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Saints schedule private workout with fast-rising linebacker

The New Orleans Saints scheduled a private workout with fast-rising Temple linebacker Jordan Magee:

The New Orleans Saints scheduled a private workout with Temple linebacker Jordan Magee before the upcoming 2024 NFL draft, according to Justin Melo of The Draft Network, He’s a prospect on the rise after dominating the NFL Scouting Combine, and he’s set Top 30 visits with both the Denver Broncos and Dallas Cowboys. Right now he’s projected to picked on Day 3 between rounds four and seven.

In four seasons at Temple, Magee had 235 tackles with 31 going for a loss and eight sacks. He had a nice performance at the combine, finishing first among linebackers in the 10-yard split with a 1.54 time (4.55-second 40-yard dash). He finished third in the broad jump and fourth in the vertical. His numbers allowed him to finish with a 9.29 Relative Athletic Score, with his biggest downside being his size and lack of confirmed numbers in agility drills.

The signing of Willie Gay makes linebacker a little bit less of an emergency need, but the Saints do need to plan for the future of the position. Demario Davis is still playing at a high level, but is entering his age-35 season and can’t be expected to play much longer. The Saints doing due diligence on the position is expected.

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2024 NFL Mock Draft: Full 7-round post-NFL Combine predictions for the Eagles

The Philadelphia Eagles are retooling and we’ve unveiled are fourth Eagles Wire 2024 NFL Mock draft of the offseason and after the scouting combine

The 2024 NFL Scouting Combine is a wrap, and the results could significantly impact what happens when the 2024 NFL Draft rolls around at the end of next month.

Like every team in the league, the Philadelphia Eagles closely watched this week’s action at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis as they lock in their draft board.

Philadelphia currently set to have six selections in this year’s draft, and are also projected to receive four compensatory selections, which would give them ten altogether.

Here’s an updated look at how all seven rounds could turn out for the Eagles via the PFF Mock Draft simulator.

Former Temple defensive back Jalen McMurray commits to Vols

Former Temple defensive back Jalen McMurray commits to Tennessee.

Temple cornerback Jalen McMurray entered the NCAA transfer portal on Dec. 27, 2023.

He committed to Tennessee on Tuesday.

The 6-foot, 180-pound cornerback played at Temple from 2021-23. He appeared in 27 games for the Owls, recording 90 tackles, 2.5 tackles for a loss, one interception, 12 pass deflections, two forced fumbles and one fumble recovery.

McMurray went to Temple from Gonzaga College High School in Washington, D.C.

Tennessee concluded its 2023 season ranked No. 17 in the US LBM Coaches Poll after defeating Iowa, 35-0, in the Cheez-It Citrus Bowl on New Year’s Day.

The Vols will kick off its 2024 season on Aug. 31 versus Chattanooga at Neyland Stadium.

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Former Georgia QB enters transfer portal again

Former Georgia Bulldogs starting quarterback is entering the transfer portal after changing positions

Former Georgia Bulldogs quarterback D’Wan Mathis is entering the transfer portal again. Mathis, who was named the opening game starter at quarterback for the Temple Owls in 2021 and 2022, is looking for a new home.

During the 2022 college football season, D’Wan Mathis changed positions and started playing as a wide receiver. Mathis has two receptions for 12 yards this season after finishing 2022 with six receptions for 44 receiving yards.

Kurt Warner’s son, E.J. Warner, took over the starting role as Temple’s top quarterback. Warner is one of the leading passers in the country.

It will be interesting the see if Mathis is looking to transfer as a quarterback or as a wide receiver. Mathis threw for 1,223 yards, six touchdowns and four interceptions in 2021 for Temple.

Mathis was named the opening day starter at quarterback for Georgia during the 2020 college football season, but he lost his job to Stetson Bennett in his first career start against Arkansas. It sure feels like a long time ago when Mathis was Georgia’s starting quarterback. Mathis is a former four-star recruit from Oak Park High School in Oak Park, Michigan.

The Temple wide receiver announced he was entering the transfer portal as a graduate transfer via social media:

He was Georgia’s co-winner of the David Jacobs Award in 2019 for overcoming his scary brain cyst.

Packers host Temple WR Adonicas Sanders on official pre-draft visit

The Packers hosted Temple WR Adonicas Sanders on an official top 30 visit ahead of the 2023 draft.

The Green Bay Packers hosted Temple wide reciever Adonicas Sanders on an official top-30 visit ahead of the 2023 NFL draft, according to Tom Silverstein of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.

