How to watch Notre Dame vs. Ohio State: Game time, live stream, TV

How to watch the Fiesta Bowl between Ohio State and Notre Dame.

No. 8 Notre Dame and No. 7 Ohio State meet in the Fiesta Bowl on New Year’s Day at University of Phoenix Stadium in Glendale, Ariz.

The Irish are 10–2, coming off a loss to rival Stanford on Nov. 28. The 11–1 Buckeyes missed the College Football Playoff after falling to Michigan State on Nov. 21, but enter off a win over Michigan.

Ezekiel Elliott leads the Buckeyes on the ground with 1,672 yards and 19 rushing touchdowns on the season. The Irish are quarterbacked by DeShone Kizer, who has thrown for 19 touchdowns and 2,600 yards this year.

How to watch

Details for Friday’s game are below.

Kickoff: 1 p.m. ET
Live stream: The game can be live streamed here.
TV coverage: ESPN
Radio: For a list of Notre Dame affiliates, click here. For a list of Ohio State affiliates, click here.

Team schedules

Notre Dame

Sept. 5: vs. Texas (W, 38–3)

Sept. 12: at Virginia (W, 34–27)

Sept. 19: vs. Georgia Tech (W, 30–22)

Sept. 26: vs. Massachusetts (W, 62–27)

Oct. 3: at Clemson (L, 24–22)

Oct. 10: vs. Navy (W, 41–24)

Oct. 17: vs. USC (W, 41–31)

Oct. 31: at Temple (W, 24–20)

Nov. 7: at Pittsburgh (W, 42–30)

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Nov. 14: vs. Wake Forest (W, 28–7)

Nov. 21: Boston College (W, 19–16)

Nov. 28: at Stanford (L, 38–36)

Jan. 1: at Ohio State (1 p.m. ET, ESPN)

Ohio State

Sept. 7: at Virginia Tech (W, 42–24)

Sept. 12: vs. Hawaii (W, 38–0)

Sept. 19: vs. Northern Illinois (W, 20–13)

Sept. 26: vs. Western Michigan (W, 38–12)

Oct. 3: at Indiana (W, 34–27)

Oct. 10: vs. Maryland (W, 49–28)

Oct. 17: vs. Penn State (W, 38–10)

Oct. 24: at Rutgers (W, 49–7)

Nov. 7: vs. Minnesota (W, 28–14)

Nov. 14: at Illinois (W, 28–3)

Nov. 21: vs. Michigan State (L, 17–14)

Nov. 28: at Michigan (W, 42–23)

Jan. 1: vs. Notre Dame (1 p.m. ET, ESPN)