Plot Synopsis

THE COLLEGE FOOTBALL PLAYOFF CHAMPIONSHIP GAME, which replaced the BCS National Championship Game as the championship game for the NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS), features the two college football teams that won the College Football Playoff Semifinal games held on New Year's Day. At the end of the FBS regular season and conference championships, the four teams participating in the semifinal games are selected and seeded by the College Football Playoff Selection Committee, which is comprised of a group of individuals with experience as coaches, student-athletes, collegiate administrators and journalists, along with sitting athletics directors. The semifinal games rotate among six different bowls (Rose, Sugar, Orange, Fiesta, Cotton and Peach), with the championship game occurring on a Monday after New Year's Day, no earlier than January 8. Ohio State beat Oregon in the inaugural COLLEGE FOOTBALL PLAYOFF CHAMPIONSHIP GAME, which was played on Monday, January 12, 2015 at Cowboys Stadium in Arlington, TX.
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On Monday, January 8, 2024 at 7:30pm ET/4:30pm PT, ESPN Networks presented coverage of the College Football Playoff National Championship from NRG Stadium in Houston, TX, where the Michigan Wolverines (winner of the Rose Bowl over Alabama) take on the Washington Huskies (winner of the Sugar Bowl over Texas).

ESPN: Chris Fowler and Kirk Herbstreit will call their 10th straight CFP National Championship together, concluding their 28th college football season as a commentating team. Reporters Holly Rowe (Michigan) and Molly McGrath (Washington) will provide news and insight from the sidelines, as the duo returns to the ESPN telecast for the third consecutive year. Rowe reported on the ESPN Radio broadcast for the first six years of the championship. ESPN rules analyst Bill Lemonnier will also cover Championship Monday. The former Big Ten referee Lemonnier is a veteran of several marquee assignments, including a number of prestigious bowl games.

Field Pass with The Pat McAfee Show (ESPN2): Field Pass with The Pat McAfee Show will offer entertaining, free-flowing commentary of the CFP National Championship Game, anchored by Pat McAfee, who will roam the sidelines of NRG Stadium. McAfee will call the action from the unique vantage point, joined by AJ Hawk, Darius Butler, Anthony DiGuilio, Connor Campbell and Ty Schmit, as well as a rotation of ESPN analysts, notable personalities, and celebrities throughout the game.

Command Center (ESPNU): Command Center on ESPNU features a multi-angle presentation with player and team statistics. The telecast will feature four main video feeds including the main telecast from ESPN, Skycam and shots of each head coach throughout the telecast.

SkyCast (ESPNews): SkyCast returns to ESPNEWS this year, highlighting the popular view from above the action and behind the offense on most plays. This unique angle has long been one of ESPN's alternate viewing options and is readily available on multiple games every week. Replays will be shown every time the main telecast shows a replay, while never losing the look from Skycam. Additionally, the SkyCam viewing option will also be available in 4K on Comcast, DirecTV, Dish Network, Optimum, Sling TV, Verizon and YouTube TV.

Hometown Radio (SEC Network and ESPN App): Fans can listen to the local radio broadcast of each national finalist, with their audio feed synced up with ESPN's presentation. This MegaCast feed is made possible in conjunction with the Wolverines Sports Network Powered by LEARFIELD and the Huskies Sports Network from LEARFIELD. Michigan's Doug Karsch, Jon Jansen, and Jason Avant and Washington's Tony Castricone, Cameron Cleeland, and Elise Woodward are in the booth.

All-22 (ESPN App): Watch the game the same way players and coaches study film, with a vantage point high above the field of play. The angle allows for the 22 players on the field to be seen at all times, providing the ability to distinguish how plays develop. Commentary will be provided by the ESPN Radio broadcast.

Virtual Reality (ESPN YouTube): Highlights from the CFP National Championship will also be available in virtual reality, powered by AT&T 5G. Highlights will be published to ESPN's YouTube and viewable within virtual reality headsets, as well as on desktop & mobile devices.