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By Frank Gogola Sports Capital Journalism Program INDIANAPOLIS — I didn’t really know what to expect. Didn’t know what I’d do just standing around for three-plus hours. I was getting out of bed before sunrise and heading out into a cold Indiana morning. But my uncertainty and the cold weather never changed my mind. I …

By Zach Wagner Sports Capital Journalism Program INDIANAPOLIS – In light of Saturday’s Big Ten Championship Game between Iowa and Michigan State, I spoke with the Des Moines Register’s senior sports reporter Rick Brown about a couple of topics related to the Hawkeyes’s outstanding season. Brown has been with the Register since 1978 and spends …

By Dennis Glade Sports Capital Journalism Program INDIANAPOLIS — The script has changed a number of times this year for Michigan State, but the objective remains the same – reach higher. For the third time in the five Big Ten championship games, Michigan State will play at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis. An undefeated Iowa …

By Rebecca Harris Sports Capital Journalism Program INDIANAPOLIS — The University of Iowa makes its inaugural appearance in the Big Ten championship game this weekend after a school-record 12-0 season. The Hawkeyes have not performed on as big a stage as they will discover when they face Michigan State at Lucas Oil Stadium on Saturday …