NBC sacks Jac Collinsworth in favor of Dan Hicks on Notre Dame football

The changes are in the wind for NBC broadcast booths. On the same day, Leigh Diffey was officially revealed as the NASCAR announcer displacing Rick Allen, the network announced Dan Hicks will take over in the Notre Dame football booth for Jac Collinsworth.

The news on Jac Collinsworth, son of Cris Collinsworth NBC’s “Sunday Night Football” analyst, is unsurprising.

His performance was underwhelming, to be kind. His once shining star at NBC is no more as evidenced by his limited role in the recently completed Paris Summer Olympic Games.

Hicks brings a solid broadcasting tone to the Notre Dame games as will Diffey to NASCAR. Replacing Jac Collinsworth and Allen are steps in the right direction for a network muscling up on sports media rights deals.