It finally happened. NBC parodied Rudy on Saturday Night Live last night with guest host Houston Texans star DE JJ Watt. In the skit embedded here, Watt plays the role of a player who doesn’t want to give up his jersey for “Robby” in this case. And to be honest, it’s pretty damn funny.
Now what is surprising to me is someone at Notre Dame had to sign off on this because the interlocking ND is evident throughout the entire skit, and there is no question that Notre Dame is who is being portrayed here. There’s no way NBC could have done this without Notre Dame’s consent here.