You’ll hear from Temple football head coach K.C. Keeler, general manager Clayton Barnes and one of the Owls’ 2026 recruits, Karon Spencer, on our National Signing Day episode of The Scoop as we break down a Temple class ranked second in the American Conference by On3 and Rivals.

Former OwlScoop staff reporter Greg Paone, who now works as the Philadelphia director of regional integrated marketing at the American Cancer Society, also joined us on the pod to talk about the organization’s role in this weekend’s Big 5 Classic, and Philadelphia Inquirer reporter Jeff Neiburg hopped in on the mailbag to answer a listener’s question about a story he wrote this week about the long-term viability of playing Big 5 games.

Intro: 0:00 – 3:52

A closer look at the American Conference’s No. 2 recruiting class: 3:52 – 19:05

Clayton Barnes talks contracts and roster construction: 19:05 – 21:30

K.C. Keeler says Temple will be his last job: 21:30 – 23:53

Greg Paone and the American Cancer Society’s part in the Big 5 Classic: 23:53 – 43:49

A quick men’s and women’s hoops recap: 43:49 – 46:37

The mailbag -- with an appearance from The Philadelphia Inquirer’s Jeff Neiburg: 46:37 – end