Sanders spent the 2022 at Temple after playing his first five collegiate seasons at Georgia Tech. In 2022, he caught 37 passes for 437 yards and two touchdowns while also rushing six times for 22 yards. At Georgia Tech (2017-2021), he caught 65 passes and scored four touchdowns over 35 games and 14 starts.

At Temple’s pro day, Sanders (6-0, 189) ran the 40-yard dash in 4.57 seconds, hit 32″ in the vertical leap, covered 9-10 in the broad jump, finished the three-cone in 7.27 seconds and the short shuttle in 4.33 seconds and completed 11 reps on the bench press. His Relative Athletic Score is 2.88 out of 10.0.

Dane Brugler of The Athletic ranked Sanders as his 142nd overall wide receiver in the class and a likely undrafted free agent.

In a pre-draft interview with Draft Diamonds, Sanders said his best attributes as a player are “yards after catch and downfield  blocking.”

What kind of player? “A versatile receiver that can play outside or slot. And can make an impact on special teams,” Sanders told Draft Diamonds.

The Packers likely used the pre-draft visit to recruit Sanders to Green Bay following the draft.

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Former Celtics guard, assistant coach Sam Cassell a target to helm Temple

“Cassell has drawn interest from Temple University for its head coaching job,” reports HoopsHype’s Mike Scotto.

2008 Boston Celtics champion Sam Cassell could be on the move to become the next head coach of Temple, according to Hoops Hype’s Mike Scotto’s recent reporting. Per Scotto, 76ers assistant coach Sam Cassell has drawn interest from Temple University for its head coaching job.”

“At this time, however, Cassell is focused on helping the Sixers compete for a championship,” adds the Hoops Hype reporter regarding the former Boston guard’s candidacy for that school. “Cassell has interviewed for NBA head coaching jobs in the past and is in his 14th season as an assistant coach. He also works closely with Tyrese Maxey in Philadelphia.”

Given the renewed import of recruiting even this early in the offseason for collegiate programs in the era of the transfer portal’s rapid and intense rise in popularity, we would imagine Temple will take a hard look at other options.

But with other assistants around the league making similar moves (former Boston assistant Damon Stoudamire’s decampment to helm Georgia Tech comes to mind) with no haste, we suspect Cassell will remain with the Sixers moving forward.

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Colts assistant Jamel Mutunga hired by Temple

Colts assistant coach Jamel Mutunga was hired by Temple as the RBs coach.

Indianapolis Colts assistant offensive coach Jamel Mutunga was hired by Temple University to be their running backs coach, according to Brandon Marcello of 247Sports on Tuesday.

Mutunga, who was the offensive Dungy Fellow, joined the Colts’ coaching staff during the 2022 offseason as one of two Tony Dungy Diversity Coaching Fellows along with Brent Jackson, who served as the defensive Dungy Fellow.

Mutunga has gone between college and the NFL over the last decade, spending the majority of his time in the latter ranks.

He served as Rutgers’ offensive quality control coach for three seasons (2020-2022). Before that, he spent three seasons (2017-2019) as Princeton’s running backs/kickoff return coach and another three seasons as Lehigh’s running backs coach (2014-2016) and he was Muhlenberg College’s tight ends/halfbacks coach (2012-2013).

Mutunga also was a Bill Walsh Diversity Coaching Fellow with the New York Jets (2014) and Atlanta Falcons (2019).

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East Carolina vs Temple Prediction Game Preview

East Carolina vs Temple game preview, prediction, and breakdown for the Week 13 game on Saturday, November 26

East Carolina vs Temple prediction, game preview, how to watch. Week 13, Saturday, November 26

East Carolina vs Temple Prediction Game Preview

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East Carolina vs Temple How To Watch

Date: Saturday, November 26
Game Time: 1:00 ET
Venue: Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia, PA
How To Watch: ESPN+
Record: East Carolina (6-5), Temple (3-8)
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Why East Carolina Will Win

The offense should get its groove back.

Nothing worked in the strange 42-3 loss to Houston last week, but that was one of the weirder blowouts. The offense wasn’t horrible, but the passing game couldn’t keep things moving, the defense wasn’t even close, and it turned into a disaster.

Normally the offense is far more efficient, there hasn’t been any problem with turnovers – none in the last five games – or penalties, and now it gets to deal with a Temple defense that’s not awful, but it doesn’t do enough to overcome the mediocre offense.

But …

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Why Temple Will Win

The defense is able to come up with plenty of third down stops.

The East Carolina offense stalls a bit too much at odd times. Again, it should be better than it was last week, but it has to overcome a defense that gives up way too many yards through the air and is too rocky on third downs.

