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A packed episode this week includes our interviews with TUFF Fund Executive Director Andy Carl, new Temple basketball recruit Derrian Ford, and Grace Crosby, the coxswain who led the Temple men’s crew varsity eight to a gold medal at last Saturday’s Dad Vail Regatta. Carl shared some insightful stories about his time leading an NIL collective that helped raise more than $1 million for Temple athletics w...

On this week’s podcast, you’ll hear part of our conversation with former Alabama State guard CJ Hines, Temple basketball’s newest transfer portal addition, as well as news of a Big Ten portal commitment for K.C. Keeler’s Temple football program. We also celebrated the upcoming graduation of OwlScoop staff reporter Johnny Zawislak, the music and life of El Debarge and the festive answers from another liv...

Oregon State transfer Gevani McCoy committed to Temple last week, and you’ll hear part of his interview with OwlScoop Editor John DiCarlo on this week’s episode of The Scoop, brought to you by Greenspan & Greenspan Injury Lawyers. This week’s pod also includes our interview with former Temple kicker Maddux Trujillo, who signed as an undrafted rookie free agent with the Indianapolis Colts, as well as...

The NCAA’s college basketball transfer portal window is closing Tuesday night, and it looks like Adam Fisher is one step closer to keeping two key pieces of his program’s future. Meanwhile, an open football portal window will bring K.C. Keeler's program more opportunities to expand and improve its roster. We’ll get you caught up on that and play our interview with new Owl Club President Andrew Kelly, who shared his vision for what ...

Zion Stanford is leaving, Cam Wallace is staying, and spring football is done with another transfer portal window to come. We’ll update our listeners on potential Temple hoops roster additions, and you’ll hear from Wallace himself, as he talked to Jaison Nieves about why he’s remained committed and loyal to Adam Fisher and his staff. You’ll also hear John DiCarlo’s interview with former Temple football ...

What can Temple fans expect at Saturday’s Cherry and White game? How did the Owls bolster their pass rush for the immediate future and beyond with a pair of verbal commitments? How can Adam Fisher rebuild his roster? We answered those questions and plenty more in the mailbag, where fans were not shy about their reaction to Tuesday’s athletics webinar about revenue sharing.

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Temple’s men’s basketball team lost Jameel Brown to the portal and 2025 recruit Cam Miles to a decommitment within the span of a couple hours Tuesday. We talked about another tough week for Adam Fisher’s program, how they might right the ship, and what’s ahead for Temple sports in the world of revenue sharing and the portal. It’s a mailbag-heavy episode with some spring practice insight and details for ...

Last week brought a lot of Temple men’s basketball portal departures and a big change in the Owls’ fundraising and NIL world. We’ll get you caught up on all of that, along with the latest Temple football roster and recruiting updates, on this week’s podcast, brought to you by Greenspan & Greenspan Injury Lawyers.

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Want some behind-the-scenes details about a Temple spring football practice? You’ll hear about that from Johnny Zawislak on this week’s episode and hear from Owls defensive coordinator Brian Smith. Another packed mailbag asks us about hoops, the portal, scheduling and much more.  

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What went wrong for Adam Fisher’s and Diane Richardson’s basketball teams at the American Athletic Conference tournament? We’ll recap a short and disappointing week for the Owls in Fort Worth and talk about what’s ahead for both programs. You’ll also hear from new Temple offensive coordinator Tyler Walker as we dive into more spring football talk and answer some pointed questions from a frustrated fanba...

The Temple women’s basketball team will head to Fort Worth as the No. 4 seed in next week’s American Athletic Conference tournament, and head coach Diane Richardson joined us on this week’s podcast to look back at the regular season and look ahead to the team’s goals of claiming a conference crown and an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament. She talked about NIL, revenue sharing, the growth of Tarriyonn...

Adam Fisher joined us on this week’s podcast to talk about what the Owls must do to snap their six-game losing streak, and you’ll hear from Riverdale Baptist star Ariana Meridey, who talked about why she offered her verbal pledge to Diane Richardson and became Temple’s first women’s hoops commitment from the 2025 class.

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Two former colleagues at ESPN have reunited this week on The Scoop. 

ESPN SportsCenter anchor Kevin Negandhi and former ESPN NBA Insider Adrian Wojnarowski, who left ESPN to become the St. Bonaventure men's basketball general manager, joined us on this week's podcast to preview their upcoming Feb. 25 panel discussion at Temple's Mitten Hall where they will discuss their alma maters' NIL efforts and the changing financial landscape ...