Weller Ross, football analytics coordinator for the National Football League’s Houston Texans, headlines the third annual Midwest Sports Analytics Meeting at Central College Saturday.

Ross will present “You Must Unlearn What You Have Learned,” a collection of perspectives on working in sports analytics, along with perspectives on his work in the NFL. Also presenting is Tim Chartier, an applied mathematician from Davidson College with a specialty in sports analytics. He has consulted for the NBA, ESPN, NASCAR, Google and Pixar. The daylong conference promotes faculty, graduate and undergraduate research in sports analytics. Cost is $25 for high school and college students, $50 for high school and college faculty and staff and $100 for the public. It is free for Central students and staff. The first keynote begins at 9 a.m. in the Maytag Student Center on Central’s campus, with concurrent sessions beginning after, also in the Maytag Student Center. Lunch is provided. The conference concludes at 4 p.m. after Chartier’s keynote titled “Ranking-It Isn’t All Madness.” Professionals, faculty and students from Central, Notre Dame University, Syracuse University, Iowa State University, Western Illinois University and Davidson College will also speak and present.

Registration information and other conference details are available online. Email MWSportsAnalytics@central.edu.