By Cameron Cocquyt | @CameronCocquyt Sports Capital Journalism Program NEW YORK — When Fernando Mendoza speaks, two things quickly seem to radiate: family and football. To the end of an historic Indiana University football season, one that could soon include the school’s first winner of the Heisman Trophy, the quarterback of the Hoosiers has never… Read more »
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Love Weighs his Future as he Extends Notre Dame’s Heisman Heritage
By Chris Schumerth | @ChrisSchumerth Sports Capital Journalism Program NEW YORK – Less than a week after Heisman Trophy finalist Jeremiyah Love and the 10-2 Notre Dame Fighting Irish became the first team to be left out of the College Football Playoff, and nearly a year after the Irish lost the national championship game, Love… Read more »
From The Archives: After an Historic Season, Indiana’s Cignetti Wins Eddie Robinson Award
(Editor’s Note: In the 68 seasons that the Football Writers Association of America has presented an award for National Coach of the Year, named for Hall-of-Fame coach Eddie Robinson of Grambling in 1997, there has never been a back-to-back winner. Darrell Royal of Texas came the closest, winning in 1961 and 1963. With Curt Cignetti… Read more »
Indiana Defeats Ohio State for First Outright Big Ten Football Title Since 1945
By Chris Schumerth | @ChrisSchumerth Sports Capital Journalism Program INDIANAPOLIS – The moment had once been confined to cramped dressing rooms at Iowa and Oregon and Penn State, raucous, off-key celebrations along the way to the perfection of an historic night. Ah one, ah two, you know what to do… The Indiana Hoosiers would bark… Read more »
HeisMendoza? Indiana QB Delivers Big Ten Title, Closing Argument
By Sara Jane | @saraajn_ Sports Capital Journalism Program INDIANAPOLIS – The most anticipated night in the history of Indiana University football began with a frightening moment of apprehension. On Indiana’s first offensive play of the Big Ten Championship Football Game against top-ranked Ohio State, just after Fernando Mendoza delivered a 9-yard completion to wide… Read more »
A New Perspective on College Football Playoff Selection
(Editor’s Note: Sports Capital Journalism Program graduate student Chris Schumerth took part in a mock selection exercise hosted by the College Football Playoff. He described the experience and the selection process in this article that appeared on the College Football Playoff website.) A New Perspective on College Football Playoff Selection – College Football Playoff