The college football season ends Monday night when one of Michigan or Washington will be crowned national champions. The National Championship Game sees the No. 1 and No. 2 teams in the nation go head to head as the Wolverines and the Huskies look to become champions before the playoff format changes next season.
It is the biggest game in college football, and ESPN has pulled out all the stops with wall-to-wall coverage and their star commentary team. Who will be on the call, and how can you watch it?
How To Watch The National Championship Game
The National Championship Game will be broadcast on ESPN, and they will again have their signature MegaCast.
There will be multiple broadcasts, including Field Pass With Pat McAfee on ESPN2.
- ESPN – Standard broadcast
- ESPN2 – Field Pass with The Pat McAfee Show
- ESPNU – Command Center
- ESPNews – Skycast
The main telecast on ESPN will kick off at 7:30 p.m. ET from NRG Stadium in Houston. It will have ESPN’s signature broadcasting crew on hand to take us through the game.
Who Are the Announcers for the National Championship Game?
ESPN is deploying their leading announcers for the National Championship Game with Chris Fowler and Kirk Herbstreit in the booth.
The pair are synonymous with college football and the National Championship Game, with the broadcasting pair having called every final since the CFP era began in 2014.
Fowler and Herbstreit will be joined on the broadcast by seasoned and distinguished reporters Holly Rowe and Milly McGrath on the sidelines. It is expected that Rowe and McGrath will be on opposing sidelines.
Herbstreit has become one of the legendary broadcasters in college football and is fresh from being inducted into the Rose Bowl Hall of Fame. It will also round off a busy few days for Fowler, who is also calling The Steelers at the Ravens on Saturday, January 6.
The pair called the CFP semifinal at the Rose Bowl, where Michigan defeated Alabama 27-20 in overtime to book their spot in the National Championship Game.
If you aren’t in front of a screen for the National Championship Game, you can listen on ESPN Radio, where Sean McDonough, Greg McElroy, Ian Fitzsimmons, and Kris Budden will be on hand to guide you through the action. It is McDonough’s sixth year as the lead voice of the CFP final.
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