Football Analytics Debate with Ben Shpigel

During an unconventional football season in 2020, some NJ private high schools, such as Mater Dei in Middletown, are considering new strategies to strengthen their team, including collecting analytics through new softwares, such as Edjvarsity. Something banned in the NCAA and pro teams, analytics question traditional forms of collecting player stats by creating a play from multiple options of outputs. Originally reported from The New York Times, Sports Reporter Ben Sphigel joins us to further discuss this change in the sports world and the response from the community.