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The Notre Dame Irish seek the first win of their season and of Marcus Freeman’s head coaching career against the Cal Bears on today. Live coverage begins at 2:30 p.m. ET on NBC and Peacock. See below for additional information and how to watch/stream the Notre Dame vs California game.
In Freeman’s first home game as the Irish head coach, Notre Dame lost 26-21 to Marshall, making him the first coach in program history to open his career 0-3. More concerning on a long-term note, Irish sophomore quarterback Tyler Buchner suffered a season-ending shoulder injury — a high-grade sprain to the AC joint in his non-throwing shoulder — in the fourth quarter of the loss.
That elevates junior Drew Pyne to the starting role. Pyne threw a combined 33 passes in two games last season. Facing Cal will be his first career start.
“I don’t see the offense changing extremely,” Freeman said Monday. “We’re still going to be able to do some of the QB runs we do with Tyler and obviously the passing game will continue to enhance it and figure out ways to be more consistent in it and put [Pyne] in a situation to hopefully have more completions.
Freshman quarterback Steve Angeli will serve as the backup for Pyne.
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Notre Dame enters the 2022 season coming off five consecutive seasons with double-digit wins. First-year head coach Marcus Freeman and the Fighting Irish, however, are aiming for more than just regular-season success this season as they look to secure the program’s first College Football Playoff title. The Fighting Irish open the season against No. 2 Ohio State, a potential preview to a CFP game next year. Here's everything you need to know about Notre Dame's 2022 regular-season football schedule.2022 Notre Dame football schedule: Dates, times, TV channels, scores
OPPONENT SCORE DATE TIME TV Location at Ohio State L, 21-10 Saturday, Sept. 3 7:30 PM ABC Columbus, Ohio vs. Marshall L, 26-21 Saturday, Sept. 10 2:30 PM NBC Notre Dame, IN vs. California W, 24-17 Saturday, Sept. 17 2:30 PM NBC Notre Dame, IN at North Carolina Saturday, Sept. 24 3:30 PM ABC Chapel Hill, NC vs. BYU (Las Vegas, NV) Saturday, Oct. 8 7:30 PM NBC/Peacock Las Vegas, NV vs. Stanford Saturday, Oct. 15 7:30 PM NBC/Peacock Notre Dame, IN vs. UNLV Saturday, Oct. 22 2:30 PM Peacock Notre Dame, IN at Syracuse Saturday, Oct. 29 TBD TBD Syracuse, NY vs. Clemson Saturday, Nov. 5 7:30 PM NBC/Peacock Notre Dame, IN vs. Navy (Baltimore, MD) Saturday, Nov. 12 12:00 PM ABC/ESPN Baltimore, MD vs. Boston College Saturday, Nov. 19 2:30 PM NBC Notre Dame, IN
at USC Saturday, Nov. 26 TBD TBD Los Angeles, CA
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Players to know
Notre Dame's 2022 depth chart is widely regarded as one of the best in the nation. At tight end, junior Michael Mayer is poised for a big year coming off an impressive 2021 season with 71 receptions and 840 yards receiving. He joins offensive lineman Jarrett Patterson as a member of the Phil Steele All-Independent first team.
Defensively, the Fighting Irish added Northwestern transfer Brandon Joseph, who was named to the AP first-team preseason All-America team, to their secondary this offseason. And, the team returns defensive end Isaiah Foskey, who charted 52 tackles and 11 sacks last season, leading Notre Dame's lethal defense.
BOWL GAMES: When and where to watch every bowl game this season
The Fighting Irish had a strong 2021 season finishing with an 11-1 regular-season record, but ultimately fell to Oklahoma State in the Fiesta Bowl in a soul-crushing, two-point loss.
