๐จ Breaking ๐จ - Former Rutgers QB, Evan Simon, has committed to Temple.
The Manheim, PA native was a former 3 โญ๏ธ recruit and will have 2 years of eligibility remaining.
Simon appeared in 16 games for the Scarlet Knights and threw for 952 yards in his career there.
Welcome!
The list of former Temple football players that have given Fran Brown the nod continues to grow. Here are a few:
-P.J. Walker
-Robby Anderson
-Shaun Bradley
-Sean Chandler
-Tavon Young
-Kareem Ali
-Haason Reddick
Is Fran Brown Templeโs next head coach?
#UCF
AD Terry Mohajir shared his vision for the future of football and athletics with the university's Board of Trustees on Thursday and the plan included a $50M facility upgrade to create a "football campus."
My story on Mohajir's plan:
@247Sports
Jared Folks is the only NCAA athlete that has ever played 8 seasons of college football.
He committed to play at Temple in 2013 and was on the roster as a freshman in 2014. He then transferred to ETSU in 2018.
His collegiate career has finally come to an end.
Jared Folks stood and hugged every single teammate, coach and staffer that walked off the field...sums up what
@ETSUFootball
meant to the super senior.
First commit of the Adam Fisher era!
Battie is a 6โ9โ Wing/Forward from Lancaster, TX. He commits to TU over schools such as Oklahoma State, Washington State, etc.
Battie is a legacy commit with his father, Derrick, being a 4 year starter for Coach Chaney in the 90s.
Welcome!
Temple has discontinued all of their owl logos marking the end of a rather long era of those logos. Finally have proof, the Temple 'T' (designed in '83) is basically the only athletics logo going forward.
#TempleTUFF
Per
@OwlScoop_com
, Adam Fisher is set to be Templeโs next head menโs basketball coach!
For the past decade, Fisher spent 8 years under Jim Larranaga at the University Of Miami and 2 years under Micah Shrewsberry at PSU.
Fisher has ties to the area being a Bucks County native.
The
@MountainWest
isnโt the only possible lifeline for the 4 remaining Pac-12 teams. Sources said the
@American_Conf
would consider the possibility of a combination or all four, which would bring the league up to 18 teams. There are options for Stanford and Cal if ACC says no
Make that 5 former SEC players now on Templeโs 2022 roster.
Dominick Hill (
@Dominick_Hill5
) is now an Owl. The former Gamecock was a 3โญ๏ธ (.8646) recruit originally from Orlando, Florida. He chose South Carolina over other SEC schools such as Alabama, Florida, etc.
Welcome!
The Big 5 Classic:
Teams within the same pod will play each other and will be seeded afterwards.
Pod 1: Temple, La Salle, Drexel
Pod 2: Villanova, Penn, SJU
Both pods will face-off in a triple header on December 2nd. The 1st place seed in each pod will play for the title.
The Maxwell Football Club announced its watch list for the 87th Maxwell Award presented annually to the outstanding player in college football.
#MaxwellFootball
#MaxwellAward
๐:
Check out the full list here โฌ๏ธ
Former Texas A&M RB Darvon Hubbard will transfer to Temple.
Hubbard was a 3โญ๏ธrecruit from the class of 2020. He will join the Owls with 4 years of eligibility remaining.
The Owls will now have 4 former SEC players on its 2022 roster.
TEMPLE BASKETBALL IS BACK!!!!
Double header tonight:
4pm: TUWB vs Delaware State
7:30pm: TUMB vs UMES
If 2,500 students show up, Coach Fish is giving out Pizza vouchers to all students!!
Stanley โDouble Deuceโ Sugerman should be a candidate for the open HC position.
Renowned international scout for the Sixers who has a special eye for talent. He was elevated to assistant coach shortly after discovering Bo Cruz.
TU alum who wore
#22
in his playing days.
๐จ Temple beats Albany at the Barclays Center ๐จ
Final score: Owls 78 - Albany 73
Hysier led the charge with 28 points, 4 rebounds, and 4 assists.
Followed by Riley with 19 points and Stanford with 16 points.
Overall great team win.
Great past 48 hours for Temple FB recruiting!
