Former University of Miami basketball coach Jim Larrañaga joined us on this week’s podcast to talk about why he hired Adam Fisher back in 2013, a move that helped jumpstart Fisher’s career and get him to where he is now entering his third season as Temple’s men’s basketball coach. In addition to John DiCarlo’s interview with Larranaga, Colin Schofield spoke with Temple women’s basketball coach Diane Richardson to talk to her about her relationship with South Carolina head coach and former Owls coach Dawn Staley and how it led to this week’s Match The Momentum campaign in which Staley will match any donations made to Richardson’s program during the five-day period from Oct. 20 to Oct. 25.

And we’ll catch you up on Temple’s 49-14 football win over Charlotte and talk about why the Owls are favored again this week on the road, but we’ll also tell you why a win won’t come as easily this Saturday.

Intro: 0:00 – 7:44

Temple rolls past Charlotte for first road conference win in six years: 7:44 – 14:14

Why the Owls should win again this week at Tulsa: 14:14 – 27:08

Recruiting roundup and news on Temple’s latest 2026 football verbal: 27:08 – 31:29

Jim Larrañaga joins the show: 31:29 – 50:07

Why Dawn Staley is matching Temple women’s hoops donations: 50:07 – 57:17

Mailbag: 57:17 - end

You’ll hear from Temple head coach K.C. Keeler as well as his defensive coordinator Brian L. Smith as we take a look at the 3-3 Owls at the halfway mark of the season following their last-minute, 32-31 loss to Navy. With a get-right game coming up at 1-5 Charlotte Saturday, we’ll tell you why we think Temple is still bowl-bound in Keeler’s first season, and we’ll also tell you why the preseason polls aren’t accurate predictors of the basketball seasons ahead for Diane Richardon’s and Adam Fisher’s programs.  

Intro: 0:00 – 4:15

Recapping the game Temple should have won over Navy: 4:15 – 25:33

Why Evan Simon has exceeded expectations: 25:33 – 31:21

Temple has a get-right game at Charlotte: 31:21 – 38:23

Recruiting roundup: 38:23 – 45:17

Why the Temple men’s and women’s hoops teams will prove preseason polls wrong: 45:17 – 56:25

Mailbag: 56:25 – end

Temple is once again an underdog, this time heading into Saturday's Homecoming game against a 5-0 Navy team. And once again, we'll tell you why the Owls - who are currently 9.5-point underdogs according to BetMGM - should win as they take one step closer toward bowl eligibility in K.C. Keeler's first season on North Broad Street. 

This week's mailbag is packed with 15 questions and helped set the agenda for a show that covers everything from the key matchups of Saturday's game to potential men's hoops starting fives to thoughts on Brian Thornburg, Temple Athletics' new senior associate athletic director for development and NIL strategy. 

Intro: 0:00 – 10:20

Key takeaways from Temple’s comeback win over UTSA: 10:20 – 21:32

Why John and Kyle believe Temple should beat undefeated Navy: 21:32 – 47:05

Mailbag: 47:05 – end

UTSA is bringing one of the best running backs in the nation to Lincoln Financial Field in Robert Henry Jr., but we’ll tell you why we think Temple could – and should – beat the Roadrunners in Saturday’s American Conference opener despite being a 6.5-point underdog.

Intro: 0:00 – 6:40

Roster departures, injuries and Temple’s chances of beating UTSA: 6:40 – 29:35

Why we’re all predicting a Temple win: 29:35 – 35:40

On (or around) this date: 35:40 - 48:21

Mailbag: 48:21 – end

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With Temple’s football team at 2-2 and heading into its bye week before conference play, we blended some basketball talk into this week’s podcast by talking to Andy Allison, Adam Fisher’s new chief of staff whose goal is to help the men’s basketball program reach more individual and corporate donors and attract and retain more players. We’ll tell you how we’re feeling about K.C. Keeler’s football team after four games, and a packed mailbag asked us to grade the coaching staff.

