The game broadcast will begin at 7:30 p.m. on ESPN. Before the game, Grammy award-winning artist Coco Jones will perform the national anthem. “America the Beautiful” will be performed by the Spelman College Glee Club. Fittingly on Martin Luther King Jr. Day, his daughter Dr. Bernice A. King will participate int he coin toss.

Notre Dame coach Marcus Freeman is preparing for the biggest game of his career on a historic day. Monday, Jan. 20, marks the College Football Playoff National Championship and Martin Luther King Jr.

Freeman will be the first Black head coach in an FBS national championship, which occurs Jan. 20 on Martin Luther King Jr. Day

Here's what you need to know about Monday's national anthem performer before the College Football Playoff championship game.

Notre Dame head coach Marcus Freeman has a chance to make significant history Monday night in the national championship game. With a win over Ohio State, Freeman would not only deliver Notre Dame its first national championship since 1988,

No one is going to mistake blue bloods Notre Dame and Ohio State for a Cinderella, but the winner of Monday's College Football Playoff National Championship will complete one of the greatest redemption arcs in modern college football history.

Even before the opening kickoff, the national championship game between Ohio State and Notre Dame sparked frustration among college football fans. Many noticed a somewhat unconventional move from lead official Steve Marlowe, who tossed and caught the coin. "Can we talk about the ref catching the coin toss? We playing 3 card Monty?" one fan said.

Following kicker Jaden Fielding's field goal to stretch Ohio State lead to 11, the Buckeyes (14-2, 7-2 Big Ten) sideline celebrated in a frenzy, understanding that they were closing in on a national championship title against Notre Dame (14-2).

The championship game is being played in Atlanta, the cradle of the civil rights movement, on Martin Luther King Jr. Day. His daughter, Dr. Bernice King, who is also CEO of the King Center, will participate in the coin toss on the field.

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