Owls add football commitments
Temple college sports - basketball, football and more - covered by the Philadelphia Inquirer's Keith Pompey.
Owls add football commitments
Keith Pompey, Inquirer Staff Writer
Bret Niederreither, a senior defensive lineman at Red Land High, and Jamie Gilmore, a senior running back at North Marion (Fla.), gave oral commitments to play football at Temple on Sunday.
National Signing Day is on Wednesday.
Niederreither, a 6-foot-3, 250-pounder, originally, gave an oral commitment to West Virginia. But he changed his mind after West Virginia defensive coordinator, Jeff Casteel, resigned to coach at Arizona under Rich Rodriguez.
Niederreither chose the Owls over offers from West Virginia and Kent State.
Gilmore, a 5-8, 185-pound speedster, had 14 scholarship offers. He, ultimately, chose the Owls over Western Kentucky and South Florida.
Gilmore is regarded as the nation's ninth-best all-purpose back by Rivals.com.
Good luck and hard work at Temple, gentlemen, on he field and in the classroom.— Fishpro- Time to snag the Rutgers recruits.— Penfold18
- Good gets. A three star and highly recruited two star kid. That makes Daz's sixth three star recruit. Now pick off a few of the Rutgers kids and we should be in a good place.— owl87
- Wonder if the other Peoples RB would want to come & play with his cousin? Can't wait for football season.— avoidpitt
- Gilmore is no joke ladies and gents. Still has work to do obviously but hes got a little Darren Sproles in him. Very quick and shifty, he will fit nicely in the offense. IF you look at our team as it stands now, adding another burst of speed makes us a very dangerous offense. Im excited.— jevans
Pompey is a native Philadelphian and a University of Pittsburgh graduate. Follow him on Twitter @pompeysgridlock. Reach Keith at kpompey@phillynews.com.
