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There are several ways to watch Alabama play their first game since beating Washington in the College Football Playoff semifinals on Dec. 31, 2016 at the Georgia Dome in Atlanta. Reuters/Dale Zanine-USA TODAY Sports

With the title on the line, Monday night’s game between Alabama and Clemson will feature more than a typical broadcast. The 2017 College Football Playoff national championship game will air on multiple channels in a rematch of last year’s contest.

The title game will be shown across all of ESPN’s major networks. ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNEWS, ESPNU, ESPN Classic, and ESPN Goal Line, as well as the SEC Network, will have the game with different broadcasters.

The game is scheduled to start at 8 p.m. EST, and ESPN has the traditional broadcast. Chris Fowler and Kirk Herbstreit will be on the call, though the other networks offer a much different perspective.

On ESPN2, it’ll be the “Homers Telecast,” as former Clemson quarterback Tajh Boyd and ex-Alabama center Barrett Jones give their analysis. The two former college standouts did the same last season in the Crimson Tide’s five-point win over the Tigers.

ESPNEWS has the “Coaches Film Room,” which will feature limited commercial interruption. Coaches Steve Addazio (Boston College), Dino Babers (Syracuse), Dave Doeren (NC State), Mike MacIntrye (Colorado), Matt Rhule (Baylor) and Kalani Sitake (BYU) will give in-depth analysis using multiple camera angles, clicker technology and telestration.

On ESPNU, “ESPN Voices” features commentary from Michelle Beadle, Jay Bilas, Keyshawn Johnson, Bill Walton and Marcellus Wiley. They’ll be watching the game from Los Angeles in what’s described as a “living room-type setting.”

A split screen with multiple camera angles is available with ESPN Goal Line’s “Command Center.” ESPN Classic will have the same regular game broadcast, but without any commentary.

In addition to all of the TV options, viewers can stream the game online for free with WatchESPN. Along with the ESPN network broadcasts, WatchESPN provides the option of watching with “Sky Cam,” which shows the feed of a camera above the field.

An average of 25.7 million people watched the 2016 College Football Playoff national championship game between Alabama and Clemson. More than 33 million people saw Ohio State defeat Oregon in the 2015 title game.

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