{
  "id": 9671329,
  "title": "Wisconsin's Abu Sama, Malachi Coleman upgraded for Big Ten opener at Penn State",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/25/wisconsins-abu-sama-malachi-coleman-upgraded-for-big-ten-opener-at-9671329",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-25T01:34:07.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/wisconsins-abu-sama-malachi-coleman-013407841.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "On September 24, Wisconsin's updated availability report for the upcoming Big Ten opener at Penn State revealed positive news for the Badgers. Running back Abu Sama and receiver Malachi Coleman have been upgraded from questionable to probable to participate in the game against the Nittany Lions on September 26 at Beaver Stadium in Pennsylvania. Both players had missed the Badgers' previous game against Eastern Michigan due to injury concerns. Sama had been dealing with a shoulder issue, while Coleman had been out since suffering a head injury during a game against Western Illinois on September 12. No other changes were reported for the Wisconsin team. For Penn State, linebacker Cam Smith and cornerback Christian Askew were downgraded from questionable to out. Star receiver Koby Howard, who is expected to miss the game due to an undisclosed injury, was also noted as being out.",
  "summary": "UW's updated availability report Sept. 24 offered good news about two key pieces of the offense: running back Abu Sama and receiver Malachi Coleman.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Yahoo Sports",
        "title": "Wisconsin's Abu Sama, Emerson Mandell questionable on B1G availability report",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/24/wisconsins-abu-sama-emerson-mandell-questionable-on-b1g-availability",
        "published": "2026-09-24T10:16:48.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}