Brian Steinmetz – Temple Update

SportsDesk Pregame Report: Temple vs Tulsa

Wed, 19 Sep 2018 20:40:09 +0000

Temple (1-2) was able to turn things around in a big way last week with a win over Maryland, 35-14 and pick up their first win of the season heading into conference play. It’s a short week for the Owls as they turn their attention to Tulsa Thursday night at Lincoln Financial Field. Wrapping up what we saw over the weekend, QB Frank Nutile was sidelined for the game, unannounced to everyone until…

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SportsDesk Practice Report – Maryland Week

Tue, 11 Sep 2018 20:07:01 +0000

Despite a strong second-half effort from Temple this past Saturday, they dropped their second straight game to open their season 0-2. 36-29 was the final as the Owls let another winnable game slip through their grasp. Their defense simply could not get a stop down the stretch to help them win the game. Instead, Buffalo scored a touchdown with :59 seconds remaining to break the tie and ultimately…

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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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Temple Loses Thriller to LaSalle 87-83 for 1st Loss

Mon, 27 Nov 2017 01:59:00 +0000

A Big 5 matchup tipped off late this afternoon from the Tom Gola Arena in front of a raucous crowd as the Temple Owls took a short trip up north to take on the LaSalle Explorers. LaSalle won this contest in thrilling fashion by a score of 87-83. Temple came into this game fresh off their win this past Sunday against Clemson in the championship game of the Charleston Classic in South Carolina.

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SportsDesk Practice Report: 11/21

Wed, 22 Nov 2017 00:11:16 +0000

All season long, players have been talking about going 1-0 each week. And if they want to become bowl eligible, they’ll have to preach that same motto one more time. The Temple Owls will have one final chance to reach six wins and become bowl eligible. That chance will come this Saturday when the team travels to Tulsa, Oklahoma, to take on the Golden Hurricane. Temple (5-6, 3-4)…

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Temple Tops Auburn 88-74 to Advance to Charleston Classic Championship

Fri, 17 Nov 2017 19:48:30 +0000

After a victory by the Owls in the first game of the Charleston Classic, they took on the Auburn Tigers for a chance to go to the championship game in the tournament. Temple took care of business once again down the stretch winning the game 88-74. The first half was a tight affair, trading baskets and lead changes throughout. Temple’s biggest lead in the first half was 7, though it was cut to 1…

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Temple Wins a Must-Win Over Navy

Fri, 03 Nov 2017 03:29:40 +0000

Thursday night primetime football welcomed Navy (5-2) into Lincoln Financial Field to take on the Temple Owls (3-5). Temple was hosting breast cancer awareness night at the game, on a beautiful night for football. The Owls were in control of this game from the beginning, winning this one 34-26. This was Navy’s first ever loss here at Lincoln Financial Field. The team’s traded field goals on…

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SportsDesk Preview: Temple vs. UConn

Fri, 13 Oct 2017 14:39:19 +0000

The Owls (3-3) are coming home this weekend for a Homecoming matinee this Saturday afternoon to take on the UConn Huskies (1-4). Temple will try to even their conference record with a win against their intra-divisional opponent this week who has had struggles throughout the season. The Owls are fresh off their 34-10 victory down at East Carolina, where they made enormous strides as a team.

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SportsDesk Practice Notes 10/10

Wed, 11 Oct 2017 15:59:33 +0000

Homecoming week is here for the Temple Owls (3-3, 1-2), who got back to .500 last week after a much needed victory over the East Carolina Pirates, also giving them their first conference win this season. The win gave head coach Geoff Collins his first conference win and his first road win, both in one game. They’ll take on the Huskies of UConn (1-4, 0-3) this Saturday afternoon at the Linc.

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Owls Dominated On National Stage, Still Finding Identity

Fri, 22 Sep 2017 15:16:00 +0000

A 43-7 loss to the USF Bulls sets Temple back to 2-2 heading into week 5, and this was certainly not the way the unit wanted to open up conference play. The best thing about this game for the Owls was that time expired. QB Logan Marchi entered the game without one interception, that quickly ended when he threw one in each of the first three quarters. Absolutely nothing doing for Marchi…

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