By Chris Schumerth | @ChrisSchumerth Sports Capital Journalism Program NEW ORLEANS – For all the crushing disappointment that Nicole Massier and her husband Mark experienced when they had to leave town before Notre Dame met Georgia in the Allstate Sugar Bowl, there was the surprising discovery that they were not alone. Herschel Walker was on …
Read MoreBy Jordan Morey | @JordanAMorey Sports Capital Journalism Program INDIANAPOLIS — Growing up in small-town southern Georgia, Stetson Bennett IV would often listen to old clips on YouTube of Hall-of-Fame broadcaster Larry Munson calling Bulldogs football games. Bennett wasn’t born until 18 years after the University of Georgia claimed its last national championship, but it …
Read MoreThe preservation of the walk down the hill might just be the best decision the College Football Playoff made. The walk takes place soon after 10 a.m. Pacific on New Year’s Day, except when January 1 falls on a Sunday and the celebration steps off on Monday. For all the technical wonders that television has …
Read MoreBy Alaa Abdeldaiem | @Abdeldaiem_Alaa Sports Capital Journalism Program LOS ANGELES –– It was time to make an appearance. Baker Mayfield had missed all non-football activities with the Oklahoma Sooners over the last three days due to illness, and he was prepared to miss another. But when the Heisman Trophy-winning quarterback turned on the television …
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