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

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/jason-benetti-will-replace-dan-hicks-on-notre-dame-play-by-play-saturday-following-sudden-passing-exclusive/
- Published: 2026-11-12T17:31:34+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-12T21:41:42+00:00
- Original publisher: The Hollywood Reporter
- Original article: https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/jason-benetti-dan-hicks-replacement-notre-dame-boston-college-1236753996/
- Topics: Film

## Key points

- Jason Benetti replaces Dan Hicks for Saturday’s Notre Dame broadcast.
- Hicks died aged 64 after an acute illness.
- Notre Dame hosts Boston College at 3:30 p.m. ET.

## Summary

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.

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