NBC’s broadcast of No. 7 Notre Dame’s home opener will look a bit different Saturday afternoon. As was the case in the spring’s Blue-Gold Game, as has been the case on select drives during three NFL broadcasts in the last month, and as will be the case for six Irish home games this fall, a sideline Skycam will serve as the primary play-by-play camera.
It will undoubtedly take most viewers some getting used to, but perhaps not as much as overreactions will indicate. Open minds will see the same perks to a more dynamic primary camera that led “Notre Dame on NBC” producer Rob Hyland to champion the idea in the first place.