Sports Capital Journalism Program By Cameron Stewart |@ThatManCam Every now and then, I’ll talk to friends from high school who either chose not to go to college or decided to give up on college after a brief stint. I’ll hear them say the same old things about how college is stupid, designed to keep students …
Read MoreBy Jay Smith |@_SmithJ_ Sports Capital Journalism Program HOUSTON — TAR…HEELS…TAR…HEELS! The crowd of 75,505 inside NRG Stadium appeared to be split evenly between the four teams competing in Saturday night’s Final Four. But if you closed your eyes as the horn sounded, you would’ve sworn you were in Chapel Hill. North Carolina defeated Syracuse, …
Read MoreBy Cameron Stewart |@ThatManCam Sports Capital Journalism Program HOUSTON — Villanova senior Daniel Ochefu couldn’t stand still. In front of his locker after the Wildcats’ shocking 95-51 victory over Oklahoma, the most one-sided national semifinal game in history, the combination of exuberance and shock wouldn’t allow his oversized limbs to stop fidgeting. “I definitely was …
Read MoreSports Capital Journalism Program By Jay Smith | @_SmithJ_ North Carolina is set to face off against Syracuse on Saturday in the Final Four. Carolina enters as the prohibitive favorite to cut down the nets, while Syracuse enters in a position you don’t hear a program with the prominence of the ‘Cuse usually fall under, the …
Read MoreBy Cameron Stewart |@ThatManCam Sports Capital Journalism Program HOUSTON — Before the season that would turn Oklahoma guard Buddy Hield into a household name, he set some goals. Not satisfied with the Big 12 Player of the Year accomplishment he earned last season, Hield raised his expectations up a notch. Hield set three goals: win …
Read MoreBy Cameron Stewart |@ThatManCam Sports Capital Journalism Program HOUSTON — For many McDonald’s All-Americans, being handed the keys to a program from the moment they arrive on campus is a given. The Villanova Wildcats are fortunate that freshman guard Jalen Brunson isn’t like most McDonald’s All-Americans. Two of Villanova’s three leading scorers from last season, …
Read MoreBy Jay Smith |@_SmithJ_ Sports Capital Journalism Program HOUSTON — It was a cold January night in Syracuse, New York. Jim Boeheim was returning to the bench as coach of the Syracuse Orange after serving a nine-game suspension for NCAA violations. The crowd of 26,811 at the Carrier Dome welcomed the coach home with a …
Read MoreBy Jay Smith |@_smithj_ Sports Capital Journalism Program HOUSTON — The leadership of the National Collegiate Athletic Association may soon become more assertive in its stance against legislation that discriminates against lesbian, gay, bi-sexual and transgender people. NCAA President Mark Emmert and University of South Carolina President Harris Pastides, chair of the Division I Board …
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