Temple got its sixth commitment a few minutes ago when Springfield DE/TE Dan Archibong chose Temple over FBS offers from Army, UConn, UMass, Old Dominion and a bunch of FCS offers.

Here's his profile

His commitment prompted this tweet from defensive line coach Elijah Robinson:

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Hey, John! Since yesterday was the beginning of 2nd Summer Session at TU, did any of the above mentioned enroll/report to campus? Really curious to see who is on board academically and beginning summer training in E-O!

Know you and Kyle are busy guys, especially the newlywed! Congrats , once again John, and looking forward to hearing from you and the staff!

The South Philly Review reported that Neumann-Goretti outside linebacker Michael DiFrancesco is heading to Temple as a preferred walk-on. The story says Pitt also took a look at him.

http://www.southphillyreview.com/sp...o_heading_to_Temple_University-311450861.html

247sports article I saw today:

"Newbill kicked in the door to Philadelphia for the Nittany Lions; Julian Moore, Garner and Watkins pushed it open. If Carr and Stevens walk through it with Bostick, every high-level recruit in the area will have to consider the Nittany Lions as a serious option. And once Penn State starts locking down the top prospects in Pennsylvania on a regular basis, it can start seeing Ohio State and Michigan State at eye level."

Although I do not foresee Carr and Stevens both landing at Penn State, the thought of this possibility makes me nauseous. If this unlikely nightmare were to happen I think it would be fair to say that Dunphy would never be able to recover during his tenure.

Per a source familiar with his recruitment, Georgios Papagiannis is finishing up his professional team's playoffs and then the FIBA U19 World Championship before taking visits in early July. As of now, he's planning on visiting the following schools: Temple, St. John's, LSU, North Carolina State, Oregon, Kentucky and Kansas.

How good are these recent commits? They don't have any stars which makes me a little worried.
Can anyone ease my concerns?

JDC-What are you hearing about him? I'm just guessing he will be red-shirted as he missed his senior year thus missed out on a year of development. He figures to be rusty and the injury he had often takes a while until the player back to 100% (see Randall, Scootie). I just hope they don't have him play 3 minutes a game and lose a year of eligibility (see Wyatt, Khalif).

Just got a text from a friend of mine who is a PSU alum asking if I was going to the game. (My answer - Obviously.) She said she already bought tickets through an alumni deal. I found that interesting considering I got an Owl Club email saying single game tickets won't be available until June 25th. What's up with that?

So, unless we can somehow close the airport and highways around Michigan, it sounds like we are not getting Valentin. That was a bummer, I thought we had a better shot with him

Timber Creek High School wide receiver Noah Ellison is set to announce his decision tomorrow and said his three finalists are Temple, Iowa and Old Dominion.

I've talked to a few sources in South Jersey who are familiar with the situation, and all of them told me the same thing, so I feel comfortable posting this.

Temple floated an initial soft offer out to Ellison early in his recruitment, but some other schools (including Temple) haven't recruited him as hard lately. He's very likely going to pick Iowa tomorrow.

I caught this on this morning's newscast on the ABC Los Angeles station while I was getting dressed.

http://abc7.com/health/video-gloveworx-combines-boxing-interval-training/831243/

There was something in the graphic that had me puzzled, however. It identified Leyon as having been WBC heavyweight champion. I recall reading that he had dabbled in boxing after TU, but wasn't aware that he had actually captured any belts, much less THAT one.

I enjoyed the article on what Luis is doing now that he's stopped playing.

Watching the game right now on ESPNU. Brunson is impressive. He will 100% start at Nova next year, I don't care who they have returning... Even if it takes him a few games to crack the starting lineup, it's going to happen because he's that good. He leads all scorers with 23 points. In the 3rd quarter now and Papagiannis honestly isn't even the best Greek on the court right now. If he decides to play college ball he's a 1 and done based on size and potential alone, NOT for current skill set. He's had some nice dunks but nothing about his current game screams dominant in college/NBA. Ohhh what could have been...

colin cowherd from espn said the big 12 is on the verge of collapse.

1 oklahoma to the sec
2 texas to the pac 12

Looking to sell myMark Tyndale game worn jersey from his freshman year.

Email me for pics: Andrew.lahage@gmail.com

Thanks

does anybody know when they go on sale? a friend of mine wants to get tickets for notre dame game.

Asianti Woulard has transferred from UCLA to USF. He is a Florida native and per his Twitter is transferring "back home".

Anyone know anything more on him? How concerned should we be as he is transferring to an AAC team?

I know that this is early, but I wanted to make sure that it happens this year. I want to move down to the first level at the Liacouras Center and want to know when I should begin making a noise with the ticket office. I understand that there is a contribution that would need to be made.

Yikes.

Per his Twitter, Cheltenham High School ATH Branden Mack has committed to Temple.

The 6-foot-5 Mack, who plays QB and DB for Cheltenham, could end up being either a big DB or a WR at the next level.

Mack Highlights

Local kid out of Reading. Top 25 talent in the '17 class with tons of offers and interest already, including Temple. He attended Temple's camp last year after his freshman year and the staff was one of the first on him. If I had to guess, he goes to Nova.

Lonnie Walker IV

Sometimes the NBA draft makes you scratch your head. The Celtics used their first pick in the draft, No. 16, to select Terry Rozier from Louisville. Rosier is a 6-2 guard who is a very good defender, can finish around the rim and is streaky from the perimeter. He has a reputation as a fierce competitor. I look at Rozier and I see Will Cummings. Anyone else see the comparison?

I saw on Twitter that the Lincoln high School of Jersey City, N.J., WR-CB committed to the Owls.

Can anyone tell me about him?