Regardless of the outcome, the inaugural College Football Playoff (CFP) National Championship Game will make history.

Monday night's game is the culmination of the post-BCS era, and the four-team playoff system has already proven its merit. Ranked fourth overall in the nation, the Ohio State Buckeyes are proof of why this new system is effective.

ESPN's daytime shows will no doubt run with pregame coverage, especially "College Football Live" at 3 p.m. ET and "College GameDay Built By The Home Depot" at 4 p.m. ET.

The official pregame show is set to get underway at 8 p.m. ET with the kickoff of the CFP National Championship set for 8:30 p.m. ET.

WatchESPN is offering the live feed of the game online to anyone with a cable provider, but will offer the SpiderCam, Student Section and Data Center feeds for anyone.

WatchESPN is also offering the radio call for both sides, which can also be found on TuneIn Radio.

If done the BCS' way, the second-ranked Oregon Ducks would have played top-ranked Alabama for the title. Ohio State's ascension to the title game would not have been possible if not for the CFP system.

A week two loss to Virginia Tech, combined with the loss of Braxton Miller, the teams' preseason Heisman favorite quarterback, would have been insurmountable given the way Alabama, Oregon and Florida State played. Ohio State was also locked in a conference division race with Michigan State, whereas Oregon was the runaway favorite in the Pac-12.

"This is much more of a business trip, this time around," Joey Bosa, Ohio State's All-American defensive end, said in a pregame press conference, according to the Associated Press. "Last week we went, we hung out and had some fun. This week it's all about business; no going out, no messing around. We're just preparing."

Like Ohio State, Oregon had to overcome an upset loss, but there's was to Arizona, the team they eventually played in the Pac-12 Championship.

Both teams have more in common than one might think. They both run up-tempo spread-style offenses, but one key difference is the focal point of those offenses. Oregon will look to Heisman winning QB Marcus Mariota to make plays with his arm and legs while Ohio State will try to establish the run to take pressure of Cardale Jones.

So the game could come down to which team's defense can off-put their opponent's offensive approach.

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