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By  Christopher Tyree and Jeff White

When Adeeb Atariwa breaks huddle with his Virginia Cavaliers football teammates and crouches down to gaze at his adversary across the line of scrimmage, he sees living, breathing … data. It's a habit of mind that's as important to him as any physical feat he could accomplish on the field. Not only is Atariwa playing in his final season of college football, he's also nearing the goal line in his academic career. In December, he'll graduate with his master's degree in systems engineering from the University of Virginia School of Engineering and Applied Science.