How dominant was Temple yesterday? The Owls moved up 44 spots in ESPN's updated FPI rankings, the biggest jump by any team in the country. ESPN now gives Temple a 64 percent chance of reaching bowl eligibility this season.
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2x Temple grad. Assistant Editor of @OwlScoop_com. Al Golden once told me I had an eye for evaluating talent. I've spent the last 17 seasons proving him wrong.
- Temple is one of just 16 schools in the nation to have multiple players selected in each of the last four drafts. Of those 16 schools, Temple is the only Group of 5 program to accomplish the feat.
- This is the first time in program history that Temple has defeated two Top 25 teams in the same season.
- Haason Reddick is the first Temple alum with multiple sacks in an NFL playoff game.
- Super Bowl MVP Joe Flacco on new Temple coach K.C. Keeler: “Coach Keeler took a chance on me 20 years ago and I’ll never forget that. I couldn’t be more excited for him and his family. If you’re an Owls fan, I’d be excited. He has been a winner everywhere he’s been.”
- Haason Reddick took Kenny Pickett’s decommitment from Temple personally.
- Temple (15 picks) is tied for No. 25 in the nation when it comes to selections over the last five NFL drafts. That's the most of any G5 team during that stretch.
- Dion Dawkins has made the Pro Bowl, becoming the first Temple product to do so since Muhammad Wilkerson made the 2015 squad.
- Temple only had 17 seniors last year. Nine of them joined NFL rosters this weekend.
- Draft picks from Northeast/Mid-Atlantic FBS programs over the last five years: 1. Penn State (23) 2. Temple (15) 3. Boston College (12) 4. Maryland (10) 5. Virginia (7) T-6. Syracuse (5) T-6. Rutgers (5) T-8. UMass (3) T-8. UConn (3) 10. Navy (2) 11. Buffalo (1) 12. Army (0)
- Temple had 17 former players that made NFL final rosters. That's tied for the 28th most of any college and the most by any Group of 5 program.
- Wow. Eagles draft Shaun Bradley. First Temple player drafted by the Eagles since 2011.
- With today’s commitments, Temple’s Class of 2019 is ranked No. 35 in the nation. It’s the top G5 class and is ahead of schools like Baylor, Nebraska, UNC, Stanford and Rutgers.
- Temple coach Aaron McKie: "Nike is the gold standard in basketball. It is the industry leader and the preferred shoe for the majority of basketball players. This new partnership will really be beneficial in terms of recruiting and will be well received by our current players."