Here was the full, detailed schedule for Notre Dame's 2021 football season, with results
2021 Notre Dame football results
| at Florida State | Sept. 5 | W, 41-38 OT |
| vs.Toledo | Sept. 11 | W, 32-29 |
| vs. Purdue | Sept. 18 | W, 27-13 |
| vs. Wisconsin (Chicago, IL) | Sept. 25 | W, 41-13 |
| vs. Cincinnati | Oct 2 | L, 24-13 |
| at Virginia Tech | Oct 9 | W, 32-29 |
| vs. USC | Oct 23 | W, 31-16 |
| vs. North Carolina | Oct 30 | W, 44-34 |
| vs. Navy | Nov 6 | W, 34-6 |
| at Virginia | Nov 13 | W, 28-3 |
| vs. Georgia Tech | Nov 20 | W, 55-0 |
| at Stanford | Nov 27 | W, 45-14 |
| vs. Oklahoma State (Glendale, AZ) | Jan 1 | L, 37-35 |
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Notre Dame has played in the College Football Playoff twice: 2018 and 2020
Here is the upcoming schedule for the 2022-2023 CFP:
College Football Playoff schedule
| Semifinals | Fiesta Bowl | Dec. 31, 2022 | Glendale, AZ | State Farm Stadium |
| Semifinals | Peach Bowl | Dec. 31, 2022 | Atlanta, GA | Mercedes Benz Stadium |
| Championship | National Championship | Jan. 9, 2023 | Los Angeles, CA | So-Fi Stadium |
Notre Dame football is off to a rough start in 2022. Can Marcus Freeman and the Irish turn things around without their starting QB? The true fans in South Bend will want to tune in to find out, and there are several good options for watching Notre Dame football in 2022 on most major streaming devices, including Roku, Apple TV, and iPhone, to name a few.
As an iconic brand, most Notre Dame games are on national TV, which means you can live stream Notre Dame football games on the big live TV streaming services, including DIRECTV STREAM, fuboTV, YouTube TV, and Hulu + Live TV. The challenge for Fighting Irish fans is making sure you choose a service that offers ACC Network, as Notre Dame usually has one game air on ACC Network each season. Our top pick for watching the Fighting Irish this season, fuboTV, carries ABC, ESPN, NBC, FOX, and ACC Network in the base package, plus a growing lineup of sporting events broadcast in 4K. With fuboTV, football fans in Northern Indiana can watch the remainder of the 2022 Notre Dame football schedule, as well as the Chicago Bears on Sundays.
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Notre Dame has some big games on the schedule for 2022, including Clemson and the opener at Ohio State. In the table below, we list each week’s Notre Dame football game, as well as the live TV streaming service that carries each one.
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It’s well known that Notre Dame has a TV contract with NBC that gives NBC the rights to air all of ND’s home games live from South Bend. Other Fighting Irish games will air on FOX, ABC, ACC Network, and NBC’s streaming service, Peacock. It seems that Notre Dame football has a game air each season on the ACC Network in recognition of the fact that both Notre Dame’s men’s and women’s basketball teams play in the ACC. Notre Dame football games will not air on ESPN+ in 2022.
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fuboTV is a good pick for Notre Dame football fans who want to watch every game of the 2022 season. The platform comes with 1,000 hours of DVR storage, allows fans to automatically record an entire team’s season, and carries all the important channels in the base package, including NBC and ACC Network. Notre Dame fans can get all the big games on fuboTV, including the Clemson and Ohio State showdowns.
As an added bonus for fans in South Bend or the Chicago area, fuboTV offers NBC Sports Chicago and the Marquee Sports Network in the base package, which means access to Bulls, White Sox, Cubs, and Blackhawks games. It’s also easy to live stream the Chicago Bears on fuboTV.
