Articles by Mike Lipinski (1264)
The NCAA’s 2026 college football transfer portal officially opens on January 2, 2026, giving players a two-week window to enter their names and explore opportunities with other programs. The portal will remain open until January 16, 2026, providing athletes a critical period to make moves ahead of the next season. For most programs, this window […]
Photo: Temple Football/@Temple_FB By Michael Lipinski, Sports Talk Philly Contributor According to The Athletic’s Bruce Feldman, the Temple football coaching search is coming down to Fran Brown and Stan Drayton. We profiled Brown and Drayton in previous reports about the Temple opening. As of yesterday.. Heard Fran Brown & Stan Drayton were still in the […]
Temple football is down an assistant coach heading towards training camp. Defensive line coach Antoine Smith is no longer with the Owls’ football program the University has confirmed. Smith is the subject of a lawsuit filed by six women, including three current or former Temple students, accusing him of sexual harassment. The Temple News was […]
Temple Owls’ head football coach Stan Drayton received his sixth commitment in the 2024 college football recruiting class on Saturday. Three-star New Jersey CB Adrian Laing (Paramus Catholic- Paramus, NJ) committed to the Owls via a live social media commitment ceremony. Laing also had offers from Michigan State, Maryland, and a handful of Group […]
According to a report from Shawn Pastor of Owls Daily, Temple and Utah State have agreed to a home-and-home series beginning in 2024 at Lincoln Financial Field. Temple will travel to the beautiful hamlet of Logan, Utah in 2028. No financials were disclosed. FBSchedules.com was first to report the agreement. This will mark the […]
Quarterback E.J. Warner’s one-yard touchdown pass to running back Edward Saydee with 14:52 remaining in the game proved to be the game winner as Temple scored 17 unanswered points to defeat Akron 24-21 on Saturday. Warner led the Owls offense with 292-yard through the air and two touchdowns. Saydee also scored twice, the game winner […]
Sophomore quarterback E.J. Warner was intercepted twice and the Temple Owls defense allowed 23 4th quarter points in a 36-7 shellacking by the Rutgers Scarlet Knights in Piscataway. The loss moves the Owls’ record to 1-1 on the 2023 regular season heading into next weekend’s match up against FCS opponent Norfolk State. The Scarlet Knights […]
The start time for the highly anticipated Temple Owls (1-1) matchup against former Big East opponents the No. 22 Miami Hurricanes (2-0) has been announced, Temple University said in a statement. The former conference foes will meet at 3:30 PM on Saturday, September 23 from Lincoln Financial Field in South Philadelphia. The game will […]
The Temple Owls (1-1) return home on Saturday afternoon to face FCS opponent Norfolk State (1-1) at Lincoln Financial Field in South Philly. The Owls are coming off a 36-7 drubbing by regional rival Rutgers while Norfolk State is coming off a 31-23 win over Hampton Roads rival Hampton in the “Battle of the Bay.” […]
The Temple Owls (2-1, 0-0 AAC) took full advantage of Saturday’s contest against FCS opponent Norfolk State (1-2, 0-0 MEAC) blowing out the Spartans 41-9 with a matchup against the No.22 Miami Hurricanes looming next weekend. The win was nothing short of a “make right game” after the Owls’ disastrous loss to Rutgers a week […]