OwlScoop.com - The Scoop

It’s been an eventful two weeks since we last recorded.

 

Adam Fisher’s Temple men’s basketball team nearly pulled off what would have been an improbable to the NCAA Tournament, Diane Richardson’s women’s team fell short of its goal of a conference title, and just about every position battle is up for grabs as Temple gets started with its padded spring football practices.

 

You’ll hear from Hysier Miller, Richardson and answers to your mailbag questions in this week’s OwlScoop.com podcast.

 

Intro: 0:00 – 7:45

 

Famous No. 29s: 7:45 – 14:05

 

Men’s basketball’s AAC Tournament run: 14:05 – 22:43

 

Women’s basketball season wrap-up and a look ahead at next season: 22:43 – 34:08

 

Spring football updates: 34:08 – 39:04

 

Mailbag: 39:04 – end

With top-five marks among all linebackers in the 40-yard dash, vertical jump and broad jump at last week's NFL Scouting Combine, former Temple linebacker Jordan Magee helped his draft stock as next month's NFL Draft approaches, and he joined us on The Scoop this week to talk about his success out in Indianapolis.

 

Magee is back in Philadelphia and told OwlScoop.com he plans to be around his former team for its first spring practice next week, and we talked about some of the names to watch as third-year head coach Stan Drayton and his staff look to build a team that can blend in more than 40 new players. 

 

And as their respective American Athletic Conference tournaments approach later this month, we talked about why Diane Richardson's women's team could win the league title and advance to the NCAA Tournament and why some old familiar traits continue to hurt Adam Fisher's men's team. 

 

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

 

 

Temple guard Shane Dezonie, who hit a three-pointer late in regulation and then scored on a putback to help the Owls grab an overtime win at Wichita State Sunday, joined us on The Scoop this week from the road to talk about his career and his growth this season as his team prepares to take on Rice Wednesday night.

 

And we’ll get you ready for the Temple women’s team’s big Wednesday night home game against Tulsa as the first-place Owls look to move one game closer to what would be their first regular-season American Athletic Conference championship.

 

Intro: 0:00 – 4:400

 

Famous No. 27s: 4:00 – 12:28

 

Shane Dezonie interview: 12:28 – 39:58

 

Temple women’s basketball: 39:58 – 46:12

 

Dillon Battie and Aiden Tobiason updates: 46:12 – 46:45

 

Jordan Magee NFL Combine update: 46:45 – 47:50

 

Mailbag: 47:50 - end

If the world of Name, Image and Likeness and its overwhelming influence on the world of college sports has been confusing for you, this week’s podcast will be a helpful explainer.

 

Buchanan Ingersoll and Rooney attorney Andrew Hope, who has written on the intersection of law and sports and recent NIL developments, joined us on The Scoop this week to talk about how we got here with NIL and the potential legal challenges and issues ahead.

 

The OwlScoop staff also talked about the Temple women’s basketball team and its ascension to a first-place tie in the American Athletic Conference standings, as well as a men’s team that snapped a forgettable 10-game losing streak.

 

Intro: 0:00 – 3:43

 

Famous No. 26s: 3:43 – 12:43

 

Andrew Hope NIL interview: 12:43 – 53:47

 

Temple women’s basketball: 53:47 – 58:12

 

Temple men’s basketball and Hooter’s birthday celebration: 58:12 – 1:06:23

 

Temple football recruiting update: 1:06:23 – 1:07:02

 

Mailbag: 1:07:02 – end

Former Temple center Kevin Lyde, who came to John Chaney's program as a McDonald's All-American, talked to OwlScoop.com prior to Sunday's game at the Liacouras Center, and you can hear that entire interview on this week's podcast. Lyde, who shared memories about the 1999, 2000 and 2001 Temple NCAA Tournament teams, including the Elite Eight runs in 1999 and 2001, was joined by former teammates like Ron Rollerson, Mark Karcher, Lamont Barnes and Rasheed Brokenbourgh as the program honored the 1999 squad during Sunday's game. 

 

The OwlScoop staff also discussed Temple's nine-game losing streak, Thursday's upcoming game at No. 24 FAU, Diane Richardson's women's team and mailbag questions relating to NIL, the NCAA and more. 

 

Intro: 0:00 - 6:33

Famous No. 25s: 6:33 - 12:23

Kevin Lyde interview: 12:23 - 21:35

Men's hoops: 21:35 - 29:15

Women's hoops: 29:15 - 35:10

Football recruiting update: 35:10  - 35:29

Mailbag: 35:29 - end

After Temple signed 19 more players to its 2024 recruiting class, we caught up with Owls offensive line coach Chris Wiesehan, and you'll hear part of that conversation on this week's podcast, as well as audio from head coach Stan Drayton, who's excited about what Temple is getting in North Allegheny High School linebacker Tyree Alualu. 

