ESPN's 'College GameDay' will have a special broadcast ahead of the national championship game. Here's everything you need to know
ESPN's "College GameDay" will attend the College Football Playoff national championship game at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida. GameDay will have a special show ahead of the national title game between the No. 10 Miami Hurricanes and No. 1 Indiana Hoosiers.
GameDay's show for the Indiana-Miami game will start at 5 p.m. ET on Monday, Jan. 19 and will be televised on ESPN. Kickoff for the national championship is set for 7:30 p.m. ET on Monday. Fans can watch the national title on ESPN.
Quarterback Fernando Mendoza and Indiana are favored by over a touchdown against Carson Beck and Miami. Indiana has been on a dominant playoff run. The Hoosiers notched a 35-point blowout win in the quarterfinals against Alabama and a 34-point drubbing of Oregon in the semifinals. Indiana is looking for their first national title in school history.
Miami has won five national titles, but their last one came in 2001. The Hurricanes used a combination of strong defense and timely scoring drives to beat Texas A&M, Ohio State and Ole Miss en route to the national championship.
GameDay has attended four Miami games and four Indiana games this season. Neither team has lost with GameDay in town all season.
Rece Davis, Kirk Herbstreit, Desmond Howard, Nick Saban and Pat McAfee will all be part of ESPN's popular pregame show. Notre Dame coach Marcus Freeman will serve as a guest analyst for the game. Herbstreit is part of the ESPN television commentary crew for the national championship.
GameDay's 2025 season locations
- Week 1: Texas at Ohio State
- Week 2: Michigan at Oklahoma
- Week 3: Georgia at Tennessee
- Week 4: Florida at Miami
- Week 5: Oregon at Penn State
- Week 6: Vanderbilt at Alabama
- Week 7: Indiana at Oregon
- Week 8: Ole Miss at Georgia
- Week 9: Missouri at Vanderbilt
- Week 10: Cincinnati at Utah
- Week 11: BYU at Texas Tech
- Week 12: Notre Dame at Pittsburgh
- Week 13: USC at Oregon
- Week 14: Ohio State at Michigan
- Championship Week: Georgia vs. Alabama (SEC championship)
- Playoff first-round: Alabama at Oklahoma (Friday)
- Playoff first-round: Miami at Texas A&M (Saturday)
- Playoff quarterfinals: Alabama vs. Indiana (Rose Bowl)
- Playoff semifinals: Ole Miss vs. Miami (Fiesta Bowl)
- Playoff semifinals: Oregon vs. Indiana (Peach Bowl)
- National championship: Miami vs. Indiana (Miami, Florida)
National championship TV channel, kickoff time
- TV channel: ESPN
- Kickoff time: 7:30 p.m. ET
- Location: Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida
- Date: Monday, Jan. 19
Marcus Freeman serving as GameDay guest analyst
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