BYU and Notre Dame share some key similarities . Both are religiously affiliated schools — BYU with the LDS Church , and Notre Dame with the Catholic Church . Both also have their own television affiliations , with BYU owning a cable channel and Notre Dame having its own network deal with NBC . With BYU 's move to football independence , its arrangement with the WCC was similar to Notre Dame 's then-current status as a non-football member of the Big East Conference ( although unlike the Big East , the WCC does not sponsor football ) . Katz reported that BYU was in discussions with ESPN for its football rights
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