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,…
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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 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.
NFL
Success Rate vs EPA: When the Two Best NFL Stats Disagree
January 26, 2025. AFC Championship in Kansas City. The Bills produce one of the cleanest offensive performances of their season…
College Football
Recruiting Class Composite Scores: What They Predict and What They Don’t
Recruiting class composite scores — what they actually measure, how they correlate with future performance, where they break, and how to read them without...
NFL
Air Yards vs Yards After Catch: Reading WR Production Past the Stat Line
Air yards and yards after catch — what they measure, how to read them together, where public coverage gets them wrong, and how to...
NFL
The 4th-Down Revolution: How Analytics Rewired NFL Coaching Decisions
The fourth-down revolution — how analytics rewired coaching decisions, what the math actually said, where the resistance came from, and where the math still...
College Football
Transfer Portal Math: Modeling Roster Volatility in the NIL Era
Transfer portal math — how the public models try to value player moves, where the math works, where it fails, and what the next...