What stood out from Wisconsin football's 10th spring practice
A transfer running back shined Saturday, and a key 2027 target was also in town.
MADISON, Wis. — There’s a lot to like about the skill set of Abu Sama III, especially within Jeff Grimes’ offense.
Sama, who came from Iowa State, reeled off a few impressive carries during the University of Wisconsin football team’s 10th spring practice Saturday. The first came inside Camp Randall Stadium early in the session, making a nice cut after a second-team handoff from freshman Ryan Hopkins and accelerating into the open field for what could be called a long touchdown run.
After the practice shifted to the grass field north of the stadium, Sama later took the rock from quarterback Colton Joseph. He went left, then outran the defense — which included eluding a tackle from cornerback Bryce West — to front pylon of the end zone for a touchdown.
Sama’s speed and vision were also complemented by his physicality on other carries Saturday, which was a building block off of his performance Thursday. His reemergence this week during 11-on-11 reps provides Wisconsin with at least a trio of backs alongside rising junior Darrion Dupree and redshirt sophomore Bryan Jackson that could be utilized within assistant Jayden Everett’s position group.
Jackson himself ripped off a nice run into the deeper levels of the defense during a first-team 11-on-11 series Saturday.
Here are a few other notable items from Saturday’s practice.
Colton Joseph led the offense to the end zone later in practice
