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By Chris Schumerth Sports Capital Journalism Program SOUTH BEND – It did not seem like an accident that Notre Dame quarterback Riley Leonard appeared at the post-game press conference in a Jeremiyah Love T-shirt after the Irish beat an upstart Indiana team, 27-17, in the inaugural first-round game of the expanded College Football Playoff. “I’ve …

By Cort Street | @cort_street Sports Capital Journalism Program SOUTH BEND – No other result would have been sufficient. There was no arrogance to the processional as the No. 7 Notre Dame Fighting Irish trotted off the field following a 27-17 victory over the No. 10 Indiana Hoosiers. There was, more noticeably, an air of …

My paternal grandfather, a Notre Dame graduate, lived out his life in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, as a high school football coach who won several state championships. He was Catholic, though my own father didn’t pass it on to my siblings and me. My mother is from just north of Pittsburgh, and when my parents tired of …

By Cort Street | @cort_street Sports Capital Journalism Program INDIANAPOLIS – Something felt different as the triumphant No. 1 Oregon Ducks took the stage to celebrate a momentous 45-37 Big Ten Championship victory over the No. 3 Penn State Nittany Lions. The home sideline at Lucas Oil Stadium had been worn by the calm, confident …

By Chris Schumerth Sports Capital Journalism Program INDIANAPOLIS – On a night that had once eliminated heartbroken teams from a chance to reach the College Football Playoff, Oregon’s spot in the first 12-team field was not at stake on Saturday night. But its 45-37 victory over Penn State in the Big Ten Championship Football Game …

They say that total immersion is the best way to learn a new language. Though I’m not leaving Paris fluent in French, I can say I’m nearly proficient in Journalism. It goes beyond the event coverage. My time in Paris was a fast-track in culture, independence, and self-reflection. I went to a city on a …

(Editor’s Note: Writing for Team USA, Sports Capital Journalism Program graduate student Madie Chandler covers the historically narrow U.S. victory over France in the gold-medal women’s basketball game.) Team USA | U.S. Women’s Basketball Makes It Eight Consecutive Olympic Golds After Narrow 67-66 Win Against France

(Editor’s Note: Writing for Team USA, Sports Capital Journalism Program graduate student Hanna Barton covered the U.S. Women’s Volleyball Team loss to No. 1-ranked Italy in the gold-medal game. The silver medal extended the U.S. medal streak to five, the most in American history, and the seventh overall medal is the most in history.) Team …

(Editor’s Note: Writing for Team USA, Sports Capital Journalism Program graduate student Hanna Barton describes the last night of Athletics, and the exclamation point provided by the U.S. men’s and women’s 4×400-meter relay teams. The U.S. total of 34 medals at track and field events was the most in a non-hosted Olympics since 1912.) Team …

(Editor’s Note: Writing for Team USA, Sports Capital Journalism Program graduate student Madie Chandler reports on the 1-0 victory of the U.S. Women’s National Soccer Team over Brazil in the women’s gold-medal game at Paris.) Team USA | The USWNT Is Back on Top Once Again