Intro: 0:00 – 4:50

Were there signs of progress in the Georgia Tech loss?: 4:50 – 20:58

Temple men’s hoops Chief of Staff Andy Allison joins the show: 20:57 – 36:46

On (or around) this date: 36:46 – 47:22

Mailbag: 47:22 – end

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Can Temple learn enough from the film of last Saturday’s 42-3 loss to No. 13 Oklahoma to be more competitive against - or even upset - No. 18 Georgia Tech on the road this Saturday? We’ll tell you what the Owls are facing in the 3-0 Yellow Jackets and how they'll defend Yellow Jackets quarterback Haynes King, hear from Temple head coach K.C. Keeler, answer your mailbag questions and celebrate the return of former OwlScoop.com staff reporter Declan Landis, who stopped by this week’s podcast to take us through the segment he created – On (or around) this date.

Intro: 0:00 – 7:32

Dissecting the Oklahoma loss: 7:32- 15:37

K.C. Keeler talks about what’s fixable: 15:37 – 19:52

Can the Owls upset No. 18 Georgia Tech?: 19:52 – 31:57

There’s help on the way with the 2026 class: 31:57 – 33:03

On (or around) this date with its creator, Declan Landis: 33:03 – 54:32

Mailbag: 54:32 – end

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It's been a productive week on North Broad Street. K.C. Keeler's football program is off to its first 2-0 start in six seasons and hosts No. 13 Oklahoma Saturday at Lincoln Financial Field, and Adam Fisher's men's basketball team got its first class of 2026 verbal commitment in Father Judge High School guard Derrick Morton-Rivera. We recapped a successful week in Temple athletics on this week's podcast, brought to you by Greenspan & Greenspan Injury Lawyers, and you'll hear part of Morton-Rivera's interview with OwlScoop Editor John DiCarlo. 

Another highlight of this week's podcast includes a visit from PHLY and All-City Network Eagles and NFL Draft Analyst Fran Duffy, who gave us detailed scouting reports of some of Oklahoma's best players ahead of Saturday's game, including Sooners quarterback John Mateer and defensive end R Mason Thomas.

There was plenty to like about Temple’s 42-10 rout of UMass in the Owls’ season opener. We dissected the first game of the K.C. Keeler era, previewed Saturday’s upcoming home opener against Howard, broke some Temple men’s hoops news and answered your mailbag questions. You’ll also hear from Owls left tackle Giakoby Hills on this week’s podcast, brought to you each week by Greenspan & Greenspan Injury Lawyers.

 Intro: 0:00 – 6:55

Recapping the 42-10 win at UMass: 6:55 – 15:58

Giakoby Hills’ successful debut at left tackle: 15:58 – 20:53

Previewing Howard, staff predictions: 20:53 – 26:40

Some men’s hoops tidbits: 26:40 – 28:17

On (or around) this date: 28:17 – 37:21

Mailbag: 37:21 – end

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Game week is here, and we’ll get you ready for Temple’s season opener up at UMass. On this week’s episode, brought to you by Greenspan & Greenspan Injury Lawyers, you’ll hear Owls head coach K.C. Keeler explain why he believes both Evan Simon and Gevani McCoy will get snaps against the Minutemen, and we’ll break down some of the key matchups and predict Saturday’s outcome. Are there any future NFL players on Temple’s roster? Can the Owls be bowl-eligible in 2025? We talked about that in the mailbag.   

Intro: 0:00 – 9:12

Two quarterbacks and a depth chart: 9:12 – 14:51

A closer look at UMass and our staff predictions: 14:51 – 29:18

On (or around) this date: 29:18 – 37:28

Mailbag: 37:28 – end

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Evan Simon hasn’t been sleeping on the job. In fact, he’s literally been sleeping at Temple’s Edberg-Olson Hall football complex for the last two weeks, he told reporters, as the Owls’ quarterback competition moves along. That was one of the gems to come from Thursday’s media day session, and you can hear the media day interviews from Simon and head coach K.C. Keeler on this week’s podcast, along with part of a OwlScoop 1-on-1 interview with former Temple linebacker Tyler Matakevich as he recalled how the Owls carved up Penn State’s offensive line in their 27-10 upset win over the Nittany Lions back in 2015.

Intro: 0:00 – 2:55

Tyler Matakevich and our 27-10 series: 2:55 – 8:54

Media day takeaways and interviews with K.C. Keeler and Evan Simon: 8:54 – 47:37

On (or around) this date: 47:37-55:37

Mailbag: 55:37 – end

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