This is the fourth of a six-part series looking at figures who have played a pivotal role in a modern football success story. The first piece, on the rebuilding of Ajax, can be found here. Part two, ...

If you Google the phrase "yards per route run," the results pervasively portray a level of confusion regarding the metric and its relevance. Maybe you've heard the phrase before and wondered why ...

Design: Eamonn Dalton/The Athletic; Photos: Carlos Rodrigues/Getty Images Anyone not plugged into football’s online discourse may have missed it, but the analytics community was rocked by a seismic ...

Football in the Premier League has changed significantly over the years. Clubs no longer rely only on instincts and tradition to make decisions. They now use data to assess player performance, plan ...

Data analytics in football now generates 1.4 million data points in a single match, capturing every pass, sprint, and tactical decision on the pitch. This transformation has changed how clubs operate, ...

In the quest to track some cornerback/wide receiver matchups, Pro Football Reference provides a baseline of player information to help game managers get a feel for defenses' strengths and weaknesses.

If you watched the NFL last season, you probably know that no quarterback was more dangerous heaving bombs down the field than Houston Texans rookie C.J. Stroud. What you didn’t know is just how ...

The 2024 college football season is right around the corner and Daktronics is upping game-day production with Data Studio Football. The cloud-based, real-time data interface is ready for the ...

Get the ultimate Week 5 IDP cheat sheet and rankings with data-driven insights into defensive matchups, cornerback stats, and fantasy football start/sit edges. As Cincinnati Bengals’ players have ...

NIL has been the law of the land in college athletics only since 2021, but it already has turned the sports landscape on its head. After decades of NCAA rule against college athletes’ openly ...