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Colin Thompson’s football career has now taken him to the United Football League’s Orlando Storm, where he will serve as the team’s offensive coordinator and wide receivers coach. The former Temple and NFL tight end joined us on The Scoop this week to talk about how he landed with the Storm, what he learned along the way from coaches like Joe Brady and Will Muschamp, what he saw from working this past season as an offensive assistant at Navy and why he thinks Temple is headed in the right direction under K.C. Keeler.

And yes, we got to most of your mailbag questions about a Temple men’s basketball team that is reeling and on a six-game losing streak heading into Thursday night’s game against Tulane.

Intro: 0:00 – 2:05

Colin Thompson talks about his latest career stop in the UFL: 2:05 – 41:12

Can Adam Fisher’s team end its six-game losing streak?: 41:12 – 46:57

Mailbag: 46:57 – end

Temple has one of the city’s top players headed its way in the 2026 class in Father Judge High School guard Derrick Morton-Rivera, who spoke with OwlScoop this week about leading the Crusaders to their second consecutive Philadelphia Catholic League championship and what he sees ahead for his college career on North Broad Street. With spring football practice set to kick off March 10, it’s time to start talking about some players who will be carving out important roles for the Owls in the second season of the K.C. Keeler era. And in case you’ve missed it, Bonnie Rosen’s Temple women’s lacrosse team is 6-0 after beating No. 17 Penn Wednesday.

Intro: 0:00 – 7:25

Derrick Morton-Rivera talks Temple: 7:25 – 12:19

Can the Owls halt their 4-game losing streak at FAU?: 12:19 – 20:31

Diane Richardson’s squad takes on Rice: 20:31 – 22:39

Players we’ll be talking about during spring football: 22:39 – 28:58

Temple’s undefeated women’s lacrosse team takes on No. 17 Penn: 28:58 – 31:47

Paying tribute to the late Tre Johnson: 31:47 – 32:42

Mailbag: 32:42 – 50:00

*Editor’s note: This week’s episode was recorded before the Temple women’s basketball team lost to Rice and before the Owls’ lacrosse team won at Penn.

After injuries cut his pro career short, former Temple star Shaun Bradley announced his retirement last Friday from the NFL. He joined us on The Scoop this week to talk about how he found peace with his decision and shared memories of his time as a single-digit linebacker with the Owls, becoming a 2020 sixth-round pick of his hometown Philadelphia Eagles, and what it meant play alongside guys like Darius Slay, Zach Baun, Fletcher Cox and Jason Kelce. Bradley shared a story about the exact moment he said he knew Jalen Hurts was destined to be the Eagles’s starting quarterback, and he explained why he feels the criticism of Hurts and his former head coach Nick Sirianni is often unwarranted.

In addition to our interview with Bradley, we’ll talk to you about the Temple men’s basketball team’s missed opportunities in American Conference play and what the Owls must do to beat UAB at home Wednesday.

0:00 – 3:21: Intro

3:21 – 1:11:56: Shaun Bradley talks about his Temple and Eagles career

1:11:56 – 1:26:16: Temple men’s hoops falls to fourth place with UAB ahead

1:26:16 – end: Mailbag

We’ll tell you why it’s not irrational to think Adam Fisher’s Temple men’s basketball team could win the American Conference tournament next month in Birmingham and land the Owls’ first NCAA Tournament berth in seven years. And this week’s mailbag includes a special appearance by Baltimore Sun Ravens reporter and OwlScoop alumnus Sam Cohn, who talked to us about covering former Owl and current Ravens practice squad player Keith Kirkwood and life in the Charm City. 

Intro: 0:00 – 9:56

Reasons why Temple will - or will not - go to the NCAA Tournament:  9:56 – 21:48

Can the Owls hold off Tulane and Rowan Brumbaugh?: 21:48 – 25:35

Dissecting Temple women’s hoops struggles: 25:35 – 30:35

Kyle floats an interesting scheduling idea in the mailbag: 30:35 – 44:35

Sam Cohn drops by: 44:35 - end

Temple guard Aiden Tobiason joined us on the show this week to talk about the Owls’ win over South Florida Saturday night and why he thinks the team has as good a chance as anyone to win March’s American Conference tournament in Birmingham. And in the mailbag, Ryan Mack casually told about his connection to a three-time Grammy Award winner and one of the greatest artists ever to come out of Philadelphia.

