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After an 0-2 start has left Temple football fans feeling quite frustrated, we’re here with a mailbag-heavy episode of The Scoop to listen to your airing of grievances.

What needs to be done to give Temple better NIL support? Why did the Owls play so poorly in their loss at Navy? Is it the scheme? The execution? A little bit of both?

And we got into some basketball talk, too. Is Adam Fisher’s men’s basketball team good enough to get to the NCAA Tournament this year? What’s an early look at a potential starting five and the first three players off the bench?

Those are some of the topics we covered in answering nearly a dozen mailbag questions, and we’ve got you covered with a preview and closer look at Coastal Carolina, Temple’s opponent in Saturday’s football home opener.

Intro: 0:00 – 2:14

On (or around) this date: 2:14 – 8:08

Recapping Temple’s loss to Navy: 8:08 – 22:14

Previewing Saturday’s home opener against Coastal Carolina: 22:14 – 31:45

Mailbag: 31:45 – end

Yes, there’s reason for optimism coming off Temple’s 51-3 loss at No. 16 Oklahoma as the Owls prepare for their American Athletic Conference opener at Navy this Saturday.

We’ll tell you why on this week’s episode of The Scoop, which includes interviews with Temple quarterback Forrest Brock, head coach Stan Drayton and defensive tackle Latrell Jean.

Intro: 0:00 – 2:05

On (or around) this day: 2:05 – 8:11

Recapping Temple’s loss at Oklahoma: 8:11 – 26:25

Previewing Saturday’s game at Navy: 26:25 – 43:55

Mailbag: 43:55 - end

The Owls are just three days out from their season opener at No. 16 Oklahoma, and John DiCarlo and Declan Landis looked at all the key matchups of Friday’s game and answered questions from the mailbag.

You’ll also hear from senior middle D.J. Woodbury about his recovery from last year’s season-ending injury and how he rebounded to become a single-digit starter on Temple’s defense.

Intro: 0:00 – 2:37

On (or around) this date: 2:37 – 9:37

Previewing Temple’s season opener at Oklahoma: 9:37 – 16:04

Stan Drayton on the QB position: 16:04 – 16:41

Friday’s key matchups: 16:41 – 23:51

D.J. Woodbury interview: 23:51 – 28:38

Predictions: 28:38 – 32:38

Mailbag: 32-38 - end

As he walked in to greet a room of reporters last week, Temple wide receiver John Adams smiled and started with a little bit of humor. 

"The president is back," he said, referencing of course that he shares a name with that of the second president of the United States. 

Adams has every reason to be in a good mood these days. After working his way into Temple's wide receiver rotation as a walk-on last season and catching 15 passes for 149 yards and two touchdowns, his season came to an early end with a broken leg in a road game at UAB. 

Adams thought his chance of eventually earning a scholarship was over at that point, but he rehabbed, worked his way back and found out Monday night that he has indeed earned a scholarship, getting the news from his head coach Stan Drayton and from his mother, Louise Adams, on video. 

Adams spoke with us Thursday to talk about his recovery and what earning a scholarship means to him, and we have the latest preseason camp updates for you with the season opener at Oklahoma just a week away.

Intro: 00:00 4:56

On (or around) this date: 4:56 - 12:34

Preseason camp updates: 12:34 - 14:17

John Adams interview: 14:17 - 55:55

Mailbag: 55:55 - end

This week’s podcast is packed with everything you need to know and hear about a very successful recruiting week for head coach Adam Fisher and the Temple men’s basketball program, as well as the latest preseason camp updates for Stan Drayton’s Temple football team that is now just two weeks away from its season opener at No. 16 Oklahoma.

Westtown School 4-star guard Cam Wallace, the 116th-ranked player in Rivals’ 2025 class, got the week off to a great start for the Owls when he announced his verbal commitment to Temple, and 3-star DME Academy forward Babatunde Durodola kept the energy going Friday when he announced he was reclassifying to the 2024 class and signing with Temple, giving the Owls a 6-foot-8, 200-pound forward who had a very solid summer on the Under Armour AAU Circuit with Canada Elite and played this past season down in Florida against the respective consensus No. 1 players in the 2024 and 2025 classes in Duke recruit Cooper Flagg and A.J. Dybantsa.

You’ll hear part of our 1-on-1 conversations with Wallace, Durodola and Canada Elite Co-Director Jordan McFarlane, who has coached Durodola on the AAU circuit and mentored him since the fourth grade.

You’ll also hear why Drayton is taking his team to Franklin Field Friday night for the Owls’ next preseason scrimmage that will help the staff make some decisions on the depth chart and also hear from the third-year head coach about why he’s taken his time with the single-digit voting.

