{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"College News &amp; Media","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.ramapo.edu\/news","author_name":"lfergus2","author_url":"https:\/\/www.ramapo.edu\/news\/author\/lfergus2\/","title":"Professor Helped Develop Quarterback Predictor Used by ESPN","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"D9IZUw37TX\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ramapo.edu\/news\/slide\/professor-helped-develop-quarterback-predictor-used-by-espn\/\">Professor Helped Develop Quarterback Predictor Used by ESPN<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ramapo.edu\/news\/slide\/professor-helped-develop-quarterback-predictor-used-by-espn\/embed\/#?secret=D9IZUw37TX\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Professor Helped Develop Quarterback Predictor Used by ESPN&#8221; &#8212; College News &amp; Media\" data-secret=\"D9IZUw37TX\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\/* <![CDATA[ *\/\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/www.ramapo.edu\/news\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n\/* ]]> *\/\n<\/script>\n","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/www.ramapo.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/118\/2026\/02\/Alex-Olbrecht-rcnj.03-scaled.jpg","thumbnail_width":2560,"thumbnail_height":1707,"description":"February 6, 2026 by Lauren Ferguson Alexandre Olbrecht has spent the last 20 years as a professor of economics at Ramapo College of New Jersey. In that time, Olbrecht has also become an expert on sports analytics, with his work appearing in academic journals such as the Journal of Sports Economics and the International Journal [&hellip;]"}