 

Declan Landis, Johnny Zawislak and Rymir Vaughn will give listeners a closer look at what Adam Fisher will be getting in St. Elizabeth High School guard Aiden Tobiason after covering his game last weekend in Wilmington, and they'll tell you why time is wearing thin for Diane Richardson's women's basketball program when it comes to playing more consistent basketball as March approaches. 

 

And a packed mailbag includes answers on everything from basketball to Netflix docuseries. 

 

Intro: 0:00 - 5:33

Famous No. 24s: 5:33 - 11:11

Chris Wiesehan interview: 11:11 - 14:28

Football recruiting: 14:28 - 19:28

Stan Drayton on Tyree Alualu, recruiting wrap-up : 19:28 - 23:16

Men's hoops, Aiden Tobiason: 23:16 - 27:33

Womens hoops: 27:33 - 33:16

Mailbag: 33:16 - end 

 

 

 

Jahlil White had been playing some of the better basketball of his career prior to Temple's overtime loss at ECU Sunday, when the redshirt-junior guard was hampered by foul trouble and held scoreless for the first time since November of 2022. 

 

On this week's episode of The Scoop, White told OwlScoop that he feels the Owls beat themselves and have the talent necessary to snap their six-game losing streak, starting Sunday at Tulane. Beyond this season, White talked about what got him into the game of basketball while growing up near the Jersey Shore in Whitesboro, his career at Wildwood Catholic High School, why he's excited about Temple's 2024 recruits in Dillon Battie and Aiden Tobiason, and why he's interested in becoming an agent once his basketball playing career is done. 

 

We also talked more about Diane Richardson's Temple women's basketball team as they continue to fight for one of the top four spots in the American Athletic Conference standings, and we answered a mailbag full of football, basketball and recruiting questions. 

 

Intro: 00:00 - 7:33

Famous No. 23s: 7:33 - 13:10

Jahlil White interview: 13:10 - 33:33

Men's basketball roundup: 33:33 - 34:50

Women's basketball roundup: 34:50 - 41:15

Football recruiting update: 41:17 - 41:42

Mailbag: 41:42 - end

Former Temple linebacker Jordan Magee joined us on The Scoop this week to talk about what's next for him as he prepares for April's NFL Draft. The second-team all-American Athletic Conference selection led the Owls in tackles for a second consecutive season and posted 14 TFL, and now he's training in Fort Myers, Florida as he continues to recover from a torn right biceps that prematurely ended his 2023 season and his Temple career. The Dover, Delaware native talked about his draft prep and where he is with his recovery, and OwlScoop.com subscribers will have access to our full interview with Magee later this week. 

 

John DiCarlo and Declan Landis also recapped a tough week for Adam Fisher's men's basketball team and a big win for Diane Richardson's women's squad and answered mailbag questions about Stan Drayton's football team and even the Justice League in this week's mailbag. 

When Adam Fisher was looking to make the next move in his college basketball coaching career, Michael Huger helped him land a spot on Jim Larrañaga's Miami staff back in 2015. 

 

Eight years later, when Fisher got his first head coaching job, Huger was his first hire at Temple and became Fisher's associate head coach. 

 

Huger joined us on this week's episode of The Scoop to talk about the Owls, who are 8-10 overall and 1-4 in the American Athletic Conference heading into Saturday's home game against Rice, as well as his life and career. 

 

You'll also hear more about Diane Richardson's women's basketball team and the latest Temple football recruiting and roster updates, along with answers to your mailbag questions. 

While Adam Fisher’s Temple men’s basketball team looked very much like a rebuilding program with a first-year head coach in its loss to ECU Wednesday night, Diane Richardson’s women’s team is starting to hit its stride and could be playing for first place in the American Athletic Conference standings next week.

 

We talked about that, along with Temple’s ever-evolving football roster as Stan Drayton’s program continues to lose and gain players through the transfer portal, as well as the high school and junior college ranks.

 

And in this week’s mailbag, we’ll tell you why it’s possible to feel optimistic about the Temple football program after consecutive 3-9 seasons, and we answered an age-old question about what the athletic department could and should do to address low attendance numbers at the Liacouras Center.

 

Intro: 0:00 – 9:38

 

Famous No. 20s: 9:38 – 13:12

 

Temple football roster and recruiting updates: 13:12 – 16:22

 

Temple basketball: 16:22 – 27:55

 

Temple women’s basketball and recruiting: 27:55 – 36:40

 

Mailbag: 36:40 - end