Temple is Ramone Moore's team. And the Atlantic Ten is the conference he dominates. If there were any doubts that Moore is a legitimate A-10 player-of-the-year candidate, they were erased Saturday night.
Is Temple close to playing football in the merging Conference USA-Mountain West? The Owls are keeping their options open. Those options reportedly include Ann Weaver Hart and Bill Bradshaw meeting with C-USA and Mountain West officials.
Like a lot of other talented basketball players, Norristown High's Khalif Wyatt expected to make an immediate impact at the college level, which in his case meant Temple. But it just didn't happen that way.
PERHAPS as early as today, Temple football coach Steve Addazio will make it official: Ryan Day will be returning to the Owls from Boston College to become the co-offensive coordinator with Matt Rhule, according to a source.
Xavier couldn't catch up after Temple built a huge lead early.
By Keith Pompey, Inquirer Staff Writer
Going up against a conference power in a nationally televised game, the Owls handed Xavier an 85-72 loss in front of a "Whiteout" crowd of 9,370 at the Liacouras Center on Saturday night.
Despite a few stumbles, Temple has cleared the obstacles in its path. The journey has taken Temple to the top of the A-10 standings. The next challenge comes Saturday night. And it could be a steep one.
Temple has been playing like a team trying to show it belongs in the Top 25, having won six straight, the last five by an average of 17.6 points.
So, naturally, the Owls came out last night as if they thought tipoff was at 7 o'clock instead of 6.
After being benched due to showing up late for study hall, Khalif Wyatt sparked a game-ending 22-5 run to lift the Owls to a 79-72 victory Wednesday night at the Liacouras Center.
THE BIG EAST is done expanding. For now. Or at least until the next defection.
Which, judging by how many members have moved on in the last 6 months, might not be that far off.
SEVEN PLAYERS from Penn State and three from Temple have been invited to the NFL Scouting Combine.
The Nittany Lions are cornerback Chaz Powell, defensive tackle Devon Still, defensive end Jack Crawford, cornerback D'Anton Lynn, wide receiver Derek Moye, linebacker Nate Stupar and guard Johnnie Troutman.
ALMOST SNUCK ONTO THE PHILS' TRUCK
