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Season 8, Episode 6: Recapping the Duke loss and previewing Lafayette

John DiCarlo, Javon Edmonds, Cayden Steele and Sam Cohn recapped Temple's 30-0 season-opening loss at Duke and previewed the Owls' home opener against Lafayette. They answered mailbag questions and offered a detailed breakdown of what went wrong for Temple down in Durham against the Blue Devils. 

And to get a closer look at Lafayette, Leopards wide receivers coach Ryan Roeder joined the podcast this week to give listeners some insight into their week one win over Sacred Heart and the challenges he expects his offense to face against Temple's defense.

Roeder, a former Temple graduate assistant who later worked in the NFL for the New York Giants, also talked about his time working under former Owls head coach Al Golden from 2006 to 2008 and that staff's efforts to rebuild the program. 

Season 8, Episode 5: The season opener is here

John DiCarlo, Javon Edmonds and Cayden Steele get listeners ready for Temple's season opener at Duke and the debut of the Stan Drayton era. You'll hear audio from the Owls' first-year head coach, predictions from the staff and a breakdown of all the key matchups and players to watch on both sides of the ball, as well as some important basketball recruiting updates. 

Season 8, Episode 4: Stan Drayton names his starting QB

First-year Temple football head coach Stan Drayton announced Thursday that D'Wan Mathis would be his starting quarterback in the Owls' season opener next week at Duke and that transfer Quincy Patterson would back him up. You'll hear audio from Thursday's media availability, including Drayton's explanation of what Mathis did to earn the starting job and his opinion on the most important position battles, including the running backs, safeties, pass rushers and wide receivers. 

And John DiCarlo and Javon Edmonds answered questions from a full mailbag this week as well. 

Season 8, Episode 3: Mike Vreeswyk joins The Scoop

Former Temple star Mike Vreeswyk, one of the top players on Hall of Fame coach John Chaney's 1987-88 team that was ranked No. 1 in the country and advanced to the Elite Eight, talked to OwlScoop.com Wednesday, and you can hear part of that interview on this week's podcast. 

Vreeswyk, now an assistant coach at The George School, scored 1,650 points in his Temple career, is a member of the Big 5 Hall of Fame, the Temple Sports Hall of Fame, and Temple's basketball Ring of Honor. In the portion of the interview you'll hear on The Scoop, Vreeswyk, among other things, weighed in on our OwlScoop.com Temple Hoops All-Time Fantasy Draft, shared memories of Chaney, past teammates like Ernest Pollard, Mark Macon and Howie Evans, and talked about what made the late Jim Maloney such an outstanding assistant coach. 

And with Temple's football season opener just 16 days away, OwlScoop.com Editor John DiCarlo and OwlScoop.com reporter Javon Edmonds talked more about the position battles taking shape in preseason camp, as well as the single-digit selections that were announced Monday night. You'll hear some audio from offensive line coach Chris Wiesehan on how things are shaping up at center and right tackle and details on the team's first scrimmage. 

Season 8, Episode 2: Dionte Christmas joins The Scoop

This week's podcast includes part of our interview with former Temple basketball star Dionte Christmas.

Christmas, who scored 2,043 points in his Temple career and went on to a pro career that included a stint in the NBA with the Phoenix Suns, talked to John DiCarlo, Sam Cohn and Javon Edmonds about his early days of playing basketball, his new coaching career, his opinion of our recent OwlScoop.com Temple all-time fantasy basketball draft and why he's very excited about Aaron McKie's current Owls' squad. 

We also have preseason football camp updates for you, too, including updates on the running back position battle and the cornerbacks, as well as updates on Temple's two newest verbal commitments from the 2023 class. 

Season 8, Episode 1: Preseason camp continues, and a look at our Temple hoops fantasy tournament finals

In the first episode of our eighth season, John DiCarlo, Kyle Gauss, Javon Edmonds and Sam Cohn talked more about OwlScoop.com's all-time Temple fantasy basketball draft and tournament, with special appearances from Sam Neumann and Varun Kumar. John and Kyle are squaring off in the finals, with Twitter votes determining the champion. We talked more about the process behind the draft and how our staff drafted its teams. 

And with first-year Temple football coach Stan Drayton kicking off his first preseason camp with the Owls, we talked more about the roster and position battles and have audio from Drayton and right tackle Adam Klein, as well as answers to all of our listeners' mailbag questions. 

Season 7, Episode 45: Temple assistant basketball coach Jimmy Fenerty breaks down the Owls’ roster

This week's episode of The Scoop includes a portion of OwlScoop.com's interview with Temple assistant basketball coach Jimmy Fenerty, who talked about the Owls' NCAA Tournament aspirations, two of Temple's newest transfer portal additions in Shane Dezonie and Taj Thweatt, and much more. 

The full interview with Fenerty, who is entering his fourth season on head coach Aaron McKie's staff, will be available to OwlScoop.com subscribers this week. 

And with preseason camp set to kick off next week, we took a closer look at first-year head football coach Stan Drayton's roster and what fans can expect with position battles and what would constitute a successful season for the Owls. 

Season 7, Episode 44: More on football verbals Cole Skinner and Luke Watson, and the scoop on Zion Stanford

A packed episode of The Scoop includes audio from Temple's two newest class of 2023 football verbal commitments, offensive linemen Cole Skinner and Luke Watson. And on the basketball recruiting front, West Catholic head coach Miguel Bocachica offered a scouting report of his best player, first-team All-Philadelphia Catholic League small forward Zion Stanford, who picked up a Temple offer last month. 

We also talked about former Temple guard Nate Pierre-Louis' recent NBA Summer League success, previewed our upcoming OwlScoop.com all-time Temple basketball fantasy draft, and paid tribute to OwlScoop.com Editor John DiCarlo's father, who passed away last week after a long battle with cancer. 

Season 7, Episode 43 - Temple adds Vanderbilt transfer Shane Dezonie

Temple basketball received a big commitment from Vanderbilt transfer Shane Dezonie this week while the football team is in the midst of a recruiting hot streak. The OwlScoop.com staff discusses the impact of Dezonie's addition, the recent offer to West Catholic's Zion Stanford, how the football recruiting class is shaping up and more in this week's episode of The Scoop.

Season 7, Episode 42: Catching up with Shizz Alston, plus football and hoops recruiting updates

Another packed episode of OwlScoop.com's podcast will get you caught up on the latest Temple football and basketball news. 

We'll bring you up to speed on Temple's six football verbal commitments from the 2023 class, including the three newest verbals in Harrisburg High School running back Kyle Williams, Miami Jackson High School cornerback Kaleb Barnett and Hun School wide receiver Preston Everhart, and we have a clip of Williams' interview with OwlScoop.com.

On the basketball recruiting front, Sam Cohn offered his evaluations of Neumann Goretti High School basketball guards Robert Wright and Khaafiq Myers, St. Joe's Prep guard Jaron McKie (son of Temple head coach Aaron McKie), Roman Catholic High School forward Shareef Jackson (son of former Temple star and NBA center Marc Jackson) and Archbishop Ryan center Thomas Sorber.

Plus, Sam caught up with former Temple basketball star Shizz Alston Jr. about his pro career overseas and his thoughts on the current Temple roster. 

0:00 - 11:15 - Intro

11:15 - Updates on Temple's six verbal commitments from the 2023 class

19:23 - Audio from Kyle Williams

21:25 - Sam's evaluations from Philly Live

29:50 - Sam's Shizz Alston update

38:30 - Audio from Shizz Alston

41:19 - Mailbag