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Season 8, Episode 48: Temple right tackle Victor Stoffel sees an improved, deeper Owls’ offensive line

Right tackle Victor Stoffel talked to John DiCarlo and Declan Landis on this week's podcast to talk about what he believes is an improved Temple offensive line.

 

With preseason camp a little more than a month away, the 6-foot-8, 300-pound redshirt junior offered listeners some insight into his recovery from offseason knee surgery, why he's feeling as healthy as he has in a long time, and why he is encouraged from what he has seen from midyear additions at tackle in freshman Melvin Siani and junior Diego Barajas. 

 

This week's podcast also includes more football recruiting updates, a clip from Max Dinenberg's interview with Temple recruiting target and Clearwater Academy International edge rusher Samuel Ehret, and answers to a wide-ranging mailbag. 

 

*Editors note: This week's episode was recorded prior to Temple receiving a verbal commitment from tight end Daniel Evert. A 6-foot-5, 235-pound native of Regensburg, Germany, Evert attended Stan Drayton's June 11 prospect camp while part of the PPI tour. He is the fifth player from the 2024 class to verbally commit to Temple. 

Season 8, Episode 47: Part I of our conversation with Adam Fisher

New Temple men's basketball coach Adam Fisher talked to OwlScoop.com Editor John DiCarlo this week, and you'll hear the first part of that interview on this week's podcast. 

 

Fisher, a Bucks County native who came to North Broad Street after two seasons as an assistant at Penn State, offered listeners a scouting report of the Owls' newest players  - Matteo Picarelli, Quante Berry, Jordan Riley and Steve Settle - and how he and his staff identified them and recruited them out of the transfer portal. Fisher also talked about his ascension through the coaching ranks and the people who have mentored him, including former Villanova head coach Jay Wright and Miami head coach Jim Larranaga.

 

Later on in the podcast, John and Declan Landis have the latest Temple football and basketball recruiting updates as well, in addition to answers to your mailbag questions. 

Season 8, Episode 46: Jahlil White tells The Scoop why he’s excited for the Adam Fisher era

Two years ago, Jahlil White capped off his redshirt freshman season by earning Big 5 Rookie of the Year honors while also being named to the American Athletic Conference All-Freshman team. 

 

But as the Owls fell well short of their NCAA Tournament expectations this past season, White struggled with his scoring production and his confidence as part of a team that lost its way.

 

"I feel like we all kind of got a little bit selfish," White said Friday on this week's episode of The Scoop. "We thought about ourselves before the team sometimes, and it showed on the court. We weren't as connected as we should have been, and it showed. It takes much more than just having talent to be a successful team, and that was a clear example of it last year."

 

White thinks that will change under new head coach Adam Fisher. Find out what White had to say about the new staff and the newest transfer portal additions, including Quante Berry, Matteo Picarelli, Jordan Riley and Steve Settle, on this week's podcast. 

 

And we have some Temple football recruiting updates for you in the mailbag as well. 

Season 8, Episode 45: Shizz Alston talks about the Broad Street Birds’ TBT title hopes and why former players like Adam Fisher

The Broad Street Birds, a team of former Temple players and several from the 2018-19 team that advanced to the NCAA Tournament, will look to take aim at the $1 million, winner-take-all TBT prize this summer,  and former Owls star Shizz Alston joined John DiCarlo, Rymir Vaughn and Javon Edmonds on The Scoop this week to talk about how the team was assembled and who could be added to the roster in the coming weeks. 

 

Alston mentioned the names of a few more former prominent Temple players who could give the Broad Street Birds some addition scoring punch this summer. 

 

Alston, who scored 1,597 career points, will be joined on the team by former teammates like Quinton Rose, who started for the Knicks' G League team this past season, Scootie Randall, Ernest Aflakpui, J.P. Moorman, Dre Perry and Damion Moore, along with another former Owl in Daniel Dingle. 

 

In addition to talking about the makeup of the Broad Street Birds roster, Alston talked about why he thinks new Temple head coach Adam Fisher will succeed on North Broad Street and why he and the program need more help with NIL resources in the future. 

