Malachi Coleman was a breakout star in Week 1 of the season at wide receiver for the Wisconsin Badgers. His route running went viral, and he was a major surprise for Badger fans who weren't quite sure what to expect from the well-traveled junior wide receiver who was a 4-star recruit to Nebraska a few years ago and had a stop at Minnesota, too.
It seems like at Wisconsin he's finally shown his potential, but then in Week 2, he went for a ball, and his head banged off the turf. Coleman never came back in that game and didn't appear in Week 3 against Eastern Michigan. The word was that he was potentially close but was unable to go versus EMU; now it appears he's fully back.
Malachi Coleman is listed as probable and is expected to play against Penn State today
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The good news is, he started the week as "questionable," and in the last two availability reports put out by Wisconsin, he's been elevated to "probable." It is now expected that he will play and be a full-go receiver in the offense. And that's great news for a team that could use his ability on the field and one more player that the Nittany Lions have to keep an eye on.
Against Notre Dame, he had four receptions for 76 yards, with an explosive play in which he broke open and pulled down a 28-yard touchdown. Penn State will have to be aware of his ability and keep an eye on him at all times. It may free up Tyrell Henry, who had a record-breaking performance last week, and Chris Brooks, who's the second-leading receiver on the team, or even Eugene Hilton Jr.
Wisconsin has a few other 'good news updates' on the latest injury report
Abu Sama III is also listed as probable and is expected to play. He barely missed last week and was held out as a precaution. He told reporters early this week that he is "100% going to play."
Emerson Mandell is also on the probable side of things. He's been banged up all season, and this may be the first game he can give it a full go. Before the game, it will be interesting to see if he's in the starting unit and taking first-team reps.
Ryan Schwendeman is also now listed as probable and may see his first action of the season. Though, the tight end group around him has really stepped up and may have made it hard for him to fight his way onto the field again.
The Badgers only have four players listed as "out": Cai Bates, Jaylon Domingeaux, Michael Roeske, and Xavier Ukponu. Wisconsin also has a small number at "questionable," with only running back Bryan Jackson II in that category. It's about as clean of an injury report as you can have heading into the opening conference game.
Penn State, on the other hand, is in worse shape (though a lot is in the "depth" category) with 11 players listed as "out" and three as "questionable."
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