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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 – For just a few minutes on Saturday evening, his team’s game for a national championship less than 48 hours away, Washington Huskies head coach Kalen DeBoer sat in the front row for a presentation that would forever connect him with one of the greatest …

(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 Andrew Thomison | @Andrew_Thomison Sports Capital Journalism Program HOUSTON – In its short but influential history, the transfer portal has become college football’s version of free agency in the National Football League. The process allows for college football programs to recruit talented players that can join their new teams immediately, in an effort to …

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 HOUSTON – Before the University of Washington’s climb to a game for the College Football Playoff National Championship, after a series of injuries that once threatened a dynamic talent, the foundation for the success of Michael Penix Jr. was established when he gained the trust of …