Is the Northern Illinois vs Notre Dame game on ABC? All you need to know about the college football Week 2 showdown

The Week 2 game bewteen Northern Illinois and Notre Dame game is scheduled to take place in South Bend, Indiana on Saturday. Both teams are coming off a win in their season openers and will look to extend their lead further.

In Week 1, Northern Illinois secured a 54-15 victory over Western Illinois while the Notre Dame Fighting Irish defeated Texas A&M 23-13.

Here's a closer look at the details of the Northern Illinois versus Notre Dame Week 2 showdown.

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Is the Northern Illinois vs Notre Dame on ABC?

No, the game will not be be broadcast on the ABC Network, fans will be able to catch all the action on NBC and Peacock.

The game is slated to kick off at 3:30 p.m. ET. Apart from NBC, fans can also live stream the game on various streaming platforms like FuboTV, SlingTV and others.

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Northern Illinois' 2024 schedule

Here is the entire 2024 football schedule of the Northern Illinois Huskies:

• Aug. 31 vs Western Illinois (W)
• Sept. 7 vs Notre Dame
• Sept. 21 vs Buffalo Bulls
• Sept. 28 vs North Carolina State
• Oct. 5 vs UMass
• Oct. 12 vs Bowling Green
• Oct. 19 vs Toledo
• Oct. 26 vs Ball State
• Nov. 6 vs Western Michigan
• Nov. 13 vs Akron
• Nov. 19 vs Miami
• Nov. 30 vs Central Michigan

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Notre Dame's 2024 schedule

Here is the entire 2024 football schedule of the Notre Dame Fighting Irish:

• Aug. 31 vs Texas A&M (W)
• Sept. 7 vs Northern Illinois
• Sept. 14 vs Purdue
• Sept. 21 vs Miami (OH)
• Sept. 28 vs Louisville
• Oct. 12 vs Stanford
• Oct. 19 vs Georgia Tech
• Oct. 26 vs Navy Midshipmen
• Nov. 9 vs Florida State
• Nov. 16 vs Virginia
• Nov. 23 vs Army West Point
• Nov. 30 vs Southern Cal

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Who will be the starting QB for Northern Illinois vs Notre Dame?

After Rocky Lombardi's departure last season, Northern Illinois named Ethan Hampton as the team's starting QB. Hampton put up a great performance in his debut as the Huskies's QB1 against Western Illinois.

In the game, Hampton recorded a total of 328 passing yards and five TD passes. However, Notre Dame's defense is not going to be as easy as Western Illinois'. Thus Hampton will have to put in extra effort with the offense to have a chance to continue their winning streak.

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Who will be the starting QB for Notre Dame vs Northern Illinois

On the other hand, Riley Leonard was named as Notre Dame's starting QB for the 2024 season. Leonard spent three seasons with Duke before transferring to South Bend during the offseason.

In his debut for Notre Dame against Texas A&M, Leonard could not pull off as impressive a performance as Hampton, recording only 158 passing yards. He will be looking forward to scoring his first TD pass against Northern Illinois in Week 2.