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Al Golden accepts head coaching job at Miami

12 December 2010

Multiple media outlets have reported that football coach Al Golden has accepted an offer to become the head coach at the University of Miami on Sunday. Miami had expressed interest in Golden after firing coach

Temple Tweets

06 December 2010 Samantha Krotzer

As this column reaches the end of its third semester of existence, I have to ask myself: How the hell do I still have anything to say? And then, of course, I have to laugh

Reflections on the football team’s season so far

30 November 2010 Kyle Gauss

The Owls finished the regular season 8-4, but failed to make the Mid-American Conference championship game. THINGS THAT WENT RIGHT 1. The UConn Game Everything clicked for Temple in this game. Sophomore running back Bernard

Team falters down the stretch

30 November 2010

After the football team dropped the final two games, the bowl picture is hazy. Man, oh man. My head is still spinning from how quickly things went south for the football team. In two weeks,

Football team loses to Ohio to end championship hopes

17 November 2010 Kyle Gauss

For the second year in a row, a loss to Ohio ended coach Al Golden and the football team’s hopes of advancing to their first Mid-American Conference championship game. The Owls fell to the Bobcats,

Walk this way

09 November 2010 Brian Dzenis and Kyle Gauss

On a typical Division I football team, 85 players receive scholarships, while the remaining total is comprised of walk-ons. A walk-on is an athlete who, instead of joining the team on scholarship, is required to

Owls zap the Zips for second consecutive shutout

30 October 2010

The Temple defense shuts down Akron en route to a 30-0 win. Make that two shutouts in a row for the Owls. After blanking Buffalo on the road last Saturday by a score of 42-0,

Quarterback switch sparks homecoming win

16 October 2010

Redshirt-junior quarterback Mike Gerardi makes his collegiate debut to guide the Owls to a homecoming win over Bowling Green. It took just three passing attempts for coach Al Golden to realize he needed to make

Brown breaks out in win over Army

02 October 2010

Sophomore running back Matt Brown totals a career high 226 rushing yards and four touchdowns in a 42-35 win over Army. Sophomore running back Matt Brown knew he had step up after the team learned

Stagnant second half offense dooms Owls in loss to Penn State

25 September 2010

Despite holding a 13-9 lead at halftime, Penn State would score 16 unanswered points to come back and defeat the Owls 22-13. The Owls had the Penn State on the ropes, but just couldn’t quite