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By Bryce Shadday | @Bryce_Shadday  Sports Capital Journalism Program The approach of Mekhi Becton, when combined with his size and strength, is something to be feared. He is one of the offensive linemen in the National Football League Scouting Combine with the ability and potential to become a top-10 pick. Becton measures at 6-foot-7 and …

By Andrew Thomison | @Andrew_Thomison Sports Capital Journalism Program You may already know about Ohio State running back J.K. Dobbins’ accomplishments on the field. During the 2019 season, the soon-to-be National Football League running back ran for 2,003 yards, an average of 6.7 per carry, to break the school record of College Football Hall of …

By Andrew Thomison | @Andrew_Thomison Sports Capital Journalism Program With the 2020 National Football League draft less than two months away, quarterback Joe Burrow, who is expected to be chosen first by the Cincinnati Bengals, eliminated any uncertainty surrounding his draft status Tuesday morning. “I’ll play for whoever drafts me,” Burrow said at the annual …

By Bryce Shadday | @Bryce_Shadday Sports Capital Journalism Program Tua Tagovailoa took his place at a podium at the start of the National Football League Scouting Combine. As another generation of football players gathered in Indianapolis to discuss their futures, the scrutiny of Tagovailoa had to do with a painful past. He had not played …

Editor’s Note: Six years ago, while earning his M.A. in Sports Journalism at IUPUI, graduate assistant Cory Collins described the growth of the National Football League Scouting Combine. By Cory Collins | @CoCoCoryCollins INDIANAPOLIS — It wasn’t always this way. Not so long ago, elite college football players could gather in relative anonymity, get poked, …

By Kris Norton | @CKrisNorton Sports Capital Journalism Program INDIANAPOLIS – What’s in a name? For an ‘Adderley’, it is a long-standing tradition in both collegiate and professional football. Seventy-nine-year-old Herb Adderley earned a Pro Football Hall of Fame induction after a 12-year career with the Green Bay Packers and Dallas Cowboys. A 6-foot, 205-pound, …

By Justin Byers | @Justin_A_Byers Sports Capital Journalism Program INDIANAPOLIS – Jonah Williams has set out to prove that a measurement doesn’t indicate his ability to make plays on the football field. Williams, a unanimous first-team All-American offensive tackle for the University of Alabama team that reached the championship game of the College Football Playoff …