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What time is the LSU-Clemson national championship game?
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It's a clash of the Tigers in this year's College Football Playoff national championship game as LSU and Clemson clash for the title Monday night in New Orleans.

Both teams enter the title game undefeated and have been idle since winning their semifinal matchups on Dec. 28. By the time they take the field, they'll have played just one game in 37 days.

The showdown will feature the two best quarterbacks in college football this season with Heisman Trophy winner Joe Burrow directing the LSU attack and sophomore sensation Trevor Lawrence looking to lead Clemson to a second consecutive national title.

Here's everything you need to know to watch the game:

Where: Mercedes-Benz Superdome, New Orleans.

When: Monday, 8 p.m. ET, ESPN

Records: LSU 14-0. Clemson 14-0

Coaches: Ed Orgeron, LSU and Dabo Swinney, Clemson

The line: LSU by 5 1/2

How they got here: LSU routed Oklahoma 63-28 in the Peach Bowl. Clemson defeated Ohio State 29-23 in the Fiesta Bowl.

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By Justin Tasch

January 13, 2020 | 3:23pm

The College Football National Championship Game has finally arrived.

More than two weeks after the College Football Playoff semifinals, No. 1 LSU and No. 3 Clemson square off Monday night. Both teams are 14-0 after LSU dominated Oklahoma in the Peach Bowl and Clemson outlasted Ohio State in the Fiesta Bowl.

In the Tigers vs. Tigers battle, LSU is led by Heisman Trophy-winning quarterback Joe Burrow, the likely top pick in the 2020 NFL Draft, while Clemson is led by quarterback Trevor Lawrence, who has a 25-0 record as a starter after Clemson won the 2019 national title.

What time is the LSU-Clemson national championship game?

LSU vs. Clemson begins Monday, January 13 at 8 p.m.

Where is the game taking place?

The game is taking place at the Superdome in New Orleans, Louisiana, theoretically giving LSU a home-field advantage.

LSU-Clemson will be televised on ESPN. You can stream the game through WatchESPN by entering your cable-subscriber information. The game is also available on ESPN Deportes.

ESPN 2 will have a “Field Pass” broadcast with reporters providing commentary from the sidelines. ESPNews will feature a “Command Center” broadcast featuring multiple angles, statistics and real-time drive charts. ESPNU will air a “Coaches Film Room” broadcast. WatchESPN will also offer additional viewing options, including “Refcast,” “All-22,” “Datacenter,” “Techcast” and “Skycast.”

Who’s favored to win and what are the odds?

LSU is a five-point favorite (-5) over Clemson as of Monday afternoon. The over/under is 67.

The No. 1 LSU Tigers (14-0), led by quarterback Joe Burrow and head coach Ed Orgeron, face the No. 3 Clemson Tigers (14-0), led by quarterback Trevor Lawrence and head coach Dabo Swinney in the 2020 College Football Playoff National Championship Game at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome in New Orleans, Louisiana, on Monday, January 13, 2020.

ESPN will cover the game from all angles.

The Worldwide Leader will broadcast the game from nearly every channel it owns, each broadcast presenting the contest through a different perspective. Fans can watch the game on any of the broadcasts with Hulu or Sling.

Hulu offers a one-week free trial on its Live TV package. To sign up, go here and click the Hulu logo in the top-left corner, select Start Your Free Trial, and choose Hulu + Live TV.

Here is a list of the broadcasts and the channel they are on:

The standard broadcast: ESPN

Coaches Room with Oklahoma State’s Mike Gundy, Boston College’s Jeff Hafley, Vanderbilt’s Derek Mason and TCU’s Gary Patterson: ESPNU

Field Pass: ESPN2

Command Center: ESPNEWS

Hometown Radio: ACC Network (Clemson)/SEC Network (LSU)

Data Center: Goal Line

Sounds of the Game: ESPN Classic

All-22/Skycast/RefCast/TechCast: ESPN App

Here’s what you need to know:

What: College Football National Championship

Who: LSU vs. Clemson

When: January 13, 2020

Where: Mercedes-Benz Superdome

Time: 8 p.m. ET

TV: ESPN

Channel finder: Verizon Fios, AT&T U-verse, Comcast Xfinity, Spectrum/Charter, Optimum/Altice, DIRECTV, Dish, Hulu, fuboTV, Sling

Live stream: Hulu, Sling.

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WHAT’S AT STAKE?

Clemson, the Atlantic Coast Conference champion, is trying to repeat as national champion and become the first team to do that since Alabama in 2011-12. The Tigers would also enter even more exclusive college football company with a third national title in four years. In the AP poll era (starting in 1936), only Alabama (2009, 2011-12), Nebraska (1994-95, 97) and Notre Dame (1946-47, '49) accomplished that feat. It would stamp the Tigers as a true dynasty.

LSU, the Southeastern Conference champ, is looking for its first national championship since 2007 and fourth overall (2003 BCS, 1958 AP).

KEY MATCHUP

Clemson LB Isaiah Simmons vs. LSU QB Joe Burrow. Linebacker vs. quarterback might make you think Burrow is going to be running the triple-option, but Simmons is a different kind of linebacker. The Butkus Award winner lines up all over the defense run by coordinator Brent Venables. Simmons could be the best way for Clemson to fluster Burrow. Nothing has worked so far this season as the Heisman Trophy winner has thrown for an SEC record 55 touchdowns and 5,208 yards.

PLAYERS TO WATCH

Clemson: RB Travis Etienne. On an offense with an array of elite playmakers, Etienne is the best and most versatile weapon. He ran for 1,538 yards and 8.0 per carry. Ohio State slowed him down on the ground in the semifinal, only to see him catch three passes for 98 yards and two touchdowns.

LSU: DE K’Lavon Chaisson. The Tigers had 35 sacks and Chaisson is far and away their best individual pass rusher. Injuries slowed the sophomore early this season, but he led the team with 6.5 sacks, including 4.5 the last three games.

FACTS & FIGURES

Clemson is on a 29-game winning streak, including 25-0 with sophomore QB Trevor Lawrence starting. The Tigers can become the 13th team in the history of major college football to win 30 straight games, and just the seventh team to accomplish the feat since 1950. ... Burrow has completed 77.6% of his passes. The NCAA record is 76.7% by Texas’ Colt McCoy in 2008. ... LSU won its last two national championships at the Superdome in New Orleans (2003 vs. Oklahoma and 2007 vs. Ohio State), and lost its last title game appearance there to Alabama after the 2011 season. ... Clemson coach Dabo Swinney could become the 12th coach to win at least three national championships in the AP poll era. ... LSU coach Ed Orgeron is 11-3 against teams ranked in the top 10 at the time of the game.

(The Associated Press contributed to this report.)