{
  "id": 9423823,
  "title": "For the Record: The American has an octopus, a 58-yard debut, and 3-year quest for one tackle",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/23/for-the-record-the-american-has-an-octopus-a-58-yard-debut-and-3-year",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-23T22:04:59.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/record-american-octopus-58-yard-220459025.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "1. Khamani Alexander, a running back for the Charlotte 49ers, scored a one-yard touchdown and a two-point conversion, creating an \"octopus\" play. This is the fourth time in Charlotte's history that a player has achieved such a feat.\n\n2. Senior linebacker Reggie Jones of Temple finally made his long-awaited tackle after three seasons. The achievement was celebrated by his 172,000 Instagram followers and 65,000 TikTok followers.\n\n3. Tulane's new kicker, Cooper Helmke, hit a 58-yard field goal in his debut game against Kansas State, breaking the school record previously held by Cairo Santos in 2012. Helmke also made a 53-yarder in the third quarter.\n\n4. Tulsa shut down East Texas A&M 42-0 in their latest game, marking the first such shutout since October 2002. This is their third consecutive win, bringing their record to 3-0.\n\n5. Florida Atlantic's quarterback, Caden Veltkamp, leads the nation in completions per game with 28.33. In their Week 2 game against Navy, Veltkamp threw five touchdowns and completed 84.3% of his passes, amassing 386 passing yards.\n\n6. North Texas' Tayven Jackson threw for 492 yards against Texas State, the highest single-game passing total by an FBS quarterback so far in the season. Despite the impressive performance, North Texas lost 49-35.",
  "summary": "Emily Van Buskirk debuts a new column at UDD, diving into the depths of game notes. Here’s the first edition.",
  "key_points": [
    "Reggie Jones, Temple's senior linebacker, made his first career tackle after three seasons",
    "Tulane kicker Cooper Helmke hit a 58-yard field goal in his debut, breaking the school record"
  ],
  "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."
}