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2026 · THROUGH WK 7

Nicholas Brigati

HEAD_LINE_JUDGE · BIG TENhead_line_judge · Big Ten · 38 games since 2022

Worked UCLA 17–7 WIS in week 7.

Games since '22Games since '22

38

5 in 20265 in 2026

Flags / g 2026Flags / g · 2026

11.2

— · LG 12.7— pctl · league 12.7

Acc. yds / gAcc. yds / g

107

LG 111League 111

Judgment shareJudgment share

61%

LG 60%League 60%

Home cookingHome cooking · raw

+2.7

Raw · under 8 GNo read under 8 games

Late whistleLate whistle

—

Under 8 gamesUnder 8 games

Game lengthGame length

3:32

LG 3:24League 3:24

Flag profile

Per game · | = league
False startP2.1
HoldingJ1.9
Pass interferenceJ1.1
Personal foulJ0.9
OffsideP0.8
Delay of gameP0.5
Unsportsmanlike conductJ0.5

J = judgment · P = procedural · + 0.0 other / g · Career, 38 G

Leans

Flags over expected / g
Non-Big Ten teams16 G · −1.1 to +0.1
−0.5noise
Big Ten teams5 G · raw, under 8 G
−0.5No read under 8 games
ACC teams3 G · raw, under 8 G
−0.9No read under 8 games
Illinois5 G · raw, under 8 G
+1.7No read under 8 games
Michigan5 G · raw, under 8 G
−0.8No read under 8 games

0 LEANS IN 40 SPLITS · ~2 EXPECTED BY LUCK · + = OPPONENT FLAGGED MORE

Crew history

38 games
Crew history
Year
Crew · position
G
Flags/g
2026Big Ten · head_line_judge511.2
2025Big Ten · head_line_judge79.9
2024Big Ten · line_judge99.2
2023MAC · line_judge1010.2
2022MAC · line_judge79.3

Replay reviews

Since 2025 · 12 G
10

Reviews, 0.8/g

40%

Overturned · 4

≈0.2 h

Of replay

Spot4 · 2 OT
Broke the plane2 · 0 OT
Targeting2 · 2 OT
Catch / no catch1 · 0 OT
Runner down1 · 0 OT

Longest: ≈ 6:07, pass completion upheld · 2026 wk 2, Oregon at
Oklahoma State

■ 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 10:09 AM ET

Source: school box scores · Updated Fri 10:09 AM ET