{
  "id": 11288231,
  "title": "For the Record: The American has a 34-year rematch, a touchdown collector, and a 28-year-old punter",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/01/for-the-record-the-american-has-a-34-year-rematch-a-touchdown",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-01T21:44:09.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/record-american-34-rematch-touchdown-214409032.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Florida Atlantic's Easton Messer has become a prolific scorer, collecting touchdowns through rushing, receiving, passing, and punt returns. His versatile contributions led to the Owls' 45-17 victory over ULM, and he earned American Special Teams Player of the Week honors for a 73-yard punt return touchdown. Meanwhile, Tulsa's Max Tulen, born in 1998, has been punter for the team for 28 years. The Tulsa native, who arrived from Bethune-Cookman University, led the Southwest Athletic Conference (SWAC) with a 44.6-yard punting average and a 64-yard punt against Jackson State. Navy's senior cornerback Ira Oniha, born to Nigerian parents and raised in Baltimore, Maryland, is the second of four quadruplets.",
  "summary": "Week 5 in the American features a neighborhood reunion and a reminder of the people who preserve these stories.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}