Jac Collinsworth (born February 13, 1995) is an American sportscaster working for

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since 2020. He also worked for

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on their ''

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'' and '' Sunday NFL Countdown''. At NBC, Collinsworth serves as a play-by-play announcer for the

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and

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men's basketball. Additionally, he co-hosts NBC's ''

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''.

Early life and education

Collinsworth was born in

Fort Thomas, Kentucky Fort Thomas is a home rule-class city in Campbell County, Kentucky, United States, on the southern bank of the Ohio River and the site of an 1890 US Army post. The population was 16,325 at the 2010 census, making it the largest city in Campb ...

on February 13, 1995. He is the son of former NFL wide receiver and current NBC Sports commentator

Cris Collinsworth Anthony Cris Collinsworth (born January 27, 1959) is an American sports broadcaster and former professional American football player. Collinsworth was a wide receiver in the National Football League (NFL) for eight seasons (1981-1988), all with ...

. Collinsworth attended Highlands High School and played on the football team. However, a back injury sidetracked him from playing football in college. As a high school student, Collinsworth first got involved with broadcasting by recording, editing and producing videos. Collinsworth attended the

University of Notre Dame The University of Notre Dame du Lac, known simply as Notre Dame ( ) or ND, is a private Catholic research university in Notre Dame, Indiana, outside the city of South Bend. French priest Edward Sorin founded the school in 1842. The main campu ...

, graduating in 2017. While a student there, he founded and hosted ''ND Live'', a digital series covering the Notre Dame football team. He also covered Notre Dame's pro day for

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in 2016 and 2017.

Career

First stint at NBC (2013–2017)

As a student at Notre Dame, Collinsworth worked for NBC on their sideline production team for Notre Dame football from 2013 until 2017. In 2016 and 2017, he served as a sideline reporter for NBC's production of Notre Dame's Blue-Gold spring football game. Collinsworth served as NBC's social media correspondent at the 2016 Rio Olympics.

ESPN (2017–2020)

Following his work at NBC while a student at Notre Dame, Collinsworth began working at ESPN in 2017. He started off as a features reporter for '' Sunday NFL Countdown'' and in 2018 started hosting ''

'' during the NFL offseason. He also hosted the ACC Network's premier football show ''The Huddle''.

Second stint at NBC (2020–present)

After three years at ESPN, Collinsworth returned to NBC in 2020. At NBC, Collinsworth serves as the co-host of ''

''. He served as the host for the pre and post-game show for ''

''. Collinsworth is also a pre and post-race studio host for

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. He serves as the play-by-play announcer for

men's basketball and is the voice of the Atlantic 10 men's basketball tournament. In 2021, Collinsworth served as a reporter for NBC's coverage of the

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, pre-race host of the

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and an on-site contributor for the

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Peacock Peafowl is a common name for three bird species in the genera ''Pavo (genus), Pavo'' and ''Afropavo'' within the tribe Pavonini of the family Phasianidae, the pheasants and their allies. Male peafowl are referred to as peacocks, and female pea ...

. Collinsworth made his Super Bowl debut in 2022 as the co-host of the

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Pregame Show. Later that year, Collinsworth served as a play-by-play announcer for NBC's coverage of the

. Additionally, Collinsworth was promoted to play-by-play voice of Notre Dame football for the 2022 season

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Collinsworth, Jac 1995 births Living people American horse racing announcers American television sports announcers Association football commentators College basketball announcers in the United States College football announcers National Football League announcers Notre Dame Fighting Irish football announcers Olympic Games broadcasters University of Notre Dame alumni Sportspeople from Kentucky Motorsport announcers NBC Sports People from Fort Thomas, Kentucky