The Northern Illinois vs. Notre Dame NCAA college football game happens today. Both teams come in riding high from victories last week.

Keep reading to find out how and when to watch the Northern Illinois vs. Notre Dame NCAA college football game, even if you don’t have cable.

How and when to watch the Northern Illinois vs. Notre Dame game

The Northern Illinois vs. Notre Dame game will be played on Saturday, September 7, 2024 at 3:30 p.m. ET (12:30 p.m. PT). The college football game will air on NBC, and stream on Fubo and the platforms featured below.

How and when to watch the Northern Illinois vs. Notre Dame game without cable

While many cable packages include NBC, it’s easy to watch the game if NBC isn’t included in your cable TV subscription, or if you don’t have cable at all. Your best options for watching are below. (Streaming options will require an internet provider.)

Watch the Northern Illinois vs. Notre Dame game with FuboTV

Live TV streaming service Fubo offers the same top-tier programming you can get from your local cable provider at a fraction of the price. The streamer is a sports fan’s dream considering the sheer volume of live sporting events you can watch on it.

Fubo packages include access to plenty of channels for NCAA college football fans, including SEC Network, Big Ten Network and ESPNU. Subscribers also get access to NFL games airing on your local CBS affiliate, Fox Sunday NFC games via “NFL on Fox,” “Sunday Night Football” on NBC, “Monday Night Football” on ABC and ESPN, and all games aired on NFL Network. 

If you want to give Fubo a try, now’s a great time to do so: Fubo is currently offering $30 off your first month of any subscription tier. That means you can watch every NFL and college football game airing on network TV this week starting at just $49.99. Once you subscribe, you can begin watching immediately on your TV, phone, tablet or computer.

Top features of Fubo:

• There are no contracts with Fubo. You can cancel at any time.
• The Pro ($49.99 first month, $79.99 thereafter) tier includes over 200 channels, including channels not available on some other live TV streaming services.
• Upgrade to 4K resolution with the Elite with Sports Plus tier ($69.99 first month, $99.99 thereafter). It features 299 channels, including NFL RedZone.
• Fubo also offers live MLB, NBA, NHL, MLS and international soccer games. 
• All tiers now come with unlimited cloud-based DVR recording.
• You can watch on up to 10 screens at once with any Fubo plan.
• Stream on your TV, phone, tablet and other devices.

Sling TV: Save money and stream college football

If you don’t have cable TV that includes NBC, one of the most cost-effective ways to stream college football this season is through a subscription to Sling TV. We suggest leveling up your coverage to the Orange + Blue with Sports Extra tier to get more NFL and college football games this fall.

The Orange + Blue plan regularly costs $60 per month, but the streamer currently offers a $25 off promotion for your first month, so you’ll pay just $35. The Orange + Blue with Sports Extra plan is $50 for your first month and $75 per month after. The Sports Extra add-on features 18 channels, including NFL Redzone, ESPNU, SEC Network, Big 10 Network and ACC Network, making it ideal for pro and college football fans.

The streamer is also currently offering big savings on four months of the Orange + Blue tier plus the Sports Extra plan when you prepay for the Sling TV Season Pass. The plan costs $219, reduced from $300.

Note: Because Sling TV does not carry CBS, Sling subscribers will want to add Paramount+ to their bundle. (Paramount+ and CBS Essentials are both subsidiaries of Paramount Global.)

Top features of Sling TV Orange + Blue plan:

• Sling TV is our top choice for streaming major sporting events like NASCAR.
• There are 52 channels to watch in total, including local ESPN, NBC, Fox and ABC affiliates (where available).
• You get access to most local NFL games and nationally broadcast games at the lowest price.
• All subscription tiers include 50 hours of cloud-based DVR storage.
• You can add Golf Channel, NBA TV, NHL Network, NFL RedZone, MLB Network, Tennis Channel and more sports-oriented channels (18 in total) via Sling TV’s Sports Extras add-on.

Watch today’s game on Peacock

College football fans can stream games airing on NBC on Peacock, in addition to getting access to Peacock-exclusive NFL games. Peacock subscribers can also access Peacock originals like “Love Island” and the Annette Bening thriller “Apples Never Fall,” plus live NBC-aired content with a Peacock Premium Plus subscription, and Peacock’s library of on-demand content including “The Office.”

Your best value, you can get a year of Peacock Premium (with ads) for $80, or a year of Peacock Premium Plus (mostly ad-free) for $120. Or, get a monthly subscription: Peacock Premium subscription costs $8 per month, while Peacock Premium Plus is $14 per month.

Watch the Northern Illinois vs. Notre Dame game on Hulu + Live TV

You can watch college football, including NBC and ESPN with Hulu + Live TV. The bundle features access to 90 channels, including both Fox and FS1. Unlimited DVR storage is also included. Watch every game on every network with Hulu + Live TV, plus catch live NFL preseason games, exclusive live regular season games, popular studio shows (including NFL Total Access and the Emmy-nominated show Good Morning Football) and lots more.

