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Temple nearing home-and-home football series with Miami

The expected deal will call for matchups in 2020 and 2023.

American Athletic Conference commissioner Mike Aresco, shown in 2015, said Temple and Miami will play in football, but nothing is official yet.
American Athletic Conference commissioner Mike Aresco, shown in 2015, said Temple and Miami will play in football, but nothing is official yet.Read moreSTEW MILNE / AP
    by Marc Narducci | Columnist
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NEWPORT, R.I. — American Athletic Conference commissioner Mike Aresco mentioned during media day Tuesday that Temple and Miami will play a football series.

A Temple source says that while that is likely, nothing has been finalized. The source said the proposal has Temple playing 2020 in Miami and the Hurricanes coming to Philadelphia in 2023.

Temple's future nonleague opponents so far for 2020 are home games against Idaho (Sept. 12) and Rutgers (Sept. 19). The nonleague games on the 2023 schedule are at Rutgers (Sept. 9) and home against Duke (Sept. 16).