Undefeated and reigning national champions Georgia meet TCU in Monday’s college football playoff national championship game. Kickoff is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. ET/4:30 p.m. PT at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, CA, home of the Los Angeles Rams and LA Chargers and last year’s Super Bowl.
The game will be broadcast live on ESPN, ESPN Deportes and ESPN Radio. These shows will spearhead the network’s MegaCast coverage, with 12 feeds across multiple platforms covering various aspects of primetime play.
Georgia and TCU advanced through two thrilling victories on New Year’s Eve, with the 1st-ranked Bulldogs coming from behind to beat Ohio State 42-41 in the Peach Bowl and the Horned Frogs in 4th-ranked Michigan 51-45 overtook the Fiesta bowl. Both games were decided at the last minute, each resulting in an average of 21 million viewers across ESPN platforms, marking the highest viewing figures for the CFP semi-finals in five years.
Georgia is the favorite with a 12-0 record. The Bulldogs defeated Alabama 33-18 in last year’s CFP title game and are aiming to become only the fourth school to win back-to-back national championships since 1990.
ESPN’s networks had 40 of this year’s bowl games on ESPN, ESPN2 and ABC, including all six bowls on New Year’s Day. For Monday’s game, the network’s leading team, consisting of Chris Fowler, Kirk Herbstreit, Holly Rowe and Molly McGrath, will be reporting from the booth.
Among Monday’s MegaCast offerings:
ESPN2: The Return of field pass, hosted by Pat McAfee, who will provide live commentary from the sidelines throughout the game. McAfee will be joined throughout the game by AJ Hawk, Darius Butler and “Boston” Connor Campbell, as well as ESPN analysts, notable figures and celebrities.
ESPNU: command center will include a multi-angle presentation with player and team stats. The four main feeds are the main broadcast, skycam and cameras on each head coach.
ESPNNews: The AT&T 5G SkyCast Feed highlights the action from above and behind the offense. (Available in 4K on Comcast, DirecTV, YouTube TV and Verizon.)
ESPN App: Game View sits high above the field to follow all 22 players on the field at all times. In addition, all brass band performances will be shown live at the MegaCast this year.
Hometown Radio: Feeds for each school will be available, with Georgia Bulldog Sports Network calling on the SEC Network and ESPN App and TCU via Horned Frogs Sports Network on the ESPN App.
The game will also be available in more than 160 countries on ESPN’s linear and digital platforms.