Hulu + Live TV comes bundled with ESPN+ and Disney+ for $77 per month after a three-day free trial.

If you’re anxiously waiting for today’s game to begin, now is a great time to check out Amazon’s college football fan shop. The Amazon College Fan Shop is filled to the brim with officially licensed fan gear: You’ll find jerseys, team flags, T-shirts, hoodies and more, including tons of great gear for the football fan in your life. There are plenty of great deals awaiting you at Amazon, too, including some must-see deals on TVs for watching sports.

Tap the button below to head directly to the College Fan Shop page on Amazon and select your favorite team.

What is the Notre Dame Fighting Irish current team ranking?

The Fighting Irish are currently ranked 5 out of 134 teams, according to our sister site CBS Sports.

What is the Northern Illinois Huskies current team ranking?

The Huskies are currently ranked 91 out of 134 teams, according to CBS Sports.

When is the 2024 NCAA college football championship game?

The College Football Playoff National Championship will be Monday, January 20, 2025, at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta.

An Illinois home with an unexpected connection to famed architect Frank Lloyd Wright and a notable history that hasn’t been on the market for over 50 years is now for sale.

The Belleville, Illinois, home may not look like your ordinary “mansion” upon arrival, but one step inside and the floor-to-ceiling windows showcase an unexpected view only the state can offer.

“You see the St. Louis Arch from so many places both inside and outside the house. People unfamiliar with St. Louis often don’t realize that the Mississippi River divides Missouri and Illinois in the St. Louis area,” listing agent Jon Shirrell with Jameson Sotheby’s International Realty told NBC Chicago. “You can only get this kind of view from the Illinois side.”

Shirrell notes that the home itself is “one of the premiere examples of mid-century modern homes in the Midwest,” designed both by legendary designer Frank Lloyd Wright and architect Charles King.

Wright originally designed and started the home, but it was finished by King, who used it as his personal residence, after the initial owner of the property passed away. It was ultimately dubbed “The King House.”

The home has had few owners over the years, including professional golfer Bob Goalby, who won the 1968 Masters tournament and turned some of the property’s 55 acres into his own private fairway and greens.

It has now been owned and lived in by the same family since 1968.

“It’s a bit of a ‘hidden gem’ in this way,” Shirrell said. “It’s the first time it’s been on the market in over 50 years, so many people who have lived in the St. Louis area for their whole life have never heard of, or seen, the home or it’s views.”

The home is highlighted for its integration with the nature around it and multiple “floating” spaces, including a gazebo.

The four-bedroom, nearly 6,000-square-foot home is listed for $2.5 million.

 See inside below:

(Images by: Larry McMillian and Jon Shirrell)

See inside: Home with unexpected tie to Frank Lloyd Wright and a notable history hits market in Illinois

An Illinois-based trucking and logistics company, which contracted with the U.S. Postal Service to haul mail and had over 650 employees, including more than 480 drivers, abruptly ceased operations Thursday, according to sources familiar with the closure.

Former truck drivers for Midwest Transport Inc. (MTI), headquartered in Robinson, Illinois, told FreightWaves that they received telephone calls from their regional managers late Thursday notifying them the company was winding down operations.

As of publication on Friday, MTI has not issued a formal statement about what led to the closure. However, FreightWaves confirmed with some former senior managers and truck drivers who worked for the mail contractor that the company was ending operations. They did not want to be named in the article for fear of retaliation.

MTI, founded in 1980, operated key terminals in Greenup, Illinois; Harmony, Pennsylvania; Memphis, Tennessee; and two terminals in Tampa and Jacksonville, Florida, according to its website.

MTI had over 480 drivers and 428 power units, according to the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s SAFER website.

FMCSA data shows the company’s trucks had been inspected 244 times, and 65 had been placed out of service for a 27% out-of-service rate over the preceding 24-month period. That is significantly higher than the industry’s national average of around 22%.

MTI’s drivers had been inspected 564 times, and 16 were placed out of service over a two-year period, resulting in a nearly 3% out-of-service rate. That is less than half the industry’s national average of 7%, according to FMCSA.

The trucking company had 21 injuries and 42 tow-aways over the past 24 months.

According to the SAFER database, MTI was cited for acute/critical violations in two categories: controlled substances/alcohol and driver fitness.

A check on SAFER shows that MTI’s common, contract and broker authorities remain active. MTI had two compliance reviews on July 7 and July 25, according to FMCSA data.

As of publication Friday, MTI had not filed a notice of its impending closure in Illinois, Tennessee, Pennsylvania or Florida.

One longtime former MTI driver said he was surprised by the news the company was ceasing operations but said that drivers had started receiving notices over the past few months to ensure their log books were certified after each run and to watch their speed and improve their on-time performance.

“I don’t know what happened because we had a lot of postal contracts all over the U.S.,” a former MTI driver told FreightWaves. “I [don’t know if] the USPS is just finding out like us [that] the mail will be sitting on the docks on Monday.”

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A media spokesperson with the Postal Service did not immediately return FreightWaves’ request for comment.

This is a developing story.
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