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Watching the first five minutes of the 2019 College Football National Championship produce 21 combined points, I sat back in awe. I’ve been lucky enough to cover college football for the past five years, but I’d never seen a game start, or finish, quite like this one. After the roller-coaster-like first several drives my advisor, …

By Robby General and Josh Roller | @rgeneraljr @Roller_01 SAN JOSE, Calif. – For the third time in four years, Alabama and Clemson will meet in the College Football Playoff National Championship game. The teams split their previous two championship meetings, with Alabama winning in 2016 and Clemson in 2017. Alabama holds a 2-1 advantage …

By Robby General | @rgeneraljr Sports Capital Journalism Program SAN JOSE, Calif. – Members of the College Football Playoff administration are scheduled to meet on Monday to consider the possibility of discussing future expansion of the four-team event. The playoff’s governance includes the board of managers, comprised of 11 university presidents and chancellors representing each …

Robby General | @rgeneraljr Editor’s note: Sports Capital Journalism Program student Robby General, writing for Newsday, compares the young quarterback battle between Tua Tagovailoa of Alabama and Trevor Lawrence of Clemson that will face-off in the 2019 National Championship Game.  Read full story here. 

Editor’s note: Sports Capital Journalism Program graduate assistant Robby General served as chair of a College Football Playoff Mock Selection Exercise for student journalists. As the committee finalizes its decisions for the semifinal games, General reflects on his experience in the same room. As the 13 of us sat back, staring at the final rankings …