# NBC's college football duo

> Noah Eagle and Todd Blackledge call Miami-Notre Dame game despite 36-year age gap.
- Title: NBC's college football duo · Chicago Sun-Times | Shortify
- Summary: Noah Eagle and Todd Blackledge call Miami-Notre Dame game despite 36-year age gap.
- Keywords: nbc, college football, miami, notre dame, noah eagle, todd blackledge, college football game, tv broadcast, Chicago Sun-Times
- Source: Chicago Sun-Times — https://chicago.suntimes.com/sports-media/2026/11/05/remote-patrol-nbc-noah-eagle-todd-blackledge-notre-dame-miami-ian-eagle-bill-raftery-chicago-white-sox-paul-bissonnette-jay-zawaski
- Published: 2026-11-05T21:25:16.281+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: nbc, college football, miami, notre dame, noah eagle, todd blackledge, college football game, tv broadcast, news, local
## NBC's college football duo
Noah Eagle and Todd Blackledge form the best TV duo in college football despite their 36-year age gap.
## Miami-Notre Dame game
No. 1 Miami visits No. 11 Notre Dame for Saturday night's college football game at 6:30 p.m. on NBC.
## Age gap
Eagle is 29, Blackledge is 65, creating the biggest age gap between regular partners in major sports.
## TV broadcast
NBC gives the game big-game treatment with expanded pregame show and sideline reporters for each team.
## Family legacy
Eagle likely learned from his father, Ian, who called basketball with Bill Raftery for decades.
## TV chemistry
Eagle and Blackledge sound like contemporaries despite their generational difference.
## White Sox ratings
Chicago Sports Network's Sox games averaged 84,800 viewers per game, a 168% increase from last year.
## Sox audience growth
Sox games in August and September averaged 112,000 viewers, a 78% increase from spring months.
## CHSN needs baseball
CHSN needs a baseball season to boost viewership after Bulls and Blackhawks struggled.
## Blackhawks criticism
Jay Zawaski criticized Blackhawks after Jeff Blashill called the Avalanche game 'a really good game.'
## Key takeaway

NBC's Noah Eagle and Todd Blackledge form the best college football TV duo with a 36-year age gap.