Temple has been able to stay in most games lately, but it needs the passing game to keep on moving. Freshman QB EJ Warner struggled in the 23-3 loss to Cincinnati, but before that he was a yardage machine to build around.

He’ll be back to form in this – he’ll push for close to 300 yards.

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What’s Going To Happen

Can Temple turn all the yards into points? That’s been a problem, and it’ll be costly again here – it doesn’t do enough to close out drives.

East Carolina won’t have a smooth ride, but it’ll be consistent and balanced for a full four quarters. The defense will hold on in the third quarter and the offense will pull away.

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East Carolina vs Temple Prediction, Line

East Carolina 30, Temple 20
Line: East Carolina -9.5, o/u: 51.5
ATS Confidence out of 5: 3
East Carolina vs Temple Must See Rating (out of 5): 2

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Cincinnati vs Temple Prediction Game Preview

Cincinnati vs Temple game preview, prediction, and breakdown for the Week 12 game on Saturday, November 19

Cincinnati vs Temple prediction, game preview, how to watch. Week 12, Saturday, November 19

Cincinnati vs Temple Prediction, Game Preview

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Cincinnati vs Temple How To Watch

Date: Saturday, November 19
Game Time: 4:00 ET
Venue: Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia, PA
How To Watch: ESPNU
Record: Cincinnati (8-2), Temple (3-7)
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Why Cincinnati Will Win

The Bearcats are deep in the mix for the American Athletic Conference title, win this, beat Tulane next week, go defend your championship.

The passing game has been up or down – Ben Bryant failed to get to 56% in three of his last four games – but the yards are there. As long as the offense is taking advantage of its chances, and as long as the yards are there for Bryant, everything else should fall into place.

The best defense in the AAC with the best pass rush in the conference should hold up fine, but …

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Why Temple Will Win

The Owls have something in EJ Warner.

The freshman passer is bombing away with more than 200 yards in six of the last eight games and a 486-yard day against the porous Houston secondary. He’s going to keep throwing and he’s going to keep pressing even in the face of Bearcat pressure.

Cincinnati keeps on winning, but it’s getting thrown on over the last few weeks. Navy didn’t do anything through the air – it’s Navy – but UCF and East Carolina were able to come up with enough yards to matter, and …

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What’s Going To Happen

It might not always be pretty, but Cincinnati keeps on getting the job done. It’s still in the mix for a New Year’s Six game, but it’ll have to try against a suddenly interesting Owl offense.

Warner will have a good yardage day, but he’ll give away two picks, The Bearcat defensive front will take over in the second half.

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Cincinnati vs Temple Prediction, Line

Cincinnati 31, Temple 20
Line: Cincinnati -16.5, o/u: 50.5
ATS Confidence out of 5: 2
Cincinnati vs Temple Must See Rating (out of 5): 2

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Temple vs Houston Prediction Game Preview

Temple vs Houston game preview, prediction, and breakdown for the Week 11 game on Saturday, November 12

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Temple vs Houston How To Watch

Date: Saturday, November 12
Game Time: 3:00 ET
Venue: TDECU Stadium, Houston, TX
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Record: Temple (3-6), Houston (5-4)
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Why Temple Will Win

Can Temple rise up against a Houston team that might be running on fumes?

This was supposed to be a huge season for the Cougars, but instead of making a push for the College Football Playoff like Cincinnati did last year, they’re battling to try to get bowl eligible after suffering a 77-63 loss in the highest scoring game in FCS history.

Meanwhile, Temple is improving in the first year under Stan Drayton with a 54-28 win over USF last week.

The O has found something in QB EJ Warner, he’s coming off a 344-yard day, and now the passing game gets to let it fly against the struggling Houston secondary.

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Why Houston Will Win

Yeah, the Temple passing game is working, but there’s no ground attack, the offense is struggling on third downs, and usually points are a big problem.

The 54 last week against USF was an outlier.

Houston needs to pick itself up off the map in a hurry – it was starting to roll before whatever that was last week against SMU – but the offense is working just fine and it should be able to bomb its way out of problems.

The Temple defense isn’t good enough to hold up.

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What’s Going To Happen

Houston gives up points to everyone. It doesn’t matter who it plays, it’s going to give up 400 yards.

That might a lot for Temple to do, but the passing game will be there to provide a push. However, the offense won’t move the chains enough to control the clock, the Houston offense will score in a flash, and Houston will get bowl eligible.

In this rough year, going bowling is something to celebrate.

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Temple vs Houston Prediction, Line

Houston 41, Temple 20
Line: Houston -19.5, o/u: 56.5
ATS Confidence out of 5: 2.5
Temple vs Houston Must See Rating (out of 5): 2.5
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