Notre Dame vs. Texas A&M: How to watch, TV channel, streaming, start time and stats

The Mike Elko era gets underway in College Station as the Texas A&M Aggies host the Notre Dame Fighting Irish in Week 1 of the 2024 College Football season.

Texas A&M enters the season ranked 20th in the AP Poll, while Notre Dame is ranked seventh.

The Aggies bring back starting QB Conner Weigman, who missed all but four games last season due to injury. The team also brought in plenty of transfers with experience in major conferences.

The Fighting Irish have a new QB in Riley Leonard, who is familiar with A&M coach Elko after playing for him at Duke. The team brings back Xavier Watts, who had seven interceptions last season, and Jordan Botelho, who finished second on the team with 4.0 sacks last season.

How to watch Notre Dame vs. Texas A&M, TV channel and streaming

Notre Dame vs. Texas A&M will be broadcast on ABC, which can be viewed through linear or cable TV and with live TV streaming apps including YouTubeTV and FuboTV.

The game will also be available to stream on ESPN+.

Notre Dame vs. Texas A&M start time, date and venue

Notre Dame vs. Texas A&M is scheduled to start at 7:30 PM ET/6:30 PM CT/4:30 PM PT on Saturday, August 31st with the game taking place at Kyle Field in College Station, Texas.

Notre Dame vs. Texas A&M stats

• New Notre Dame QB Riley Leonard posted a completion percentage of 57.6 last season while gaining 1,102 yards with a 3-3 TD-INT ratio in seven games with Duke last year before injuring his leg against his new team and missing the season; he posted a 63.8 percent completion rate for 2,967 yards and a 20-6 TD-INT ratio in 2022.
• Texas A&M QB Conner Weigman also missed part of 2023 due to injury, posting a 68.9 percent completion rate for 979 yards and a 8-2 TD-INT ratio before getting injured in the fourth game of the season.
• Aggies edge rusher Shemar Turner finished second on the team with 6.0 sacks last season.
• Fighting Irish safety Xavier Watts returns after intercepting seven passes last season and finishing fourth on the team with 52 total tackles.
• Notre Dame CB Benjamin Morrison defended 10 passes and intercepted three in 2023.
• RB Amari Daniels was the Aggies' leading rusher with 532 yards and six TDs last season.

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