Alabama vs. Notre Dame Watch and Listen Online NCAA LIVE STREAM: BCS National Championship Live Feed and Coverage

The highly-anticipated BCS National Championship match-up between NCAA powerhouses Notre Dame (no 1) and the University of Alabama (no 2) takes place on Monday, January 7 at 8:30 p.m. E.T. at Miami's Sun Life Stadium. Will the Fighting Irish complete Notre Dame's first perfect season since 1988, or will the Crimson Tide snag its third national championship in four years? Monday evening's game will surely prove to be a fierce battle on the turf - read on to see where fans can watch and listen to a live stream of the college football game online and catch up-to-date feeds and coverage on highlight plays and scores.

Both teams have performed stellar defensively throughout the regular season - yards and points will be hard to come by out on the turf in Miami. Sports analysts predict a very close game, and professionals are split as to which team will prove victorious in the end. While Notre Dame remains the top undefeated team, leading Las Vegas casinos project an Alabama win with a point spread of 9.5-10 (as of Jan. 3). Approximately two billion dollars is expected to be wagered on the highly-anticipated NCAAF championship game.

Both the Fighting Irish (12-0) and the Crimson Tide (12-1) have fought hard and earned their right to play in the prestigious college championship - combined, both teams have snagged a total of 25 national championship titles thus far. According to Notre Dame coach (and AP/Eddie Robinson Coach of the Year) Brian Kelly, "The tradition of Alabama and Notre Dame brings special attention to it, but we're just trying to be the best team on Monday, Jan. 7... All of that tradition, what's happened in the past, is not going to help us Jan. 7, but we do respect the traditions."

Summary of Alabama and Notre Dame's 2012 regular season (provided by Wiki):

Alabama

During the regular season, Alabama was the leader in total defense, giving up 246.00 yards per game and in rushing defense by allowing 79.77 yards per game. The team was the conference leader in scoring defense (10.7 points per game) and rushing defense (79.9 yards per game), second in scoring offense (38.5 points per game) and rushing offense (224.62 yards per game). Key players for the Crimson Tide are quarterback AJ McCarron (first in passing efficiency with a 173.08 rating), cornerback Dee Milliner (Nagurski Award finalist), linebacker CJ Mosley (Butkus Award finalist), and center Barrett Jones (Rimington Trophy winner). McCarron has gained 5,655 yards for Alabama, which include 5,692 passing yards and losing 37 rushing yards. Alabama averaged 224.6 rushing yards per game without a sack this season.

Notre Dame

During the regular season, Notre Dame was the national leader in scoring defense (10.3 points per game) and sixth in total defense (286.83 yards per game). Key players for the Fighting Irish are freshman quarterback Everett Golson (passed for 2,135 yards for 11 touchdowns and rushed for 305 yards for five touchdowns), senior linebacker Manti Te'o (Heisman Trophy finalist with 103 tackles and seven interceptions, his third-straight 100-plus tackle season for a career 427 tackles), defensive end Stephon Tuitt (needs two more sacks to become the school's single-season record holder), guard Mike Golic Jr. (averaged more than 200 yards per game in both passing and rushing), and tight end Tyler Eifert (John Mackey Award winner, caught 44 passes for 624 yards and four touchdowns).

Alabama represents the Southeastern Conference which has participated in every standalone BCS Championship Game since the new format was introduced in the 2006-2007 season and has won the past six National Championship games. Notre Dame doesn't belong to a conference and is the first independent team to play in the National Championship game since the start of the BCS.

The game will be broadcasted live on ESPN, and ESPN3.com offers a free live-stream of the BCS National Championship faceoff (for cable subscribers*). ESPN Gamecast and AOL Sports also offer a great play-by-play feed.

For fans who want to try out a free live stream (which may mean downloading a torrent), click here.

For more info, check out the BCS Football website.

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