Intro: 0:00 – 14:03

Aiden Tobiason joins the show: 14:03 – 31:13

Temple beats USF to stay in second place: 31:13 – 38:40

The Owls had a road test ahead at ECU: 38:40 – 41:26

Temple’s women’s team grabs a road OT win at Tulane: 41:26 – 43:36

Diane Richardson “Can’t Retire From This”: 43:36 – 46:16

Mailbag: 46:16 – 56:54

The moment Ryan told John and Kyle that Jill Scott is his godmother: 56:54

After capping his time at Temple with third-team All-America and first-team all-conference honors, Matt Ioannidis forged a seven-year career in the NFL, including six seasons in Washington and one reunited with his former college head coach Matt Rhule with the Carolina Panthers. Ioannidis joined us on The Scoop this week to talk about his time in the NFL, explained his decision to retire at the age of 29, and reflected upon Temple’s 2015 season that included the win over Penn State and the arrival of College GameDay in Philadelphia as the Owls nearly knocked off Notre Dame. He shared his thoughts on the current financial landscape of college football and much more in an interview you can only get here.

We also recapped the largest comeback win in the history of the Temple women’s basketball program and talked about how far Temple’s core four of Derrian Ford, Aiden Tobiason, Jordan Mason and Gavin Griffiths can take the Owls in March.

Intro: 0:00 – 7:46

Matt Ioannidis interview: 7:46 – 1:03:06

Can Adam Fisher’s core four carry the Owls to a conference title?: 1:03:06 – 1:10:27

Diane Richardson’s team makes the greatest comeback win in program history: 1:10:27 – 1:16:25

Mailbag: 1:16:25 – end

You'll hear from Temple head coach K.C. Keeler and general manager Clayton Barnes as we discuss some of the Owls' most important transfer portal additions, including quarterbacks Jaxon Smolik and Ajani Sheppard and edge rushers JaMair Diaz and Jaylon Joseph. We also talked about what we've learned from the Temple men's basketball team's last two losses to Memphis and Florida Atlantic and answered questions from a full mailbag once again. 

Intro: 0:00 – 8:48

K.C. Keeler and Clayton Barnes talk about Temple’s portal pickups: 8:48 - 28:51

What we learned from Temple’s men’s hoops losses to Memphis and FAU: 28:51 - 41:02

Mailbag: 41:02 – end

Adam Fisher’s men’s basketball team could win its eighth game in a row Wednesday night at Memphis, but the Owls will do so just one day after learning of the sudden passing of assistant coach Bill Courtney. We paid tribute to Courtney, along with our late former staff member Matt Vender, on this week’s podcast, and assistant coach Bobby Jordan joined us on the pod to talk about the Owls' seven-game winning streak and offer an advance look at Memphis

And on the football front, we’ll get you caught up on a flurry of portal additions as well. 

0:00 – 15:35: Paying tribute to Bill Courtney and Matt Vender

15:35 – 26:36: Temple found its portal quarterbacks in Jaxon Smolik and Ajani Sheppard

26:36 – 31:48: Penn State transfers and offensive line help among Owls’ portal additions

31:48 - 48:43: Temple assistant coach Bobby Jordan talks Owls’ winning streak, Memphis

48:43 - 55:55: What a road win at Memphis would mean for Temple

55:55 – 1:04:58: Diane Richardson says her team is playing ‘piss-poor’ basketball

Mailbag: 1:04:58 – end

Things are starting to pick up in the transfer portal for the Temple football program as the Owls look for a quarterback and depth at several other positions on the roster. We’ll get you caught up on some of the latest developments and tell fans why they shouldn’t panic about some of the team’s early swings and misses.

Meanwhile, the Temple men’s basketball team has won six games in a row, and Owls point guard Jordan Mason has been a major catalyst during that stretch. You’ll hear Temple head coach Adam Fisher talk about why Mason has been such an asset to the team, and you’ll hear plenty of questions answered in a very full mailbag on this week’s podcast, brought to you by Greenspan & Greenspan Injury Laywers.

Intro: 0:00 – 9:33

Why you should temper your Temple portal panic: 9:33 – 19:40

A Jordan Mason appreciation segment: 19:40 – 22:58

What can we expect from the Owls’ 6-game win streak?: 22:58 – 35:42

Diane Richardson’s Owls start conference play with a loss: 35:42 – 44:50

Mailbag: 44:50 – end

It looks like K.C. Keeler and his staff are zeroing in on Mason McKenzie as one of their preferred transfer portal quarterback recruiting targets, and you’ll hear part of our interview with the former Saginaw Valley State star on this week’s podcast. Can some get-right wins for Adam Fisher’s and Diane Richardson’s basketball programs get them back on track as American Conference play approaches? Perhaps, but Fisher’s men’s team is facing some injury challenges once again. We talked about that and answered all of your mailbag questions in our holiday episode of The Scoop, brought to you each week by Greenspan & Greenspan Injury Lawyers.

Intro: 0:00 – 7:25

QB Mason McKenzie is a portal priority for Temple: 7:25 – 16:57

Can get-right wins put Temple’s hoops programs back on track?: 16:57 – 23:30

Mailbag: 23:30 – end