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Before Clemson’s Deshaun Watson stuck one final imaginary arrow in his bow, the signature celebration in a remarkable college career that ended with the last-second victory over Alabama, I looked up at the scoreboard and then looked around at the record 74,512 fans in attendance at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa. “I did it,” I …

By Tyler Fenwick | @Ty_Fenwick Sports Capital Journalism Program TAMPA, Fla. — And they say sequels aren’t as good. The 2017 College Football Playoff National Championship Presented by AT&T will be remembered as the game Deshaun Watson and the Clemson Tigers got back at the Alabama Crimson Tide for beating them in the same game …

By Tyler Fenwick & Michael Whitlow | @Ty_Fenwick & @couldbelikemike TAMPA, Fla. – When the Alabama Crimson Tide and Clemson Tigers meet Monday night in the College Football Playoff National Championship Presented by AT&T, the teams will create a rare matchup in the history of college football. For the second consecutive season, the two top-ranked …

By Tyler Fenwick | @Ty_Fenwick Sports Capital Journalism Program TAMPA, Fla. — When Clemson desperately needed its defense to get a stop in the fourth quarter of last year’s College Football Playoff National Championship Presented by AT&T, the Tigers couldn’t do it.

By Tyler Fenwick | @Ty_Fenwick Sports Capital Journalism Program TAMPA, Fla. — When Mike MacIntyre was 19 years old, his father George, the head coach at Vanderbilt University, told him to go with him to the locker room. “Hey Mike! Come here really quick,” he remembered hearing his father say.

By Tyler Fenwick | @Ty_Fenwick Sports Capital Journalism Program TAMPA, Fla. — No defense in college football was as dominant as Alabama’s this season. From 11 defensive touchdowns to 11.4 points allowed per game, achievements that led the nation, the Crimson Tide have been having their way with virtually every opponent.

By Tyler Fenwick | @Ty_Fenwick Sports Capital Journalism Program INDIANAPOLIS – If Josef Newgarden could have had it his way, he would have gone into a dead sprint competition with Alexander Rossi and Carlos Munoz in the final laps for a chance to win the 100th running of the Indianapolis 500. The Newgarden team’s fuel …