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By Tyler Fenwick | @Ty_Fenwick Sports Capital Journalism Program TAMPA, Fla. — When Clemson desperately needed its defense to get a stop in the fourth quarter of last year’s College Football Playoff National Championship Presented by AT&T, the Tigers couldn’t do it.

By Michael Whitlow | @couldbelikemike Sports Capital Journalism Program TAMPA, Fla. — In last season’s College Football Playoff National Championship Presented by AT&T the Alabama defense was torched for 478 total yards and four touchdown passes by Clemson quarterback Deshaun Watson. Alabama still won the game because that’s what Alabama does.

By Tyler Fenwick | @Ty_Fenwick Sports Capital Journalism Program TAMPA, Fla. — No defense in college football was as dominant as Alabama’s this season. From 11 defensive touchdowns to 11.4 points allowed per game, achievements that led the nation, the Crimson Tide have been having their way with virtually every opponent.

By Malcolm Moran | @malcolm_moran Director, Sports Capital Journalism Program INDIANAPOLIS – The Sports Capital Journalism Program website is 100 days old. The student work it features, and the program that strives to create an unmatched series of opportunities for graduate and undergraduate students on the IUPUI campus, is much older than that. In the …

For years, I’ve heard the old adage that to be truly great at sports, having a high level of self confidence was key. After today’s Media Day at the College Football Playoff National Championship, I believe the same thing to be true about being a successful sports journalist. With an event of this importance, the …

By Sports Capital Journalism Program Staff SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. – The Sports Capital Journalism Program is covering the College Football Playoff for the second consecutive year, as graduate assistants Frank Gogola and Zach Wagner report on the National Championship between Clemson and Alabama. Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis has the only sports journalism program to receive credentials …