national championship
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The 22-year-old was the overwhelming favourite for the honour, having been named the best player in college football last season, when he led Indiana to their first national championship.
From BBC • Apr. 23, 2026
He had 35½ career sacks and posted 12½ sacks with Miami last season in its run to the national championship game.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 23, 2026
The Crimson Tide went through seven different coaches over the next 27 years, winning only one national championship, before Coach Nick Saban restored its place as the dominant college football team in 2009.
From Barron's • Apr. 20, 2026
As a Wisconsin grad, and something of a known jerk, my usual move here is to get snarky and belittle the University of Michigan’s brand new national championship in men’s basketball.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 2026
Ulbrickson had to wonder if Cal’s losing crew in Oakland had, to some extent, been a ruse employed by Ebright en route to the greater prize of a national championship in Poughkeepsie.
From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown
