College Football
College Football Big Ten Preview: The Schedule Math Decides Half of It
The Big Ten enters 2026 with the same structural question it has faced since the Pac-12 remnants joined: can a…
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Owen Brennan
Football writer based in Indianapolis. Former college beat reporter who turned to NFL and college football analytics after watching one too many quarterback evaluations built entirely on highlight reels. Skeptical of any take that survives less than three weeks. Covers EPA, DVOA, SP+ and the work that has to happen on the All-22 before any of those numbers make sense.
NFL
NFL Preseason Week 1: How to Read Garbage-Time Drives Honestly
NFL Preseason Week 1 arrives with a specific coverage problem: 16 games, most starters playing between five and fifteen snaps,…
College Football
College Football SEC Preview: The Numbers Behind Every Title Contender
SEC football opens later this month with its usual concentration of top-15 SP+ teams and the same annual question: which…
NFL
NFL Preseason 2026 Preview: What to Actually Watch (and What to Ignore)
NFL preseason football kicks off this week, and three preseason weeks are about to produce more coverage than the games…
NFL
NFL Camp Storylines: Five Veteran Position Battles That Matter
NFL training camps in late July produce the year’s most-covered veteran position battles. Most are resolved by Week 1 without…
College Football
College Football Returning Production Index: 2026 Updated Rankings
The college football returning production index is one of the strongest single preseason indicators in the sport. The 2026 version,…
NFL
NFL Rookies Report for Camp: How to Read Beat-Writer Day 1 Coverage
NFL rookie minicamps and the first days of training camp produce the year’s most-covered rookie storylines, and beat writers who…
NFL
NFL Camp Preview: Five Position Battles the Numbers Already Predict
Every NFL training camp produces roughly a dozen position battles per team, and the vast majority are decided by contract…
NFL
NFL Mandatory Minicamps: Reading Beat Reports With a Skeptical Eye
NFL mandatory minicamps produce three days of first-team reps in June that most fantasy analysts extrapolate into September predictions. Beat…
Newsroom
Why SEC Coverage Numbers Dont Travel: A Newsroom Note on Audience-Adjusted Analytics
ESPN+48 SEC bias vs Fox +39 Big Ten. The numbers do not change between networks. What gets cited, framed, and silenced does.