When is the college football championship? Date, time, channel - ESPN

On Monday evening, the NCAA football season will come to an end with the College Football Playoff National Championship game at NRG Stadium in Houston.

Four teams entered the playoff — No. 1 Michigan, No. 2 Washington, No. 3 Texas and No. 4 Alabama — and two remain.

Here are key facts on the showdown between the Michigan Wolverines and the Washington Huskies.

When is the game? How can fans watch?

The main broadcast will air on ESPN at 7:30 p.m. ET, with Chris Fowler and Kirk Herbstreit calling the game and Holly Rowe and Molly McGrath reporting from the sidelines. This broadcast will feature state-of-the-art technology including eight end zone pylon cams, ref cams, goal post cams, goal line robotic cams, a wireless handheld cam and more.

ESPN's MegaCast will offer a number of presentation options for the national championship game, which will be available in more than 160 countries.

Alternate MegaCast options include:

Field Pass with «The Pat McAfee Show» (on ESPN2): This broadcast will offer entertaining, free-flowing commentary anchored by Pat McAfee, who will roam the sidelines of NRG Stadium. McAfee will call the action from the unique vantage point, joined by AJ Hawk, Darius Butler, Anthony DiGuilio, Connor Campbell and Ty Schmit, as well as a rotation of ESPN analysts, notable personalities and celebrities throughout the game.

Command Center (on ESPNU): This broadcast will offer a multi-angle presentation with player and team statistics. The telecast will feature four main video feeds including the main telecast from ESPN, Skycam and shots of each head coach.

SkyCast (ESPNEWS): This broadcast will highlight the popular view from above the action and behind the offense on most plays. This unique angle has long