ESPN's Early-Week Studio Coverage Previews College Football Playoff National Championship

By: Caryn Robbins Jan. 04, 2017

SportsCenter and COLLEGE FOOTBALL LIVE will originate from both Alabama and Clemson on Wednesday and Thursday, January 4 and 5, in advance of the network's full studio and game coverage of the COLLEGE FOOTBALL Playoff National Championship Presented by AT&T showcasing Alabama vs. Clemson on Monday, January 9, at 8:30 p.m. ET. The sets will be staged in front of Alabama's Bryant-Denny Stadium and from Clemson's Esso Club.

Additional studio and game telecast details, as well as ESPN and SEC Network programming originating from on-location in Tampa, will be released in the coming days.

College Football Live Originates from Alabama and Clemson
College Football Live - ESPN's daily COLLEGE FOOTBALL news and information show - will air Wednesday and Thursday in a special one-hour show beginning at 1 p.m. on ESPN from the campuses of Alabama and Clemson.

Host Adnan Virk, along with analysts Joey Galloway and Danny Kanell and reporter Marty Smith, will be live from Clemson, S.C. Molly McGrath will be joined by analysts David Pollack and Booger McFarland, as well as reporter Tom Rinaldi from Tuscaloosa, Ala.

McGrath, Galloway, McFarland and Pollack will be on Friday's show from downtown Tampa, also at 1 p.m. on ESPN.

SportsCenter Following Alabama, Clemson to National Title Game
With live shows and reporters at both campuses this week, SPORTSCENTER will thoroughly preview Monday night's COLLEGE FOOTBALL national championship game between Alabama and Clemson.

SportsCenter has reporters Rinaldi (Alabama) and Smith (Clemson) embedded with the two teams for live reports, as well as Cari Champion hosting from Clemson and David Lloyd at Alabama on Wednesday and Thursday for the 11 a.m.-1 p.m. show.

Jay Crawford hosts the 6 p.m. program from Clemson on Wednesday, Alabama on Thursday and Tampa on Friday. Sage Steele will also host segments on Friday between 9 a.m. and 1 p.m.