Jason Benetti Will Replace Dan Hicks on Notre Dame Play-by-Play Saturday Following Sudden Passing (Exclusive)

Jason Benetti will call Saturday’s Notre Dame versus Boston College game for NBC Sports, replacing Dan Hicks, who died suddenly on Wednesday aged 64. The change comes just a day after Hicks had been named for the broadcast, as colleagues and viewers mourn a veteran commentator whose work spanned college football, golf and 16 Olympic Games.

The game is scheduled for 3:30 p.m. ET in South Bend, with coverage on NBC and Peacock; College Countdown begins at 3 p.m. Jason Garrett will serve as analyst, alongside sideline reporter Caroline Pineda and rules analyst Reggie Smith. Fifth-ranked Notre Dame is 8-1 and unbeaten at home this season, while Boston College is unranked; both teams lost 31-24 in their most recent games. Hicks’ wife, Hannah Storm, said he died following an acute illness; no further cause was given.