Daniel Novak
CENTER_JUDGE · BIG TENcenter_judge · Big Ten · 15 games since 2025
Worked WIS 31–3 MSU in week 5.
Games since '25Games since '25
156 in 20266 in 2026
Flags / g 2026Flags / g · 2026
9.7— · LG 12.7— pctl · league 12.7
Acc. yds / gAcc. yds / g
87LG 111League 111
Judgment shareJudgment share
69%LG 60%League 60%
Home cookingHome cooking · raw
−1.9Raw · under 8 GNo read under 8 games
Late whistleLate whistle
—Under 8 gamesUnder 8 games
Game lengthGame length
3:21LG 3:24League 3:24
Flag profile
Per game · | = leagueJ = judgment · P = procedural · + 0.1 other / g · Career, 15 G
Leans
Flags over expected / g0 LEANS IN 40 SPLITS · ~2 EXPECTED BY LUCK · + = OPPONENT FLAGGED MORE
Crew history
15 gamesYear | Crew · position | G | Flags/g |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Big Ten · center_judge | 6 | 9.7 |
| 2025 | Big Ten · center_judge | 9 | 8.8 |
Replay reviews
Career · 15 GReviews, 0.7/g
Overturned · 3
Of replay
Longest: ≈ 6:39, loose ball recovery upheld · 2026 wk 2, Ohio State at
Texas
■ Overturned · review time = gap to next snap − game median
Flags / g = accepted penalties, games worked · Late whistle = 4th-q one-score judgment flags / play ÷ rest of game
Flags / g = accepted penalties · Home cooking = FOE on visitor − FOE on home, judgment flags only · Late whistle = 4th-q one-score judgment flags / play ÷ rest of game
Lean = pooled estimate whose 90% interval misses 0 with ≥ 8 G · shrunk toward 0 · judgment flags only · permutation luck check, 1,000 shuffles
Lean = pooled estimate whose 90% interval misses 0 with ≥ 8 G · shrunk toward 0 · luck check = 1,000 shuffles · source: school box scores · Updated Fri 10:02 AM ET
Source: school box scores · Updated Fri 10:02 AM ET