Supported Devices
Amazon Fire Smart TV, Amazon Fire TV, Amazon Fire TV Stick, Android (5.0+), Android TV, Apple TV (4th Generation+), Chrome browser, Chromecast (2nd Generation+), Edge Browser, Google TV, iOS (13+), LG Smart TV (2018+), Roku, Safari browser, Samsung Smart TV (2015+), Vizio SmartCast TV (2016+), Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S
Unsupported Devices
Nintendo, Oculus, Playstation 4, Playstation 5, TiVo Stream, Xfinity
If your goal is just to watch Notre Dame football, there are better options than DIRECTV STREAM. However, if you are an Indiana Pacers fan, or a St. Louis Cardinals fan, the lineup of regional sports networks featured on DIRECTV STREAM’s “Choice” package will be tempting.
Supported Devices
Amazon Fire TV (2nd Generation+), Amazon Fire TV Cube, Amazon Fire TV Edition Smart TV (2nd Generation+), Android (7.1+), Apple TV (4th Generation+), Chrome browser (68+), Chromecast (2nd Generation+), Chromecast Built-in TV (select models), Edge Browser, iOS (11+), Roku, Safari browser, Samsung Smart TV (2017+)
Unsupported Devices
Android TV, Nintendo, Sony Playstation, XBox, Xfinity
Hulu + Live TV carries NBC, as well as all the channels you need to live stream the Fighting Irish this season. ACC Network is offered in the base package, but the base level of DVR storage, at just 50 hours, will need an upgrade for a lot of families.
Hulu + Live TV also carries NBC Sports Chicago.
Supported Devices
Amazon Fire TV, Amazon Fire TV Stick, Android (5.0+), Android TV, Apple TV (4th Generation+), Chrome browser, Chromecast, Chromecast Built-in TV (select models), Edge Browser, iOS (12+), Mac OS, Nintendo Switch, Playstation 4, Playstation 5, Roku, Safari browser, Samsung Smart TV (2016+), Vizio SmartCast TV (2016+), Windows 10, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, Xfinity
Unsupported Devices
Oculus, TiVo Stream
YouTube TV carries NBC, as well as all the channels you need to live stream Notre Dame football. Check out the 4K upgrade for ultra high definition sports broadcasts. YouTube TV also carries NBC Sports Chicago.
Supported Devices
Amazon Fire TV Cube, Amazon Fire TV Edition Smart TV (2nd Generation+), Amazon Fire TV Stick (2nd Generation+), Android (5.0+), Android TV, Apple TV (4th Generation+), Chrome browser, Chromecast, Chromecast Built-in TV (select models), Google Nest Hub, Google TV, iOS (11+), LG Smart TV (2016+), Playstation 4, Playstation 5, Roku, Safari browser, Samsung Smart TV (2016+), TiVo Stream, Vizio SmartCast TV (2016+), Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, Xfinity
Unsupported Devices
Edge Browser, Nintendo Switch, Oculus, Portal
Sling Blue is a solid budget pick for streaming Notre Dame football if you live in Chicago where Sling TV offers both FOX and NBC.
ABC and CBS aren’t available on Sling TV anywhere without an air antenna, but a select few markets can get both FOX and NBC on Sling TV, and Chicago is one of them. For Chicago based Notre Dame fans, Sling TV Blue is a good budget pick that gets you the majority of the season. Upgrade to the Sports Extra package for access to ACC Network.
Supported Devices
Amazon Fire TV, Amazon Fire TV Stick, Android, Android TV, Apple TV, Chrome browser, Chromecast, Google Nest Hub, Google TV, iOS (11+), LG Smart TV, Mac OS, Oculus, Portal, Roku, Samsung Smart TV, TiVo Stream, Vizio, Windows 10, Xbox Series X|S, Xfinity
Unsupported Devices
Nintendo, Sony, Sony Playstation
No, you can’t watch Notre Dame football on ESPN+. There won’t be any Notre Dame football games that will air on ESPN+ this season.
Supported Devices
Amazon Fire TV, Android, Android TV, Apple TV, Chrome browser, Chromecast, iOS, Oculus, Playstation 4, Playstation 5, Roku, Safari browser, Samsung Smart TV, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, Xfinity
Unsupported Devices
Google Nest Hub, Nintendo, Portal, TiVo Stream
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