ESPN announced Thursday the Notre Dame Fighting Irish vs. Michigan Wolverines contest on September 10 at Michigan Stadium will be telecast in primetime on ESPN, 8 p.m. (ET) kickoff.
This marks the first-ever night contest in Michigan Stadium. The game will not appear on ABC due to the NASCAR Sprint Cup series, which will be broadcast live at 7:30 p.m. (ET).
Notre Dame-Michigan will be one of seven games this season in primetime on ABC, ESPN or ESPN2 featuring a Big Ten team:
Sept. 1: UNLV at Wisconsin, ESPN, 8 ET
Sept. 10: Notre Dame at Michigan, ESPN, 8 ET
Oct. 1: Notre Dame at Purdue, ABC/ESPN/ESPN2, 8 ET
Oct. 1: Nebraska at Wisconsin, ABC/ESPN/ESPN2, 8 ET
Oct. 8: Ohio State at Nebraska, ABC/ESPN/ESPN2, 8 ET
Oct. 22: Wisconsin at Michigan State, ABC/ESPN/ESPN2, 8 ET
Oct. 29: Wisconsin at Ohio State, ABC/ESPN/ESPN2, 8 ET