Clemson vs. Notre Dame football kickoff time, TV, stream, radio, line, weather

Clemson football is playing its final regular-season road game of 2022 this weekend, and the opponent, Notre Dame, is both a historic brand and a much-improved team.

Here’s your gameday guide for Saturday night.

Clemson vs. Notre Dame game, TV info

Who: CFP No. 4 Clemson (8-0, 6-0 ACC) at Notre Dame (5-3)

When: 7:30 p.m. Saturday

Where: Notre Dame Stadium in South Bend, Indiana

TV: NBC

Broadcast crew: Jac Collinsworth, Jason Garrett, Zora Stephenson

Stream: via Peacock (subscription required)

Radio: 105.5 FM in the Clemson area (see all Clemson radio affiliates here)

Satellite radio: SiriusXM 133 or 193, Internet/App 955

Series history: Clemson leads 4-2, Clemson won last meeting

Clemson vs. Notre Dame Vegas odds

Clemson enters the weekend as a consensus 3.5-point betting favorite against Notre Dame, according to VegasInsider.com. That’s a one-point drop from the opening line released on Sunday afternoon (Clemson -4.5).

It’s the fifth-straight time the Tigers have been favored against the Fighting Irish dating back to the 2015 season, per Odds Shark data. As of Thursday, 72% of bets against the spread and 54% of money against the spread have been spent on Clemson to cover, per VegasInsider.

Weather forecast for South Bend, Indiana

Weather.com projected a decent chance of rain earlier in the week, but Saturday night’s forecast has settled a bit: “generally clear conditions” with a low of 42 degree and 15 to 25 mph winds.

Top storylines for the game

• The College Football Playoff Selection Committee has been known to zig where others zag, and that held true Tuesday night. Despite numerous projections below the cutoff line, Clemson came in at No. 4 in the committee’s debut CFP rankings behind No. 1 Tennessee, No. 2 Ohio State and No. 3 Georgia. Selection committee chair Boo Corrigan said Clemson’s wins at Wake Forest and Florida State and home wins against N.C. State and Syracuse “really did push them over the top” into the initial No. 4 spot ahead of No. 5 Michigan. Also lingering nearby: No. 6 Alabama and No. 7 TCU.

• Clemson quarterback DJ Uiagalelei returns to the stadium where he put the college football world on notice as a true freshman with a newfound perspective. Starting in place of Trevor Lawrence, who’d just come off a COVID-19 quarantine, Uiagalelei threw for an opponent-record 439 yards in a 2020 double overtime loss to the Fighting Irish. He struggled mightily as a starter in 2021 (nine touchdown passes vs. 10 interceptions) before turning things around this year … for the most part. Uiagalelei is averaging a career-high 225.4 passing yards per game as a junior and has 22 total touchdowns. But coach Dabo Swinney benched him in favor of freshman backup Cade Klubnik to spark a comeback win over Syracuse. Uiagalelei remains Clemson’s starter.

• This is the fifth meeting in eight seasons for Clemson and Notre Dame after they played just twice in the former team’s first 119 seasons of existence. It’s been a memorable 21st-century rivalry so far. The 2020 regular-season matchup between top four teams was an instant classic as well as a preview of the 2020 ACC championship game, which Clemson won. The Tigers and Fighting Irish also dueled in the 2018 CFP semifinals and in 2015 amid hurricane conditions at Memorial Stadium – both Clemson wins – and will play each other again in 2023 when Notre Dame visits Death Valley.

• The Fighting Irish started 0-2 under rookie coach Marcus Freeman, and that very well could’ve been 0-3 if California corralled a too-close-for-comfort Hail Mary in Week 3. Since then, though, Notre Dame’s been much stronger with wins in four of its last five games. The Fighting Irish have road/neutral-site wins over then-No. 16 BYU, UNC and then-No. 16 Syracuse. Their 45-32 win against the Tar Heels looks especially impressive, given that UNC hasn’t lost a game since and debuted at No. 17 in Tuesday’s initial CFP rankings. Even with a puzzling home loss to Stanford mixed in, Notre Dame’s playing far closer to its potential than before — and that’s concerning for Clemson.

