Shehan Jeyarajah - Profile and Journalist Details

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Biography

Shehan Jeyarajah is an award-winning sports writer who works as a National College Football Writer at CBS Sports. He serves on the national board of the Football Writer's Association of America, votes for numerous college football awards and is one of 18 FWAA All-America selectors. Prior to CBS Sports, Jeyarajah worked as college football editor and insider at Dave Campbell's Texas Football magazine, leading comprehensive coverage of the 47 institutions that play college football at all levels and writing cover stories for three football and two basketball magazines. He previously covered Big 12 and SEC football for Cox Media Group and contributed to college coverage at the Dallas Morning News. Jeyarajah was the youngest writer honored in the FWAA's Best Writing Contest in 2020 for his enterprise story on SMU's Dallas Campaign and was named Outstanding Young Alumni by the Baylor Line Foundation in 2021. He has covered events from New Year's Six bowls to March Madness and from the Women's College World Series to the Stagg Bowl, Division III's football national championship game. Jeyarajah lives in Dallas with his wife, Bhargavi. For interviews, inquiries and bookings, contact Shehan Jeyarajah at shehan.jeyarajah@gmail.com. Prior to DCTF, Jeyarajah covered Big 12 and SEC football for Cox Media Group and contributed to college coverage at the Dallas Morning News. He was named Outstanding Young Alumni by the Baylor Line Foundation in 2021. He has covered multiple New Year's Six bowl games, March Madness, the Women's College World Series and many other events. For interviews, inquiries and bookings, contact Shehan Jeyarajah at shehan.jeyarajah@gmail.com.

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• Who is Notre Dame QB CJ Carr? Meet the frontrunner to start for Irish as Steve Angeli enters transfer portal

  By Shehan Jeyarajah Verified| CBS Sports Verified Notre Dame quarterback CJ Carr is expected to win the starting quarterback job and enter 2025 as one of the faces of the storied Fighting Irish program. Top contender Steve Angeli entered the transfer portal on Thursday, leaving Carr as the favorite over Kenny Minchey to capture the job. Carr did not throw any passes during a redshirt season in 2024 but came to Notre Dame as a heralded recruit.

  By Shehan Jeyarajah Verified · CBS Sports

  Apr. 17, 2025

• Notre Dame QB Steve Angeli expected to enter transfer portal after competing for starting job during spring

  By Shehan Jeyarajah Verified| CBS Sports Verified Notre Dame quarterback Steve Angeli is expected to enter the transfer portal as a graduate transfer, CBS Sports' Matt Zenitz reports. Angeli spent the spring competing for starting reps with underclassmen CJ Carr and Kenny Minchey. Angeli served as the primary backup quarterback over the last two seasons to transfers Riley Leonard and Sam Hartman. Despite not winning the job last year, coach Marcus Freeman prioritized keeping him on campus with a chance to win the starting job in 2025.

  By Shehan Jeyarajah Verified · CBS Sports

  Apr. 17, 2025

• NCAA cracks down on faking injuries in college football, approves rule change to penalize offending teams

  By Shehan Jeyarajah Verified| CBS Sports Verified The NCAA Playing Rules Oversight Panel has approved a rule to curtail faking injuries, which has been a hot-button topic in recent seasons. Starting with the 2025-26 college football season, if medical personnel enter the field to evaluate an injured player's health after the ball is spotted for the next play, the offending team will be charged a timeout. If the team is out of timeouts, they will instead by called for a 5-yard delay of game penalty.

  By Shehan Jeyarajah Verified · CBS Sports

  Apr. 17, 2025

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