By Cort Street | @cort_street Sports Capital Journalism Program ATLANTA – All they needed was a chance. That was the message a decade ago, when, in the inaugural College Football Playoff, Ohio State battled through a devastating early-season loss and numerous injuries to key players but managed to capture the final seed of the expanded …
Read MoreBy Jeffery Green | @Jeffery_Agreen Sports Capital Journalism Program ATLANTA – They were roommates once, multiple colleges and years ago, at a time when their dreams exceeded their credentials. Will Howard and Riley Leonard were paired at the Manning Passing Academy in 2023 and 2024, a connection between young quarterbacks formed a friendship that will …
Read MoreBy Cort Street | @cort_street Sports Capital Journalism ATLANTA – The clash of competing shoulder pads striking with more velocity than at any other point in the season. The whisk of two ill-fated field goal kicks, one hooking beyond the reach of the left goal post, the other fading outside the right. The cry of …
Read MoreBy Cort Street | @cort_street Sports Capital Journalism ATLANTA – A sideline of scarlet and gray erupted with ecstasy as Jack Sawyer raced down the field late in Ohio State’s thrilling 28-14 College Football Playoff Semifinal victory at the Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic over the Texas Longhorns, his game-sealing touchdown securing a spot in the …
Read More(Editor’s Note: Caleb Lynn of the Sports Capital Journalism Program at IUPUI described how Ohio State came from behind to become Big Ten champions last December. Several key members of that team were at the National Football League Scouting Combine this week.) By Caleb Lynn | @CalebLynn1 Sports Capital Journalism Program INDIANAPOLIS — The coach …
Read MoreBy Mike Williams | @MikeWritesSport Sports Capital Journalism Program INDIANAPOLIS — Ohio State’s controversial football season, which involved the university community in a contentious national conversation about domestic abuse, ended with the celebration of a 37thBig Ten conference championship, and third in five seasons, after a 45-24 victory over Northwestern Saturday night at Lucas Oil …
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