Recent commitments:
Grambling Stateโs leading WR, Antonio Jones
Rutgers DL, CamโRon Stewart
Nebraska DB, Javier Morton
NIU DB, Louis Frye
High praise for our new head coach from Ezekiel Elliot!
This was recorded at the 2016 NFL Combine. Elliot went to Instagram to congratulate his former coach once the hiring was officially announced.
Temple has a chance of becoming โRBUโ.
Notable running backs Drayton has coached:
-Ezekiel Elliot
-Carlos Hyde
-Matt Forte
-Jordan Howard
Drayton was a RB at Allegheny College (D3) and finished his career with 54 touchdowns and 4,010 all purpose yards.
Every player that transferred from Temple to Colorado State is back in the transfer portal.
QB Todd Centeio
CB Linwood Crump
OL Vince Picozzi
TE Nick Picozzi
Temple is a 29.5 point underdog against
#5
Cincinnati.
In 1998, Temple was a 35.5 point underdog against
#14
Virginia Tech. Temple had lost 72 of its last 83 games, was 0-6 on the season, and was allowing 40 points a game. The Owls would end up winning 28-24.
#Believe
The Owls fall to
#3
Houston 81-65.
Only the 3rd time all season Houston trailed at half. Also the most points Houston has given up in the 1st half all season.
There is a chance we see them again in the conference tournament.
GO OWLS.
Time for
@kylemccord16
to transfer homeโฆ.
The Ohio State quarterback just entered the transfer portal after throwing for 3170 yards and 24 touch downs. He has 1 year of eligibility remaining.
The former St. Joeโs Prep QB could excel in the Danny Langsdorf offenseโฆ.
Zamar Grove has committed to Temple!
The 6โ6โ 230lb SDE played at Irvington High School (NJ). He finished his senior season with 71.5 tackles and 12.5 sacks.
Welcome!
London Hall has committed to Temple!
The 3โญ๏ธ (.8477) CB is originally from Clearwater, Florida.
He had offers from Nebraska, Coastal Carolina, Virginia, Iowa State, etc.
Welcome!
Congratulations to Branden Mack on being drafted by the USFLโs Pittsburgh Maulers!
Mack was previously signed by the Denver Broncos after going undrafted in the 2021 NFL Draft.
๐จ GAME DAY ๐จ
๐บ La Salle vs Temple ๐ฆ
๐ The Liacouras Center ๐
โฐ 7:00PM on ESPN+ ๐บ
๐ญ Dollar Dog Night ๐ญ
โผ๏ธWinner plays in the Big 5 Championship game at the Wells Fargo Center on December 2nd โผ๏ธ
Itโs been a big past two days on the recruiting front for Temple!
4 commits after a big OV weekend:
Allan Haye - DT (Miami)
Kamar Wilcoxson - Safety (Florida)
Dante Atton - Punter (Prokick Australia)
Diego Barajas - OT (Laney College)
Reinforcements are hereโฆ
Jackson Pruitt has committed to Temple.
The 3 โญ๏ธ (.8577) offensive lineman is 6โ5โ and 285 pounds.
Pruitt had offers from Louisville, Kansas, Tennessee, Coastal Carolina, Mizzou, etc.
Welcome to Philadelphia!
Former Michigan State WR Ian Stewart will transfer to Temple.
Out of high school, Stewart was a 3 โญ๏ธ recruit with offers from Michigan, Ohio State, West Virginia, etc.
Welcome!
Former Penn State DT Joseph Appiah Darkwa will transfer to Temple.
The former 3โญ๏ธ recruit is originally from Germany and chose Penn State over other P5 programs such as Rutgers, UCLA, Indiana, etc.
Beyond happy to announce that I will be committing to
@TempleOwls
@Temple_FB
โผ๏ธ
Iโm more than grateful for
@StanDraytonTU
believing in me and giving me a chance to play for his team and further my education. Iโm more than ready to be
#TempleTuff
Temple vs La Salle on Wednesday night at the Liacouras Center determines who plays in the Big 5 title game at the Wells Fargo Center in a few weeks!
The loser will play in the second place game.
Link to tickets for the La Salle game:
Big game today against UCF at noon!
UCF is on a 3 game losing streak but is still a 5.5 point favorite at home.
