Wide range of TV, commentators for national championship game

The Georgia Bulldogs face the Alabama Crimson Tide in an all-SEC national championship game on Jan. 10

The Georgia Bulldogs face the Alabama Crimson Tide in an all-SEC national championship game. The game will kick off at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, Indiana, at 8 p.m. EST on Jan. 10 and will be televised on ESPN.

ESPN will have alternate telecasts of the game including Texas A&M Aggies head coach Jimbo Fisher providing analyst on ESPN2.

Chris Fowler, Kirk Herbstreit, Holly Rowe, and Molly McGrath are the ESPN commentators for the national championship.

The ESPN radio commentators include: Sean McDonough, Todd Blackledge, Ian Fitzsimmons, and Kris Budden.

Alabama Crimson Tide head coach Nick Saban and Georgia Bulldogs head coach Kirby Smart face off in another national championship game. Kevin Jairaj via USA TODAY Sports

Pregame programming includes analysis from ESPN personalities like former Georgia Bulldog David Pollack, Paul Finebaum, Kirk Herbstreit, Chris “The Bear” Fallica,  Desmond Howard, Laura Rutledge, and more.

Alabama is coming off a 27-6 win over Cincinnati in the College Football Playoff semifinals. Stetson Bennett and Georgia dominated Michigan in a 34-11 win. Georgia and Alabama have been the top two teams in the country all season.

The Crimson Tide enter the game at 13-1. Alabama is riding an eight game winning streak. Georgia is 13-1 and will be looking to avenge their lone defeat of the season, which came in the SEC championship.

Alabama has the country’s Heisman Trophy winner in star quarterback Bryce Young. Young will be without John Metchie, who tore his ACL in the SEC championship. Alabama defensive end Will Anderson leads the nation with 17.5 sacks.

Georgia’s top-ranked defense will face their biggest challenge of the season against the Crimson Tide. Alabama scored 41 points against the Dawgs in the SEC championship, which is 24 more points than any other team scored against Georgia this season.

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