By Joe Tykane Sports Capital Journalism Program INDIANAPOLIS – Indiana reached the 20-victory mark for a seventh consecutive season, a program record, with a 66-54 victory over Rutgers in the second round of the Big Ten Women’s Basketball Tournament Thursday at Gainbridge Fieldhouse. Graduate student Ali Patberg scored 19 points, including five 3-point shots to …
Read MoreBy Laura Vázquez David | @lauravazquezpr Sports Capital Journalism Program INDIANAPOLIS – Michigan State senior Nia Clouden scored 23 points, including 10 of 11 foul shots, to lead the Spartans to a 73-69 victory over Purdue in the second round of the Big Ten Women’s Basketball Tournament on Thursday. Eighth-seeded Michigan State (15-14) advanced to …
Read MoreBy Matthew Brown Sports Capital Journalism Program INDIANAPOLIS — It is hard to say if the football coaches at Iowa State University knew all that they were getting when they recruited Charlie Kolar back in 2017. The young tight end, recruited by Matt Campbell and his staff, appears to be destined for greatness. Iowa State …
Read MoreBy Meghan Rominger | @MeghanRominger Sports Capital Journalism Program INDIANAPOLIS — The first cold-weather location to host a College Football Playoff National Championship added another major sporting event to a collection that has dramatically transformed the image of this city in the last half century. A traditional morning-after news conference designed to pass the hosting …
Read MoreBy Meghan Rominger | @MeghanRominger Sports Capital Journalism Program INDIANAPOLIS — As a high school quarterback dreaming of one day making it big, Georgia’s Stetson Bennett IV was aware of his strengths, the areas of his game that needed improvement, and the weaknesses that scouts and teams couldn’t easily overlook. On the shorter side for …
Read MoreBy Zach Powell | @ZiggidyZach_ Sports Capital Journalism Program INDIANAPOLIS – Three days of discussions among members of the College Football Playoff management committee concluded on Monday without any consensus on how an expansion of the four-team field could be executed. More than six months after a 12-team field was proposed, ten conference commissioners plus …
Read MoreBy Jordan Morey | @JordanAMorey Sports Capital Journalism Program INDIANAPOLIS — As the Heisman Trophy winner’s pass sailed down the left sideline, Georgia coach Kirby Smart experienced Déjà Vu. Smart wasn’t taken back to the bludgeoning the Bulldogs received in the Southeastern Conference Championship game against Alabama last month. Nor did he go back to …
Read MoreEditor’s Note: Four students from the Sports Capital Journalism Program at IUPUI are covering the College Football Playoff National Championship. Here are their predictions for the 2022 game: Coaching edge? Saban over Smart. Quarterback edge? Young over Bennett. Mental/Confidence edge? Alabama, for its win over Georgia last month in the SEC Championship game along with …
Read MoreBy Meghan Rominger | @MeghanRominger Sports Capital Journalism Program INDIANAPOLIS — Footballs whizzing through the air, Bulldog and Crimson Tide branded Indy cars, and Dr. Pepper pong: there was no shortage of football-themed fun this weekend at the Playoff Fan Central event at the Indiana Convention Center. Georgia and Alabama fans, along with some neutral …
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Four M.A. in Sports Journalism students at IUPUI are covering tonight’s College Football Playoff Championship game between Alabama and Georgia at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis. Watch Zachary Powell’s preview of the match-up.
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