Temple has an opportunity to advance to 8-2 in conference play before playing Houston again next weekend.
Throwback to when Haason Reddick was drafted 13th overall in the 2017 NFL Draft by the Arizona Cardinals.
Best of luck to Dan Archibong, Branden Mack, and Kimere Brown in this upcoming draft!
Spent the day in Tallahassee. Florida State is serious about weighing its options, but the ACC is also serious about its belief in the grant of rights, a document many have described as "ironclad." A showdown is looming
Temple has an opportunity to lock in the
#3
seed in the AAC tournament.
The AAC tournament began in 2014 and only once has a seed lower than the 2 seed won it all.
2016-
#5
UConn โ vs
#6
Memphis
FINAL: Texas Tech 79, No. 6 Kansas 50
It's the fewest points Kansas has scored in a road game in the Bill Self era, per
@ESPNStatsInfo
. And it's the Jayhawks' first 20-point loss to an unranked opponent since Dec. 22, 2014 at Temple.
University of Montana transfer QB, Clifton McDowell, is taking a visit to Temple todayโผ๏ธ
McDowell led the grizzlies to a FCS national championship game appearance this past season.
McDowell threw for 2,026 yards and 13 TDs in 2023. He also rushed for 753 yards and 9 TDs.
In October, ESPN CBB experts such as Lunardi, Borzello, Gasaway, and Medcalf projected Temple finishing 7th in the AAC.
Temple will play Memphis tonight for 3rd place with less than 2 weeks to go in the regular season.
The battle to keep 5th place is well underway. 3 teams are in the running:
Syracuse trails Temple by only 6 games, followed by UCLA being 7 games behind.
5th: Temple - 1,962 wins
6th: Syracuse - 1,956 wins
7th: UCLA - 1,955 wins
While
@SSN_Coastal
(future AAC member?) is playing against a Big 12 team, I thought it would be best to drop this "Best Case Scenario Map" for the AAC/Temple solely at the football level.
-Lose 3? Expand to 16. Be proactive, not reactive
-Pod A: Buffalo, Marshall, Navy, Temple
Temple lands the commitment of NC State linebacker, Torren Wrightโผ๏ธ
Wright is a former 4 โญ๏ธ recruit in the class of 2022 who chose NC State over schools like Duke & West Virginia.
Wright primarily played special teams for the wolf pack and has 3 years of eligibility remaining.
๐จ GAME DAY ๐จ
๐ Temple vs
#12
Penn State ๐
๐Liacouras Center @ 7:00 PM โฐ
Your Temple womenโs volleyball team is 6-1 and will play
#12
Penn State tonight at 7:00 PM. It will be their first ever match in the Liacouras Center. Tickets are FREE for students.
Temple is set up for success with this true freshman class.
Next Season:
- Hysier Miller and Zach Hicks will make great additions for next season.
- Temple still has a 2021 scholarship available.
Itโs official, Aaron McKie is no longer the menโs head basketball coach.
McKie will still be involved with TU by serving as a special advisor to athletics.
PWO commitment from senior Marcus Day out of Altoona High School (PA)
-Versatile Athlete and listed as a TE
-Primarily played QB at Altoona
-Class of 2021 commitment
-Height: 6โ4 Weight: 225
๐จ BIG NEWS: ๐
2024 U.S. News rankings just came out
...and there have been lots of changes in the most popular college ranking!
What's your biggest surprise?
I usually prefer to average multiple rankings in my data, but fascinating to see how great some of these schools are
The Owls fall to the Hawks in the inaugural Big 5 Championship Game.
Final score: Hawks 74- Owls 65
Impressive start to the Fisher era making the championship game in his 1st year as head coach. Lange built his roster over several years to what it is today. We will be back.
9 days until the first Temple FB game of the season!
Game 1:
@SSN_Akron
- Temple is 6-0 against Akron since 2007
- Average margin of victory: 25.5 points
- Last matchup: 45-24 victory in 2021
What are your expectations for game 1? โฌ๏ธโฌ๏ธโฌ๏ธ
Temple beats Navy 32-18!
EJ Warner threw for 400 yards and 4 TDs in his first game back from injury.
Zae Baines led the receivers with 7 receptions for 132 yards.
Up next:
@SSN_USF