Maybe the new offensive linemen help but better awareness of play call and personnel was probably more responsible for that loss. Had they rolled Warner away from the rush and tried a throwback pass to the tight end across the field, that probably would have resulted in 1) a touchdown 2) a holding call in the end zone and Temple probably wins that game, 24-20, instead of losing it 27-20 in overtime. They had trouble moving the ball all day on the ground and yet the first play was a handoff into the middle of the line for no gain. First and goal at the Navy 5 and you’ve got to use some imagination there. With the Owls down by 3, a great catch by Amad Anderson set them up in ideal position to go ahead and win the game in the final minute (against a triple-option team) with a touchdown, not a field goal. The 1st and Goal Call _ More of a coaching problem than a recruiting one, that could be chalked up to Everett Withers taking over at the Navy game. Peter’s Prep’s Eric King (6-3, 314), Wyoming Seminary’s Melvin Siani (6-4, 275) Clearwater Central Catholic’s Kevin Terry (6-5, 260), and St. The Owls addressed that need with some beef on the offensive line, including California JUCO Diego Barajas (6-6, 300), St. Warner’s small stature as it was of a pass rush that got up on him too fast. The Tipped Pass _ The tipped pass against Rutgers that resulted an interception that beat the Owls, 16-14, before a large Homecoming Crowd wasn’t the result as much of E.J. Nowadays maybe those kids are on fan message boards and the truth isn’t as funny as it might represent the new normal with this NIL and transfer portal nonsense. In the 50s, kids said the darndest things that were both true and funny on national TV. I love this staff but they’ve got to do better than that. What’s next? Going after “Elite South of Northeast” regional quarterbacks? Elite 11 always meant just that, Elite and, I don’t think any other G5 has had the same kind of recent success recruiting national Elite 11 quarterbacks that Temple had.Īre the days of Temple luring that kind of talent over or do we celebrate the potential signing of someone who tossed 11 touchdown passes against 12 interceptions on the high school level? In my 50 years of following Temple football, I have never once heard of the Owls ever recruiting a quarterback who had more interceptions than touchdown passes. Russo, Dwan Mathis, Patterson, and Re’Al Mitchell (who just missed out on an Elite 11 invite but still ended up at Temple) for a while represented a different level. Gotta wonder if Owlsilver is right, though.ĭietrich was an “Elite 11 Northeast Regional” quarterback. They chose Temple (well, after Virginia Tech, North Dakota State, and Rutgers) but they chose Temple. That’s the 11-best high school quarterbacks in the country, not the region, and prior Temple staffs deserve credit for luring that kind of talent to North Broad Street. Russo became, at least statistically, the fourth-best quarterback in Temple history.
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