Sports

Offensive line bulks up

28 August 2007

If there’s one player in coach Al Golden’s mind who embodies the envisioned turnaround of Temple’s football program, it’s Alex Derenthal. And if there’s one aspect that might be the key to the offense, it’s

Returning players seek revenge vs. Navy

28 August 2007

42-6. That was the final score of Temple’s last game, the season finale at Navy last year. This year, that score has been drilled into the heads of the players as they prepare to take

The Owls are slated to finish 6th in the East.

28 August 2007

Al Golden’s preached it since the day he became Temple’s 24th coach.The signs hanging in Edberg-Olsen Hall serve as a friendly reminder to any player who somehow missed his message. The football team, 1-11 last

Taking Control

21 August 2007

No more excuses. After two years toiling as an affiliate league member, the football team has finally found a home as a full member of the Mid-American Conference. “It means everything,” coach Al Golden said

Vets adjust to camp’s demands

21 August 2007

Red-shirt juniors Alex Derenthal and Leyon Azubuike are two of more than 20 players who participated in a Temple football training camp before coach Al Golden arrived on campus on Dec. 5, 2005. Azubuike said

Position battles still hot as camp winds down

21 August 2007

Pieces of the puzzle are starting to come together for the football team. But even 18 days into fall practice, the picture is not completely clear. Second-year coach Al Golden and the rest of his

Seifert readies for life after college, whether on gridiron or under water

01 May 2007 The Temple News

Temple honored every student-athlete owning a grade point average of 3.0 or higher last Wednesday at the Fifth Annual Breakfast of Champions Awards Banquet. More than 200 student-athletes were in attendance, but there was one

Seifert inks contract with Cincinnati Bengals

01 May 2007 The Temple News

Those aspirations to become a marine biologist have been put on hold for now. Elliot Seifert, an offensive tackle who would like to work as a marine biologist one day, signed with the Cincinnati Bengals

Players, coaches praise Amateur Athletic Union tournament

01 May 2007 The Temple News

McGonigle Hall was Pat Sajak and the Student Pavilion was Chuck Woolery last weekend. No, not literally, but the venues played host to the Quaker City Shootout: Coaches vs. Cancer Amateur Athletic Union tournament. Bill

A year in Temple Athletics

01 May 2007 The Temple News

As the clock clicked closer to zero during the football team’s homecoming game last October, a few players – with Gatorade cooler in hand – sought out first-year coach Al Golden. A few seconds later,