Clemson vs. Notre Dame players to watch

• Clemson RB Phil Mafah: With fellow backup running back Kobe Pace expected to miss another week, can Mafah spell starter Will Shipley as well as he did against Syracuse? The sophomore had a season-high 18 carries and 94 yards against the Orange.

• Clemson LB Trenton Simpson: A semifinalist for various national awards, Simpson has started all eight games for Clemson at weakside linebacker and leads the team with 50 tackles. He’ll be a crucial counter to a strong Notre Dame run game.

• Notre Dame QB Drew Pyne: Pyne lost a battle for the Fighting Irish’s starting QB position but got it back when Tyler Buchner suffered a season-ending shoulder injury in Week 2. He’s been steady enough with 13 touchdowns and four interceptions but hasn’t been asked to throw the ball a ton (170.4 passing yards per game).

• Notre Dame TE Michael Mayer: Mayer was solid against Clemson as a true freshman and remains one of the best tight ends in the country as a junior. Despite the quarterback change, he has 47 catches for 580 yards and six touchdowns.

Clemson 2022 football schedule

Sept. 5: at Georgia Tech, 41-10 W

Sept. 10: vs. Furman, 35-12 W

Sept. 17: vs. Louisiana Tech, 48-20 W

Sept. 24: at Wake Forest, 51-45 W (2OT)

Oct. 1: vs. N.C. State, 30-20 W

Oct. 8: at Boston College, 31-3 W

Oct. 15: at Florida State, 34-28 W

Oct. 22: vs. Syracuse, 27-21 W

Oct. 29: OPEN

Nov. 5: at Notre Dame, 7:30 p.m., NBC

Nov. 12: vs. Louisville, 3:30 p.m., ESPN

Nov. 19: vs. Miami

Nov. 26: vs. South Carolina

Clemson 2022 depth chart

Offense

QB: DJ Uiagalelei (Cade Klubnik)

RB: Will Shipley (Phil Mafah)

Outside WR: Joseph Ngata (Adam Randall)

Outside WR: Beaux Collins (E.J. Williams)

Slot WR: Antonio Williams (Brannon Spector)

TE: Davis Allen (Luke Price)

TE: Jake Briningstool (Sage Ennis)

LT: Jordan McFadden (Tristan Leigh)

LG: Marcus Tate (Collin Sadler or John Williams)

C: Will Putnam (Trent Howard or Ryan Linthicum)

RG: Walker Parks (Bryn Tucker)

RT: Blake Miller (Mitchell Mayes)

Defense

DE: KJ Henry or Xavier Thomas

DT: Bryan Bresee or Ruke Orhorhoro

DT: Tyler Davis or Ruke Orhorhoro

DE: Myles Murphy or Justin Mascoll

SLB/NB: Barrett Carter (Malcolm Greene or Wade Woodaz)

MLB: Jeremiah Trotter Jr. or Keith Maguire

WLB: Trenton Simpson (LaVonta Bentley)

CB: Sheridan Jones or Andrew Mukuba (Toriano Pride Jr.)

CB: Nate Wiggins or Andrew Mukuba (Fred Davis II)

SS: Andrew Mukuba (R.J. Mickens)

FS: Jalyn Phillips or Tyler Venables

Special teams

PK: B.T. Potter (Robert Gunn III)

P: Aidan Swanson (B.T. Potter)

KO: B.T. Potter (Robert Gunn III)

LS (PK): Philip Florenzo (Holden Caspersen)

LS (P): Holden Caspersen (Philip Florenzo)

H: Drew Swinney (Clay Swinney)

PR: Will Taylor or Antonio Williams

KOR: Will Shipley