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Streitmatter’s Personal Childhood Experience Leads Him to Samford for Sports Data Programs
After a neurological disorder temporarily halted his playing days as a child, Samford junior Austin Streitmatter's love for sports grew and his passion for the support side of sports evolved, bringing him to Samford where he is enrolled in the sports data programs.
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Project SAMson Shows Results in First Year: Improves Athlete Performance, Reduces Number of Injuries
Since its launch last year, the collaborative program has already improved the performance of the university’s athletes and helped with injury prevention and recovery.
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Social Media Big Data and NIL Value for College Football Players
The college football landscape has forever been changed with the new Name, Image and Likeness rules, or NIL. We took a deep dive into how college football athletes have performed on social media and where the value for corporations is in these athletes with high affinity.