ESPN announced Wednesday that it will re-air the College Football Playoff National Championship Game from January 2017 at 7 p.m., Thursday as part of its Throwback Thursday: College Football Classics series.
ESPN will have additional special elements airing on the ESPN family of networks beginning Thursday morning to hype up the re-broadcast.
One of college football’s most dramatic season endings will be revisited on Thursday, May 21, as the 2017 College Football Playoff National Championship between Alabama and Clemson will be ESPN’s Throwback Thursday: College Football Classics Presented by Allstate (7 p.