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Temple Basketball Steals 65-63 Victory Over UMass

Thu, 13 Dec 2018 02:19:38 +0000

PHILADELPHIA— Temple basketball overcame a slow start and a 10-point halftime deficit to hold off the UMass Minutemen at home, 65-63. The Owls remain perfect at the Liacouras Center this season, and senior captain Shizz Alston notched a career-high 31 points. Just under 5 minutes into the game, UMass big-man Rashaan Holloway went down with a left ankle injury that paused gameplay for close to 10…

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Chandler Heads Temple’s 2018 Projected NFL Draft Class

Thu, 05 Apr 2018 01:31:15 +0000

Editor’s Note: Coming off of a draft year where Haason Reddick went from walk-on to the NFL’s 13th overall draft pick, another group of Owls are ready to make their NFL dreams a reality. For a Temple class with the most wins in school history (33), 4-year starter Sean Chandler was the only NFL combine invite of the group. Temple Update’s 2018 football contributors did their research to figure out…

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Owls Show Positive Flashes in 29-21 Victory Over UMass

Sat, 16 Sep 2017 02:45:12 +0000

In a game where Temple needed to make a statement against an 0-3 UMass Minutemen team, the Owls started slow but eventually found a groove en route to 29-21 win. Standout performers Quincy Roche, Isaiah Wright and Sam Franklin left no doubt the Owls would reign victorious on Friday night. Prior to the final minute of the first half, Temple’s offense managed just 118 yards on 29 plays…

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Recap, Takeaways From Temple Football Loss to Notre Dame

Mon, 04 Sep 2017 16:33:03 +0000

In a 49-16 blowout loss, Temple football started the Geoff Collins era on the wrong foot, and Collins after the game admitted to reporters he “coached like a rookie at times” in the season opener. Notre Dame proved to be heavily overbearing for the Owls, and the matchup discussed in the SportsDesk pregame report of Temple’s young linebackers against the Irish’s stout offensive line…

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Temple vs. Notre Dame: Position by Position Matchup

Mon, 28 Aug 2017 15:40:56 +0000

Temple travels to South Bend Saturday to take on the fighting Irish for the first time since its four point loss in Philadelphia on Halloween in 2015. Although college gameday won’t be making the trip to Indiana for the game, the September 2nd showdown is still an important game for both teams. Here’s look at both teams, position by position, with an evaluation of which team has the edge going…

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SportsDesk Impact Player #2: The Quarterback(s)

Thu, 24 Aug 2017 17:58:09 +0000

Coming in at #2 on the SportsDesk impact player list, we look at the Quarterback position. A position so important to the success of a team, it was a borderline #1 selection on our list. With Temple coming off of back to back 10-win seasons, one of the most consistent performers was current Indianapolis Colt Phillip Walker. Consistency at the signal caller position goes a long way in terms of…

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Ryquell Armstead Earns Single Digit #7 For Temple Football

Tue, 22 Aug 2017 15:37:09 +0000

With 10 days until the Owls face off against the Fighting Irish in South Bend for their season opener, a new single digit was added to the team. Junior RB Ryquell Amstead will succeed Arizona Cardinals’ first-round draft choice Haason Reddick with the #7 jersey, before a season many believe the halfback will garner national attention. When turning back to last year’s stats (156 car…

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Impact Player #3: Delvon Randall & The Secondary

Thu, 17 Aug 2017 17:40:08 +0000

Moving on to number three in our impact players list for Temple football in 2017- we look at strong safety Delvon Randall. There is definitely controversy on this pick- not from the position group, but which of the players in the secondary to choose. My take is, you can choose any of the four, probably starting with Sean Chandler, and you can’t go wrong. Corners Artrel Foster and new transfer Mike…

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SportsDesk Impact Player #4: RT Leon Johnson

Wed, 09 Aug 2017 15:41:14 +0000

Continuing our top-5 count down, our 4th most influential Temple Owl of 2017 is redshirt senior right tackle Leon Johnson. Johnson recently represented the Owls in Newport, RI for the American Conference Media Day, and he’s poised to lead an offensive line unit who will have a major impact on the success of this team. Johnson has appeared in 32 games on the offensive line in his first three…

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SportsDesk Impact Player #5: William Kwenkeu

Wed, 02 Aug 2017 20:26:24 +0000

(If you missed the honorable mentions to the countdown, click here for the list.) #5 LB William Kwenkeu, Sophomore Counting down from 5 impact players for Temple football in 2017- we start with William Kwenkeu. The 6’1 205 lb. Maryland native is poised to keep the stingy, run-stopping tradition of recent Temple linebackers alive for 2017. When factoring in the impact of all players…

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