 

John, Vaughn and Declan Landis dove into plenty of football talk in the mailbag as well. 

 

Intro: 0:00 - 8:10

Shizz Alston interview: 8:10 - 31:35

Mailbag: 32:55 - 55:56

Season 8, Episode 44: Hysier Miller breaks down the Temple men’s basketball roster with OwlScoop

This week’s episode of The Scoop features an interview with Temple point guard Hysier Miller, an update on a football official visitor and much more. 

Season 8, Episode 43: Fran Duffy talks about Haason Reddick, Sean Desai and Temple’s ties to the Eagles

If you're a Temple football fan and an Eagles fan, this week's episode of The Scoop is the best of both worlds for you.

 

Fran Duffy, a production manager and on-air talent with the Philadelphia Eagles, joined us this week to talk about the numerous Temple ties to the organization, including five Nick Sirianni assistants with Temple experience, and how the Owls' football program launched his own career. 

 

Duffy, who hosts Eagles pre- and post-game coverage, as well as the Journey to the Draft and Eagle Eye in the Sky podcasts, got his start in football as Al Golden's Temple football video coordinator back in 2006, where he worked with current Eagles defensive coordinator Sean Desai, then an academics graduate assistant with the Owls. Duffy talked to us about his time at Temple during a period when Golden revived the program, as well as former Owls and current Eagles Haason Reddick and Shaun Bradley. 

 

Duffy also talked about what looks to be a very successful NFL Draft for the Eagles, as well as the emergence of quarterback Jalen Hurts. 

 

You'll get that, some football and basketball recruiting updates and more this week. 

Season 8, Episode 42: Jordan Riley and Steve Settle talk about why they chose Temple

Temple landed two important recruits this week in Georgetown transfer guard Jordan Riley and Howard transfer forward Steve Settle, and you’ll hear from both players on this week’s OwlScoop.com podcast.

 

Riley, a former top-150 recruit, talked about why he connected with new head coach Adam Fisher and why he’s better than what his stats from his first two seasons with the Hoyas would indicate, and Settle was struck by Fisher’s energy and believes that he and the Owls’ staff can help him in areas of his game where he’s just starting to scratch the surface.

 

In addition to hearing from Riley and Settle, listeners will get football recruiting updates and answers to their mailbag questions as well.

18:47 – Steve Settle on why he connected with Adam Fisher and how he believes Fisher and the staff can improve his game.

 

30:27 – Jordan Riley on why his game film matters more than his stats from his first two seasons at Georgetown.

 

31:54 – Riley on how he believes Adam Fisher will want Temple to play in his first season and how he believes Fisher will use him.

 

33:30 – Football recruiting update on the addition of ETSU transfer defensive lineman Davion Hood.

 

36:58 – Mailbag

Season 8, Episode 41: Temple adds Providence transfer Quante Berry

New Temple men's basketball coach Adam Fisher landed Providence transfer Quante Berry out of the transfer portal this week, and you'll hear from him, Owls assistant coach Chris Clark and former Temple offensive tackle Isaac Moore on this week's podcast, along with answers to your mailbag questions.

Season 8, Episode 40: Jahlil White talks about what went wrong, and Bobby Jordan talks about what’s ahead for the Owls

Jahlil White talked about what led to Temple missing the NCAA Tournament, and new assistant coach Bobby Jordan talked about his approach to recruiting and what's ahead now for the Owls under new Temple men's basketball coach Adam Fisher. 

That insight, answers to your mailbag questions and plenty more on this week's OwlScoop.com podcast. 

Season 8, Episode 39: Matteo Picarelli signs with Temple. Who’s next?

New Temple head coach Adam Fisher landed his first recruit out of the NCAA's transfer portal in UMBC sharp-shooting guard Matteo Picarelli, and the Owls are courting another transfer portal guard and skilled three-point shooter in UT-Rio Grande Valley's Will Johnston. 

Listeners will hear from both players on this week episode, along with updates on what's ahead on the basketball and football recruiting fronts.