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Reporters and photographers wait patiently in a hotel ballroom as the press conference is about to start. Michigan coach Jim Harbaugh and Washington coach Kalen DeBoer enter the room and take their seats, sitting on either side of the College Football Playoff Championship trophy that sits in the middle of the stage. The interviews begin. …

By Andrew Thomison | @Andrew_Thomison Sports Capital Journalism Program HOUSTON – True to the end of a season that became perfect forever, the Michigan Wolverines led from start to finish in a 34-13 victory over the Washington Huskies to win the school’s 12th national championship, the first since 1997 and their first outright title since …

(Editor’s note: Sports Capital Journalism students Andrew Thomison and Mitch Friesenborg are covering the College Football Playoff National Championship at NRG Stadium in Houston. Here are their predictions for the game between the Michigan Wolverines and Washington Huskies.)   The meeting between Kalen DeBoer’s Washington Huskies and Jim Harbaugh’s Michigan Wolverines could have the makings …

By Mitch Friesenborg Sports Capital Journalism Program HOUSTON – For the first time in the history of both programs, the Michigan Wolverines and Washington Huskies have 14 victories in perfect seasons that will be defined on Monday night at NRG Stadium in the College Football Playoff National Championship. After cathartic, narrow victories on January 1 …

By Mitch Friesenborg Sports Capital Journalism Program HOUSTON – The awareness and presence of mind that has come to represent the defensive unit of the Michigan Wolverines was on display on November 25, the day Michigan met the Ohio State Buckeyes in the most important moment of its season to that point. With Michigan holding …

By Andrew Thomison | @Andrew_Thomison Sports Capital Journalism Program INDIANAPOLIS — “Who has it any better than us?” Michigan coach Jim Harbaugh said once more, after his Wolverines won their third consecutive Big Ten football championship, defeating Iowa 26-0. In a perfect season marked by a pair of suspensions of the coach, including the conference-imposed …

By David Song | @DeltaSigma96 Sports Capital Journalism Program INDIANAPOLIS – The Michigan Wolverines just keep climbing higher. Bolstered by a dominant defensive effort, No. 2-ranked Michigan disposed of the No. 13-ranked Iowa Hawkeyes 42-3 in Saturday’s Big Ten Football Championship Game at Lucas Oil Stadium. The Wolverines (12-1) won their first conference championship since …

By David Hayden | @SluggySports Sports Capital Journalism Program INDIANAPOLIS — Standing on the stage for the trophy presentation, surrounded by his teammates, Aidan Hutchinson held up his Grange-Griffin Most Valuable Player Award after leading the Michigan Wolverines to a dominant victory over Iowa in the Big Ten Championship Football Game at Lucas Oil Stadium. …

Sam Mellinger of The Kansas City Star describes how the Kansas City Royals gave Caleb Schwab’s family their best day since their worst day. Sports Illustrated’s L. Jon Wertheim tells the story of how the 428th pick of the 1974 NFL Draft became one of the most violent killers in American history. Following the passing …