College Football
CFB Week 0/1 Preview: Reading Season-Opener Noise
College Football Week 0 and Week 1 arrive with a specific analytical challenge: the season’s first data comes from small,…
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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 53-Man Cuts 2026: The Math Behind the Bubble
NFL 53-man roster cutdowns produce more content than the decisions themselves warrant, but the underlying math is straightforward once you…
College Football
CFB Big 12 Preview 2026: SP+ Projections Annotated
The Big 12 in 2026 is the conference with the widest talent spread and the noisiest projection cycle in Power…
NFL
NFL Preseason Week 3: When Starters Play Means More Than How Long
NFL Preseason Week 3 is the point where coaching philosophy divides the league in half. Some staffs play starters into…
College Football
CFB ACC Preview 2026: Through the Returning-Production Lens
The ACC in 2026 sits in a familiar analytical position: two or three programs with legitimate CFP-caliber ceilings, a broad…
NFL
NFL Preseason Week 2: The Joint Practices That Actually Reveal Something
NFL Preseason Week 2 is where coaching staffs typically play starters into the second quarter, joint practices reach their most…
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…
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…