Sean Chandler – Temple Update

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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SportsDesk Preview: Temple @ Cincinnati

Thu, 09 Nov 2017 22:09:38 +0000

An idea that many thought was well out of reach after a devastating overtime loss to Army, is now coming into fruition for Temple in Geoff Collin’s first season. The Owls must win two of the final three games to make a bowl game, and two of which come against teams in Cincinnati and Tulsa, each with a losing record this season. First up is the aforementioned Cincinnati Bearcats…

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SportsDesk Preview: Navy vs. Temple

Wed, 01 Nov 2017 16:09:24 +0000

Temple football is back and fresh off their much needed bye week. Losers of their last two, most recently coming from a crushing OT loss to Army 31-28, the Owls look to bounce back when they take on the Navy Midshipmen this Thursday night at Lincoln Financial Field. The Owls (3-5) look to get back on track in conference play, starting 1-3 on the year. They’ve scored just 78 points…

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SportsDesk Preview: Temple at Army

Thu, 19 Oct 2017 17:26:36 +0000

The road to becoming bowl eligible begins saturday afternoon for Temple as they travel to West Point, NY to take on the Army West Point Black Knights. If the Owls wish to return to a bowl game for the third straight year, they will have to win three of their next five games, with a tough conference schedule remaining. The Black Knights enter as the last non conference opponent for Temple.

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SportsDesk Preview: Temple vs. ECU

Thu, 05 Oct 2017 15:55:45 +0000

A 2-3 record through its first five games, and an 0-2 start in conference play is certainly not the first quarter of the season that Geoff Collins has in mind, but he still believes he has a good football team. The Owls will head to East Carolina this saturday to take on the Pirates in what has become a must win game. Matchups Saturday turned into another shaky outing for quarterback Marchi…

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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 Football Honorable Mentions for Top-5 Impact Players

Wed, 02 Aug 2017 17:40:42 +0000

Alas. We’ve made it. The start of a heaping helping of football coverage in coach Geoff Collins’ first season from the SportsDesk. Since we will be counting down the top-5 impact players for the season, it is only fair we include our honorable mention players who didn’t make the cut. Remember, these are the players we project to have the most impact, not the top-5 best. HONORABLE MENTION…

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Delvon Randall: Temple’s Newest Tough Guy

Sat, 22 Apr 2017 17:17:19 +0000

In the midst of a head coaching change, a coaching staff overhaul, and a new group of young freshmen coming in, one thing remains the same in this new era of Temple football; single digit “tough guys”. Numbers 1-9 are not easily earned as a Temple football player, as the team votes for the nine toughest players on the team who will don a single digit jersey. The tough guy tradition was…

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SportsDesk Game Preview: Temple v. PSU

Fri, 16 Sep 2016 20:56:05 +0000

Temple football will head into Beaver Stadium with a chance to drastically change the outlook of their season, while Penn State coach James Franklin will be sitting in a hot seat for the full 60 minutes of play on Saturday. Franklin will enter his first “must win” game of his 3-year tenure as head coach, according to an article released by The Inquirer’s Mike Jensen earlier this week.

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