By Robby General | @rgeneraljr Sports Capital Journalism Program SAN JOSE, Calif. – You couldn’t wipe the smile away from Clemson head coach Dabo Swinney’s face. Standing at midfield surrounded by reporters, fans and a seemingly endless stream of orange and purple confetti falling within Levi’s Stadium, he gave an elated postgame speech.
Read MoreBy Josh Roller | @Roller_01 Sports Capital Journalism Program SAN JOSE, Calif. — The Clemson Tigers have been a part of the College Football Playoff for the past four straight seasons and have compiled a 55-4 record in that span. When coach Dabo Swinney took over the program midway through the 2008 season, it had …
Read MoreBy Josh Roller | @Roller_01 Sports Capital Journalism Program SAN JOSE, Calif. – Two years ago, Bill Clark did not have a football team. The University of Alabama at Birmingham had disbanded the program for financial reasons in 2015, after Clark had coached the Blazers to a 6-6 record in his first season. The role …
Read MoreBy Josh Roller | @Roller_01 Sports Capital Journalism Program SANTA CLARA, Calif. — The faces of dejection had just walked through a cloud of orange and blue confetti. There were Alabama players, at the end of a championship night that could have been a coronation for a decade-long dynasty, sitting in their uniforms staring at …
Read MoreEditor’s note: Sports Capital Journalism Program student Robby General, writing for Newsday, highlights how Clemson stunned Alabama 44-16 in the 2019 College Football Playoff National Championship with the help of true freshman quarterback Trevor Lawrence. Read full story here.
Read MoreBy Josh Roller | @Roller_01 Sports Capital Journalism Program SAN JOSE, Calif. — Clemson will be without All-American defensive tackle Dexter Lawrence for the College Football Playoff National Championship game against Alabama on Monday night. Clemson athletic director Dan Radakovich said last Thursday that the NCAA confirmed that Lawrence and two other Tigers, Braden Galloway …
Read MoreJosh Roller | @Roller_01 Editor’s note: Sports Capital Journalism Program student Josh Roller, writing for Newsday, discusses the familiarity Alabama and Clemson share as they prepare to meet in the national championship for the third time in four years at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara. Read the full story here.
Read MoreBefore Clemson’s Deshaun Watson stuck one final imaginary arrow in his bow, the signature celebration in a remarkable college career that ended with the last-second victory over Alabama, I looked up at the scoreboard and then looked around at the record 74,512 fans in attendance at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa. “I did it,” I …
Read MoreBy Tyler Fenwick | @Ty_Fenwick Sports Capital Journalism Program TAMPA, Fla. — And they say sequels aren’t as good. The 2017 College Football Playoff National Championship Presented by AT&T will be remembered as the game Deshaun Watson and the Clemson Tigers got back at the Alabama Crimson Tide for beating them in the same game …
Read MoreBy Frank Gogola | @FrankGogola Sports Capital Journalism Program Glendale, Ariz. – Clemson quarterback Deshaun Watson walked off the field, helmet in hand. He didn’t say anything as he turned right and entered the hallway to the Clemson locker room. His face was stoic, only looking forward. The sound of the celebration happening out on the …
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