Intro: 0:00 – 7:52

On (or around) this date: 7:52 – 10:45

Cam Wallace commitment recap and interview: 10:45 – 10:45 – 27:07

Babatunde Durodola commitment recap and interview: 27:07 – 34:53

Canada Elite coach and co-director Jordan McFarlane on Durodola: 34:53 – 44:00

More analysis of Temple’s successful recruiting week: 44:00 – 48:11

Preseason football updates: 48:11 – 57:15

Mailbag: 57:15 – end

Forrest Brock and Evan Simon have company now with a third player in the mix for Temple’s starting quarterback job as the Owls’ season opener at Oklahoma approaches.

You’ll hear from Temple’s third-year head coach Stan Drayton, defensive line coach Larry Knight and long snapper Andrew McIlquham, a Wuerffel Trophy and AFCA Good Works Team watch list candidate, on this week’s podcast as our preseason camp coverage continues.

Intro: 0:00 – 3:00

OwlScoop.com reporter Rymir Vaughn breaks news of his next career move: 3:00 – 7:42

On (or around) this date with Declan Landis: 7:42 – 13:20

A look at Temple’s quarterback position battle: 13:20 – 24:15

Andrew McIlquham interview: 24:15 – 30:08

A look back and a look ahead at our upcoming coverage: 30:08 – 31:40

Mailbag: 31:40 – end

Temple convened at Edberg-Olson Hall Monday for its first preseason team meeting and then practiced on its new Chodoff Field surface for the Owls’ first fall camp workout. You’ll hear from third-year Owls head coach Stan Drayton, who talked to OwlScoop Editor John DiCarlo Tuesday about the health of the team, new JUCO transfer running back Terrez Worthy, and the player he feels has taken the reins as the team’s starting center.

Our first episode of our 10th season also includes a Temple men’s basketball scheduling update and answers to your mailbag questions as always.

Intro: 0:00 – 4:00

A tribute to Temple University Police K9 Chandler: 4:00 – 4:55

On (or around) this date: 4:55 – 11:15

A look back at nine seasons of The Scoop: 11:15 – 16:25

Stan Drayton audio and preseason camp coverage: 16:25 – 26:05

Temple men’s basketball scheduling update: 26:05 – 27:22

Mailbag: 27:22 – end

We went 1-on-1 with Temple guard Jameel Brown, examined three storylines of the Owls’ upcoming preseason football camp, and revealed the winner of our OwlScoop Summertime Madness food bracket on this week’s episode of The Scoop, the last of Season 9.

Intro: 0:00 – 5:08

Famous No. 47s: 5:08 – 9:00

On (or around) this date: 9:00 – 15:35

OwlScoop Summertime Madness championship results: 15:35 – 22:05

Jameel Brown interview: 22:05 – 45:07

Basketball recruiting updates: 45:07 – 46:55

Three key preseason football camp storylines: 46:55 – 1:07:40

Mailbag: 1:07:40 – end          

Temple and CFL Hall of Famer Henry Burris joined us on The Scoop this week to share memories from his career on North Broad Street as a record-setting quarterback out of Spiro, Oklahoma.

Burris, who recently returned to his alma mater back in May to serve as the Klein College of Media and Communication’s commencement speaker at the Liacouras Center, also established himself as a television personality in Canada on CTV Morning Live and TSN and said he used his Temple education to feel comfortable being on camera as a host and analyst.

On the field, Burris passed for 7,495 yards and 49 touchdowns against some great competition in the Big East from 1993 to 1996 and earned his way into the NFL as an undrafted rookie free agent and saw stints with the Green Bay Packers, where he backed up Brett Favre and Doug Pederson. The relationship he forged with Pederson allowed him to land a spot on his Jacksonville Jaguars staff in 2022 as an offensive quality control coach. This season, he'll be the co-offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach at Florida A&M. 

In the CFL, Burris became a three-time Grey Cup champion, a two-time Grey Cup MVP and a two-time recipient of the CFL’s Most Outstanding Player award -- and it all started with a tryout that had Burris throwing to guys off the street wearing slacks and Stacy Adams dress shoes.

Burris shared that story and many more on this week’s podcast, which also includes some football and basketball recruiting updates and information on how you can vote in the OwlScoop Summertime Madness food bracket championship between Richie’s and Maxi’s.

Temple guard Quante Berry will be at the Lupus Links Golf Challenge Wednesday at Lafayette Hill’s Green Valley Country Club to help raise awareness and money for lupus research. It’s a cause that’s quite important to the redshirt-sophomore point guard, as his sister and mother have both been diagnosed with the autoimmune disease.

Participants in Wednesday’s outing can meet Berry and face off against him in a Beat the Pro game of arcade pop-a-shot.

As a guest on this week’s episode of The Scoop, Berry talked about his work with the Lupus Foundation of America, his freshman season at Temple, and why he thinks the Owls are poised to play some meaningful basketball next March.

If you're interested in playing at the July 10 Lupus Links Golf Challenge, you can register here.