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You’ll hear from Temple head coach K.C. Keeler as well as his defensive coordinator Brian L. Smith as we take a look at the 3-3 Owls at the halfway mark of the season following their last-minute, 32-31 loss to Navy. With a get-right game coming up at 1-5 Charlotte Saturday, we’ll tell you why we think Temple is still bowl-bound in Keeler’s first season, and we’ll also tell you why the preseason polls ar...

Temple is once again an underdog, this time heading into Saturday's Homecoming game against a 5-0 Navy team. And once again, we'll tell you why the Owls - who are currently 9.5-point underdogs according to BetMGM - should win as they take one step closer toward bowl eligibility in K.C. Keeler's first season on North Broad Street. 

This week's mailbag is packed with 15 questions and helped set the agenda for a show that covers every...

UTSA is bringing one of the best running backs in the nation to Lincoln Financial Field in Robert Henry Jr., but we’ll tell you why we think Temple could – and should – beat the Roadrunners in Saturday’s American Conference opener despite being a 6.5-point underdog.

Intro: 0:00 – 6:40

Roster departures, injuries and Temple’s chances of beating UT...

With Temple’s football team at 2-2 and heading into its bye week before conference play, we blended some basketball talk into this week’s podcast by talking to Andy Allison, Adam Fisher’s new chief of staff whose goal is to help the men’s basketball program reach more individual and corporate donors and attract and retain more players. We’ll tell you how we’re feeling about K.C. Keeler’s football team a...

Can Temple learn enough from the film of last Saturday’s 42-3 loss to No. 13 Oklahoma to be more competitive against - or even upset - No. 18 Georgia Tech on the road this Saturday? We’ll tell you what the Owls are facing in the 3-0 Yellow Jackets and how they'll defend Yellow Jackets quarterback Haynes King, hear from Temple head coach K.C. Keeler, answer your mailbag questions and celebrate the return...

It's been a productive week on North Broad Street. K.C. Keeler's football program is off to its first 2-0 start in six seasons and hosts No. 13 Oklahoma Saturday at Lincoln Financial Field, and Adam Fisher's men's basketball team got its first class of 2026 verbal commitment in Father Judge High School guard Derrick Morton-Rivera. We recapped a successful week in Temple athletics on this week's podcast, brought to you by Greenspan ...

There was plenty to like about Temple’s 42-10 rout of UMass in the Owls’ season opener. We dissected the first game of the K.C. Keeler era, previewed Saturday’s upcoming home opener against Howard, broke some Temple men’s hoops news and answered your mailbag questions. You’ll also hear from Owls left tackle Giakoby Hills on this week’s podcast, brought to you each week by Greenspan & Greenspan Injur...

Game week is here, and we’ll get you ready for Temple’s season opener up at UMass. On this week’s episode, brought to you by Greenspan & Greenspan Injury Lawyers, you’ll hear Owls head coach K.C. Keeler explain why he believes both Evan Simon and Gevani McCoy will get snaps against the Minutemen, and we’ll break down some of the key matchups and predict Saturday’s outcome. Are there any future NFL p...

Evan Simon hasn’t been sleeping on the job. In fact, he’s literally been sleeping at Temple’s Edberg-Olson Hall football complex for the last two weeks, he told reporters, as the Owls’ quarterback competition moves along. That was one of the gems to come from Thursday’s media day session, and you can hear the media day interviews from Simon and head coach K.C. Keeler on this week’s podcast, along with p...

Wide receivers Colin Chase and JoJo Bermudez have routinely looked like the two best players on Temple's offense since preseason camp began in late July. Listen to their Wednesday post-practice interviews on this week's edition of The Scoop, as well as some single-digit speculation and answers to your mailbag questions. 

Intro: 0:00 – 4:45

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Temple is seven practices into preseason camp, and we have the latest position battle details for you, along with some audio from defensive coordinator Brian L. Smith, who spoke with reporters following Wednesday’s workout at Chodoff Field.

All of that and more on this week's podcast, brought to you by Greenspan & Greenspan Injury Lawyers. 

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Temple reported to camp Tuesday at Edberg-Olson Hall and conducted its first preseason camp practice Wednesday. How did the Owls look? Our staff was there for the whole practice and talked to head coach K.C. Keeler, quarterback Evan Simon and defensive tackle Sekou Kromah afterward, so we’ll recap what we saw – including some precision throws from Simon and Gevani McCoy - and forecast what’s ahead on th...

You’ll hear part of our interview with Aiden Tobiason on this week’s podcast, brought to you by Greenspan & Greenspan Injury Lawyers. The rising sophomore guard took us inside conversations he had with teammate Babatunde Durodola as they weighed their options before ultimately deciding to stay on North Broad Street and play for third-year head coach Adam Fisher. This week’s mailbag asked us to look ...

New Temple men’s basketball assistant coach Bill Courtney joined us on The Scoop this week to talk about why he wanted to work for Adam Fisher on North Broad Street and why he feels Fisher is entering his “sweet spot” as he moves toward his third season as the Owls’ head coach. We also have some hoops scheduling news, answers to your mailbag questions and much more on The Scoop, brought to you by Greens...

Jamai Felt, the reigning MAC freshman of the year, transferred to Temple from Bowling Green this spring and could give Owls head coach Adam Fisher the rim protector the program has lacked during the past two seasons. The 6-foot-10 Felt, who led the MAC with 46 blocked shots, joined The Scoop this week and talked to us about recovering from two ACL surgeries and why Temple was the right fit for him when ...

Gavin Griffiths, a former national top-25 recruit and one of the key signings of Temple head coach Adam Fisher’s incoming transfer portal class, joined us on The Scoop this week to talk about his previous two seasons at Rutgers and Nebraska and why he feels his best basketball is very much still ahead of him. And there’s still plenty to talk about on the Temple football recruiting front as head coach K....

This week’s podcast includes our 1-on-1 interview with American Athletic Conference commissioner Tim Pernetti, as well as part of our conversation with Temple football coach K.C. Keeler. Among other topics, Pernetti talked about the importance of revenue generation and vision in the aftermath of the House settlement and why Temple’s success is vital for the future of the conference, and Keeler provided ...

Jordan Mason is on his way into the Temple men’s basketball program while assistant coach Chris Clark is on his way out after accepting the St. Joe’s Prep head coaching job. You’ll hear part of Mason’s interview with OwlScoop and some way-too-early starting five predictions, and you’ll also hear from new Temple offensive line transfer Ken Meir and from his head coach, K.C. Keeler, a man who sounds very ...

Is Steve Settle playing his way into the second round of June’s NBA Draft? Has Temple women’s basketball coach Diane Richardson improved her roster with the recent transfer portal additions of Khloe Miller and Brianna Mead? We answered those questions for you, along with those in the mailbag, on this week’s episode of The Scoop, brought to you by Greenspan & Greenspan Injury Lawyers.

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