Overview

• NBC Sports has hired Phil Simms as an analyst for three Big Ten telecasts airing exclusively on Peacock this season.
• His assignments include Illinois vs. Western Illinois on Aug. 29 and Rutgers vs. Miami (OH) on Sept. 6, with a third game to be announced.
• Simms will be paired with play-by-play announcer Paul Burmeister, according to the network.
• The assignment marks Simms’ return to NBC game coverage for the first time since January 1998 after a 26-year stint at CBS.
• NBC executive producer Sam Flood issued a welcome, and Chris Simms is also scheduled to call Big Ten games for NBC/Peacock this season.