runs through 2028. Lydia Mihalik, the director of the state department of development, was heavily favored to be chosen for the lieutenant governor role. Republican strategist Mike Gonidakis and Columbus Chamber of Commerce CEO Derrick Clay both previously told NBC4 Mihalik was the frontrunner given her past collaborations with DeWine and record supporting Ohio's businesses. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
