After it was revealed that Pat McAfee was going to miss Monday Night Raw for the CFP National Championship, WWE has officially announced his replacement.

Pat McAfee was absent from Raw because he was in Atlanta for the College Football national championship game. The schedule conflict meant that WWE viewers saved their eardrums a bit and got to enjoy the more learned commentary of Barrett for the evening, with Wade apparently pulling double duty this week.

Pat McAfee was a regular on the commentary desk with Michael Cole on WWE RAW. However, the star had to be replaced on this week's show three weeks into the new year.

The WWE has overlooked Corey Graves and opt for someone else to temporarily replace Pat McAfee in the commentators table alongside Michael Cole for RAW.

Pat McAfee is already taking time off from his WWE RAW commentary duties. McAfee returned to WWE last month as a surprise commentator for Saturday Night’s Main Event. He followed that up by returning to RAW Netflix premiere on January 6 alongside Michael Cole.

"WWE Raw" commentator Pat McAfee is set to miss Monday's show, as he'll be busy offering live coverage for the College Football Championship.

When Quinyon Mitchell attempted a Pedigree so ugly that even Paul “Triple H” Levesque himself had to comment on it during the Philadelphia Eagles Wild Card Round win over the Green Bay Packers, fans had to know Pat McAfee would get into it on Monday Night RAW.

ESPN’s Pat McAfee had some fun with Hulk Hogan’s embarrassing moment during Netflix‘s “Monday Night Raw” in Los Angeles.

Gary Woodland had a brief vacation with wife Gabby on the Big Island before coming over to Oahu for the Sony Open. The final passengers to board were in the first row — former President Barrack Obama, his wife and two daughters. “I was surprised he was on a commercial flight.”

New details have emerged regarding the issues between Corey Graves and WWE, following Graves's outburst on social media recently.

In a recent video, WWE Hall of Famer and hardcore legend Mick Foley teased a potential return to WWE in the upcoming Royal Rumble.

With WWE WrestleMania season underway, there has been some speculation about NFL tight end George Kittle making another appearance at the event.