UPDATED with newest: No. 7 Notre Dame will face No. 8 Ohio State within the championship sport on Monday, January 20 at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta. Kickoff is at 7:30 p.m. ET and can air dwell on ESPN, which is unleashing its Megacast protection that includes 11 completely different feeds of the sport throughout the networks, ESPN+ and the app.
Chris Fowler, Kirk Herbstreit, Holly Rowe and Molly McGrath will the be the saying crew for the primary ESPN telecast.
Among the many choices throughout the ESPN networks, all introduced in 4K for the primary time on Comcast, DirecTV, Dish Community, Optimum, Sling TV, Verizon and YouTube TV:
Discipline Cross with The Pat McAfee Present will name the sport with McAfee on the sidelines and be joined by AJ Hawk, Darius Butler, Connor Campbell, Ty Schmit and Tone Digs.
Command Middle on ESPNU incorporates a multi-angle presentation with participant and crew statistics. The telecast will function 4 important video feeds together with the primary telecast from ESPN, SkyCam and head coach cams.
SkyCast on ESPNNews has a digital camera located above the motion and behind the offense on most performs.
The Spanish-language name on ESPN Deportes will function Eduardo Varela, Pablo Viruega, Katia Castorena and Ciro Procuna.
The Faculty Soccer Playoff bracket was finalized December 8, setting the stage for the primary yr of a 12-team postseason that may crown a nationwide champion. Each Notre Dame and Ohio State defeated increased seeds in every of their video games on their highway to the title sport.
Three groups from the West — Oregon, Arizona State and Boise State, convention champs all — obtained first-round byes, as did Georgia after knocking off Texas within the SEC title sport.
They performed first-round winners in quarterfinal video games December 31-January 1, with the semifinals January 9-10. All video games after the primary spherical had been performed on ABC or ESPN.
Right here is the CFP TV schedule with outcomes:
First Spherical
Friday, December 20
No. 7 Notre Dame 27, No. 10 Indiana 17
Saturday, December 21
No. 6 Penn State 38, No. 11 SMU 10
No. 5 Texas 38, No. 12 Clemson 24
No. 8 Ohio State 42, No. 9 Tennessee 17
Quarterfinals
Tuesday, December 31
Fiesta Bowl: No. 6 Penn State 31, No. 3 Boise State 14
Wednesday, January 1
Peach Bowl: No. 5 Texas 39, No. 4 Arizona State 31 (2 OT)
Rose Bowl: No. 8 Ohio State 41, No. 1 Oregon 21
*Thursday, January 2
Sugar Bowl: No. 7 Notre Dame 23, No. 2 Georgia 10
*Postponed from January 1
Semifinals
Thursday, January 9
Orange Bowl: No. 7 Notre Dame 27, No. 6 Penn State 24
Friday, January 10
Cotton Bowl: No. 8 Ohio State 28, No. 5 Texas 14
CFP Nationwide Championship
Monday, January 20
No. 7 Notre Dame vs. No. 8 Ohio State
Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, 7:30 p.m. ET (ESPN)
Asserting crew: Chris Fowler, Kirk Herbstreit, Holly Rowe, Molly McGrath
