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The future is uncertain. One by one, Notre Dame football players said those words as I slipped in and out of different conversations on Media Day, preparing for the now-postponed Allstate Sugar Bowl, the College Football Playoff Quarterfinal between the Fighting Irish and the Georgia Bulldogs. They shared a belief the team, led by coach …

By Cort Street | @cort_street Sports Capital Journalism Program NEW ORLEANS – A lot has changed in college football since Georgia head coach Kirby Smart last lifted the national championship trophy in California following the Bulldogs’ undefeated 2022 season. The transfer portal has created a type of free agency for athletes in college football; Name, …

(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 teamusa.com, the official website of the U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Committee, Sports Capital Journalism program graduate student Madie Chandler wrote about seven-time gold medalist Katie Ledecky at the start of her fourth Olympic Games.) Team USA | Katie Ledecky Kicks Off Swimming in Paris, Remains Focused on Her Goals

As I type this first sentence, it is 2:53 a.m. Sunday morning. The rest of the world seems to have fallen asleep, but I am kept up past my usual bedtime for reasons I will never forget. Normally, when someone says they will never forget something, it is usually a menial night out or something …