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Jason Benetti and Dave Flemming join NBC's college football broadcast team

Yahoo Sports • 1 min read • Latest: Aug 19, 2026, 2:30 PM

Last updated Aug 19, 2026

Jason Benetti and Dave Flemming join NBC's college football broadcast team

Summary

Jason Benetti and Dave Flemming will join NBC’s college football lineup in 2026, calling select Big Ten games. Their addition follows Flemming’s departure from ESPN and Benetti’s expansion from baseball as NBC’s broadcasters for college football. NBC’s flagship Saturday night crew remains unchanged, with Noah Eagle, Todd Blackledge, and Kathryn Tappen returning for a fourth consecutive season. Upcoming games will feature No. 16 Michigan hosting Western Michigan on September 5 and No. 4 Notre Dame against Wisconsin on September 6. Alongside Benetti and Flemming, Paul Burmeister and analysts Yogi Roth and Matt Cassel continue in their roles.

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By the Numbers

•Benetti and Flemming join NBC for select Big Ten games.
•NBC's Saturday night crew includes Noah Eagle and Todd Blackledge.
•Flemming previously spent 16 years at ESPN.
•Benetti previously called Big Ten and Big 12 games at Fox.
•Upcoming games include Michigan vs. Western Michigan and Notre Dame vs. Wisconsin.

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2:30 PMYahoo Sports — Jason Benetti, Dave Flemming added to NBC college football lineup

What they're saying

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Jason Benetti and Dave Flemming are joining NBC’s college football broadcast lineup this season, Awful Announcing has learned, with each set to call select Big Ten games as part of the network’s play-by-play rotation in 2026. They’re not joining that flagship Saturday-night crew, which otherwise looks exactly like it did a year ago. Noah Eagle,…
— Yahoo Sports

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