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. Al Golden once told me I had an eye for evaluating talent. I've spent the last 15 seasons proving him wrong.
Temple is one of just 16 schools in the nation to have multiple players selected in each of the last four drafts. Of those 16 schools, Temple is the only Group of 5 program to accomplish the feat.
Temple (15 picks) is tied for No. 25 in the nation when it comes to selections over the last five NFL drafts. That's the most of any G5 team during that stretch.
Draft picks from Northeast/Mid-Atlantic FBS programs over the last five years:
1. Penn State (23)
2. Temple (15)
3. Boston College (12)
4. Maryland (10)
5. Virginia (7)
T-6. Syracuse (5)
T-6. Rutgers (5)
T-8. UMass (3)
T-8. UConn (3)
10. Navy (2)
11. Buffalo (1)
12. Army (0)
With today’s commitments, Temple’s Class of 2019 is ranked No. 35 in the nation. It’s the top G5 class and is ahead of schools like Baylor, Nebraska, UNC, Stanford and Rutgers.
Temple coach Aaron McKie: "Nike is the gold standard in basketball. It is the industry leader and the preferred shoe for the majority of basketball players. This new partnership will really be beneficial in terms of recruiting and will be well received by our current players."
In Temple's 2015 season opener, Matt Ioannidis, Haason Reddick and Jacob Martin combined for 3.5 of Temple's 10 sacks in its win over Penn State. In the last five days, the trio have signed NFL contracts worth a combined $64.4 million.
Ravens are giving CB Tavon Young a three-year, $25.8 million extension with a max value of $29 million, making him the NFL’s highest-paid nickel back, per source.
Temple also announced the addition of a handful of walk-ons, including Ali Barkley. Barkley, a former 3-star recruit, is the younger brother of New York Giants' RB Saquon Barkley.
Temple's 12-point win over No. 16 Wichita State was its largest margin of victory over a Top 25 team since it beat No. 10 Kansas, 77-52, on December 22, 2014.
Re'Mahn Davis on Temple's defense: "That is the best defense in the country. I'm saying it, everyone should be saying it. We have the best defense in the country."
Carolina Panthers QB PJ Walker: "Going to Temple was the best decision I’ve ever made. I had offers from other schools, but I felt like Temple was just the best fit."
Temple's athletic department set a school record for Graduation Success Rate with a 90 percent graduation rate, the university announced. Temple is one of just 12 FBS programs to be in the Top 50 in football and the Top 30 in basketball. TUFB is 38th in the nation, TUMBB IS 29th
Temple beats Cincinnati for the first time since January 16, 2016. To put that in perspective, Doug Pederson wasn't officially the Eagles' coach yet, Joel Embiid was still considered a bust and Matt Rhule still had a year left at Temple.
Yes, we ranked every college QB – 1 through 130.
1. Trevor Lawrence
2. Tua Tagovailoa
3. Justin Herbert
4. D'Eriq King
5. Mason Fine
The whole list is 🔽🔽
Former Temple QB Henry Burris will be one of 10 new additions to Temple’s Athletics Hall of Fame, the school announced via a statement. Burris and the others will be inducted in October.
I'm not usually a big soapbox guy (yes I am) but the fact that Jeremiah Williams didn't make the all-freshman team is an absolute joke. Williams was No. 2 amongst AAC freshmen in scoring, No. 1 in assists, No. 1 in minutes and No. 1 in steals.
Little bit of personal news to pass along: Beyond excited to announce Baby Boy Gauss, currently expected to make his debut in early January. Can’t wait, hope he likes excel sheets.
Just a massive win in Temple’s pursuit of a first round bye in next month’s AAC tournament. First time Temple has won while shooting worse than 31 percent from the field since the 40-37 win over American in 2014.
Former Temple DE Avery Ellis, who played for the CFL's Ottawa Redblacks this season, has worked out for the Bengals, Steelers, Jets, Chargers and Lions since the CFL season ended. Ellis has had nine sacks in his two seasons in the CFL.
Temple adds Wisconsin transfer guard Tai Strickland. Schools like Stanford, Oklahoma State and Texas Tech were interested in the former 3-star prospect.
Stan Drayton on his newly assembled staff: "A lot of guys I've coached with, they wear national championship rings and forgot the process...I've got real guys, real coaches."
Three-star DB MJ Griffin, who chose Temple over a number of P5 offers back in May, will sign with Temple during the early signing period, he tells me. “Nothing has changed.”
Nick Picozzi, a tight end that spent the first three seasons of his career at Temple before transferring to Colorado State for the 2021 season, has rejoined the Temple football team.
Temple, Notre Dame and Vanderbilt will be part of NBC Sports Athlete Direct, a platform that links student athletes with advertisers to monetize their name, image and likeness, it was announced today.
Yesterday, D'Wan Mathis became the first Temple player to throw for at least 300 yards and three touchdowns without an interception since Adam DiMichele threw for 370 yards, six TDs and zero picks against Eastern Michigan on 11/22/2008.
84 years ago today in 1938, Temple won the inaugural NIT with a 60-36 win over Colorado. Since the NCAA tournament didn't exist yet, Temple was recognized as the national champion by multiple outlets. For some reason, I've never seen Temple market this as a national championship.
Rock Ya-Sin is one of 24 players in the nation that's been targeted 45 or more times this season. Ya-Sin is the only one of those 24 to not allow a pass longer than 20 yards and is No. 2 of those 24 at 8.4 yards allowed per catch.
Easily the most impressive win of the season for Temple. The Owls outpaced the Tigers in almost every statistical category including turnover margin, time of possession, total yards, sacks and, arguably the most important stat, points.