Donnovan chats with two University of Toronto students, Aaron White and Hassaan Inayatali, who along with Daniel Hocevar are the annual champions of the Big Data Bowl - the Super Bowl of analytics competitions (20:04). They discuss what led them down this road, the stiff competition they faced along the way, and what they hope to do with their research going forward. Donnovan also speaks with Julie Souza, head of Sports with Amazon Web Services, who was one of the event's judges (6:47) - how does data help the average NFL fan understand the broadcast in an easier fashion? Afterwards, former All-Pro NFL linebacker Shawne Merriman stops by to take a look around the hectic NFL offseason, and to discuss his Lights Out Xtreme Fighting League (40:43).

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