Trench Chess: CMU Sophomore Uses NFL Data To Examine Pre-Snap Play

Abhishek Varadarajan's project “Trench Chess(opens in new window)(opens in new window),” a semifinalist in NFL’s 2025 Big Data Bowl(opens in new window)(opens in new window), analyzes different ways a defense can create confusion at the line of scrimmage. (opens in new window)(opens in new window)

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