STAMFORD, Conn. – August 19, 2025 – Phil Simms, Super Bowl XXI MVP and 15-year NFL quarterback, will return to NBC Sports three decades after making his NBC broadcast debut on NFL games in 1995, to serve as a game analyst on multiple Big Ten football games exclusively on Peacock this fall.

The new name and logo, which were brutally mocked online, are part of Comcast’s $7 billion spinoff of cable assets.

The 24-hour cable news network announced on Monday that it is taking on a new name in the wake of its spinoff from NBCUniversal.

Morning Joe hosts claim they love it. Everyone else says it sounds like a multiple-sclerosis charity with MS Paint branding.

NBC will showcase opening night, and there also will be Sunday Night Basketball, Peacock NBA Monday and Coast 2 Coast Tuesday.

MSNBC is undergoing a makeover. As part of a new company, Versant, to be spun off from NBCUniversal in late 2025, the home of popular left-leaning hosts like Rachel Maddow and Jen Psaki will adopt a new name and logo.

The network has been building its own separate news division from NBC News. It will also remove NBC’s peacock symbol from its logo as part of the change.

The first regular-season Sunday Night Football game takes place on September 7 when the Buffalo Bills host the Baltimore Ravens at 8:20 p.m. ET on NBC and Peacock. It’s not technically a Sunday Night Football game, but the Chicago Bears host the Buffalo Bills at 8:00 p.m. ET on FOX.