Bill Connelly is a writer at ESPN. He focuses on competitive sports, particularly team sports, and combines his expertise in analytics with a passion for storytelling. Bill has been featured in numerous outlets including ABC 7 Chicago, ESPN, and the Appeal-Democrat.
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Bill Connelly's coverage mainly focuses on sports, particularly football (soccer) and college football. He appears to be very interested in event coverage and investment analysis related to these sports.
Given his interest in investment analysis, he may be open to pitches from financial analysts or industry experts who can provide insights into the business side of sports, such as sponsorships, team valuations, or financial impacts of major events.
For event coverage themes like predictions for upcoming games or rankings of players/teams would likely resonate with him. Pitches offering expert commentary on game strategies or player performance leading up to key events could also capture his attention.
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By: Bill Connelly
play In the real world, confirmation bias can be a terrible thing. We seek information that confirms what we already believed, and we use it to craft a flawed or damaging worldview.
Welcome to the Quadbox Life. A number of television providers have embraced multiview functionality, allowing you to watch up to four channels at once. You can now imbibe television like you're Marty Jr. in "Back to the Future Part II." I love it. (My wife hates it.) An LSU game next to a Lehigh game! Ohio State-Michigan next to a Division III playoff game! Three Friday night games next to "Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives"!
play It's a tradition like no other: We wait more than seven months for college football to return, and we overreact with vigor to all we see.
Below are the updated 2026 SP+ rankings as of Sept. 8, 2026. What is SP+? In a single sentence, it's a tempo- and opponent-adjusted measure
By: Bill Connelly
play What is and isn't true about the epic hype that has surrounded the latest Manning prodigy?
play Last season, Malachi Toney was one of the most important players on a Miami team that came within about half a football field of winning the national title.
By: Bill Connelly
play Which conference is better, the Big Ten or SEC? I got asked that question more than ever this offseason, and I patented a pretty
The updated SP+ rankings, plus strength of schedule and résumé SP+, after this weekend's results.
play You could say that college football college football'd particularly hard in Week 2
The updated SP+ rankings, plus strength of schedule and résumé SP+, after this weekend's results.
