Jac Collinsworth | |
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Born |
Fort Thomas, Kentucky, U.S. | February 13, 1995
Education | University of Notre Dame |
Occupation | Sportscaster |
Years active | 2013–present |
Employer(s) |
ESPN (2017–2020) Comcast (2013–2017, 2020-present) |
Television |
ESPN/
ABC (2017–2020) NBC Sports (2013–2017, 2020–present) |
Jac Collinsworth (born February 13, 1995) is an American sportscaster working for NBC Sports since 2020. He also worked for ESPN on their NFL Live and Sunday NFL Countdown. [1] At NBC, Collinsworth serves as a play-by-play announcer for Big Ten and Atlantic 10 Conference men's basketball. Additionally, he co-hosts NBC's Football Night in America.
He previously was a play-by-play announcer for the USFL on NBC and Notre Dame Football on NBC.
Collinsworth was born in Fort Thomas, Kentucky, on February 13, 1995. [1] He is the son of former NFL wide receiver and current NBC Sports commentator Cris Collinsworth. Collinsworth attended Highlands High School and played on the football team. However, a back injury sidetracked him from playing football in college. [2]
As a high school student, Collinsworth first got involved with broadcasting by recording, editing and producing videos. [2] Collinsworth attended the University of Notre Dame, graduating in 2017. [2] While a student there, he founded and hosted ND Live, a digital series covering the Notre Dame football team. [3] He also covered Notre Dame's pro day for NFL Network in 2016 and 2017. [3]
As a student at Notre Dame, Collinsworth worked for NBC on their sideline production team for Notre Dame football from 2013 until 2017. [1] In 2016 and 2017, he served as a sideline reporter for NBC's production of Notre Dame's Blue-Gold spring football game. [1] Collinsworth served as NBC's social media correspondent at the 2016 Rio Olympics. [3]
Following his work at NBC while a student at Notre Dame, Collinsworth began working at ESPN in 2017. He started off as a features reporter for Sunday NFL Countdown and in 2018 started hosting NFL Live during the NFL offseason. [2] He also hosted the ACC Network's premier football show The Huddle. [1]
After three years at ESPN, Collinsworth returned to NBC in 2020. [3] At NBC, Collinsworth serves as the co-host of Football Night in America. He served as the host for the pre and post-game show for Notre Dame Football on NBC. Collinsworth is also a pre and post-race studio host for NASCAR on NBC. [1] He serves as the play-by-play announcer for Atlantic 10 Conference men's basketball and is the voice of the Atlantic 10 men's basketball tournament. [1]
In 2021, Collinsworth served as a reporter for NBC's coverage of the Kentucky Derby, pre-race host of the Indianapolis 500 and an on-site contributor for the 2020 Tokyo Summer Olympics on Peacock. [1]
Collinsworth made his Super Bowl debut in 2022 as the co-host of the Super Bowl LVI Pregame Show. [1] Later that year, Collinsworth served as a play-by-play announcer for NBC's coverage of the USFL. [4] Additionally, Collinsworth was promoted to play-by-play voice of Notre Dame football for the 2022 season [5]
With Peacock adding coverage of Big Ten basketball starting with the 2023–24 season, Collinsworth was selected as one of the conference's play-by-play announcers. [6]
Jac Collinsworth | |
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Born |
Fort Thomas, Kentucky, U.S. | February 13, 1995
Education | University of Notre Dame |
Occupation | Sportscaster |
Years active | 2013–present |
Employer(s) |
ESPN (2017–2020) Comcast (2013–2017, 2020-present) |
Television |
ESPN/
ABC (2017–2020) NBC Sports (2013–2017, 2020–present) |
Jac Collinsworth (born February 13, 1995) is an American sportscaster working for NBC Sports since 2020. He also worked for ESPN on their NFL Live and Sunday NFL Countdown. [1] At NBC, Collinsworth serves as a play-by-play announcer for Big Ten and Atlantic 10 Conference men's basketball. Additionally, he co-hosts NBC's Football Night in America.
He previously was a play-by-play announcer for the USFL on NBC and Notre Dame Football on NBC.
Collinsworth was born in Fort Thomas, Kentucky, on February 13, 1995. [1] He is the son of former NFL wide receiver and current NBC Sports commentator Cris Collinsworth. Collinsworth attended Highlands High School and played on the football team. However, a back injury sidetracked him from playing football in college. [2]
As a high school student, Collinsworth first got involved with broadcasting by recording, editing and producing videos. [2] Collinsworth attended the University of Notre Dame, graduating in 2017. [2] While a student there, he founded and hosted ND Live, a digital series covering the Notre Dame football team. [3] He also covered Notre Dame's pro day for NFL Network in 2016 and 2017. [3]
As a student at Notre Dame, Collinsworth worked for NBC on their sideline production team for Notre Dame football from 2013 until 2017. [1] In 2016 and 2017, he served as a sideline reporter for NBC's production of Notre Dame's Blue-Gold spring football game. [1] Collinsworth served as NBC's social media correspondent at the 2016 Rio Olympics. [3]
Following his work at NBC while a student at Notre Dame, Collinsworth began working at ESPN in 2017. He started off as a features reporter for Sunday NFL Countdown and in 2018 started hosting NFL Live during the NFL offseason. [2] He also hosted the ACC Network's premier football show The Huddle. [1]
After three years at ESPN, Collinsworth returned to NBC in 2020. [3] At NBC, Collinsworth serves as the co-host of Football Night in America. He served as the host for the pre and post-game show for Notre Dame Football on NBC. Collinsworth is also a pre and post-race studio host for NASCAR on NBC. [1] He serves as the play-by-play announcer for Atlantic 10 Conference men's basketball and is the voice of the Atlantic 10 men's basketball tournament. [1]
In 2021, Collinsworth served as a reporter for NBC's coverage of the Kentucky Derby, pre-race host of the Indianapolis 500 and an on-site contributor for the 2020 Tokyo Summer Olympics on Peacock. [1]
Collinsworth made his Super Bowl debut in 2022 as the co-host of the Super Bowl LVI Pregame Show. [1] Later that year, Collinsworth served as a play-by-play announcer for NBC's coverage of the USFL. [4] Additionally, Collinsworth was promoted to play-by-play voice of Notre Dame football for the 2022 season [5]
With Peacock adding coverage of Big Ten basketball starting with the 2023–24 season, Collinsworth was selected as one of the conference's play-by-play announcers. [6]