We'll be talking to Rod Carey and offensive coordinator Mike Uremovich on Monday and will have coverage of that media session soon after.

The team scrimmaged today, so we'll ask both coaches about what they saw from it.

We talked to cornerbacks coach Melvin Rice and several of his top corners today, including Keyshawn Paul, Cameron Ruiz, Freddie Johnson and Elijah Clark.

I asked Ruiz what he thinks so far of D'wan Mathis, and is what he said:

“I see an elite talent. I see one of a kind. I think he’s a special talent. I see he’s extended plays, but I’m not going to chirp on that as much, because I want everyone to see that for themselves when he plays. I’ll just say he’s a special talent.”

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In case you missed it out on the front page, our latest episode of The Scoop, our podcast, is out. We talked more about D'wan Mathis, the linebackers, the receivers and the safeties.

@Kyle Gauss, @Sam Cohn, @Dante Collinelli and I are back again this week with another episode of The Scoop, our OwlScoop.com podcast. You can help drive the conversation with your mailbag questions, so please drop them in here if you have one, whether it's about preseason camp position battles, recruiting or even something off-topic.

Although we're in the thick of covering preseason football camp, we're more than happy to talk hoops, too. Sam just did some great coverage of the Danny Rumph Classic and had the chance to talk to some former Temple players.

Also, here's a friendly reminder to please subscribe to The Scoop on Apple Podcasts or wherever you access your podcasts. Ratings and reviews help us out as well. The more we get, the more visibility the pod - and Temple sports talk - gets on that platform.

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How we doing? Everyone holding up pretty good as far as we know?

@Kyle Gauss, @Sam Cohn, @Dante Collinelli and I are back again this week with another episode of The Scoop, our OwlScoop.com podcast. You can help drive the conversation with your mailbag questions, so please drop them in here if you have one, whether it's about preseason camp position battles, recruiting or even something off-topic.

Also, here's a friendly reminder to please subscribe to The Scoop on Apple Podcasts or wherever you access your podcasts. Ratings and reviews help us out as well. The more we get, the more visibility the pod - and Temple sports talk - gets on that platform.

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Quarterbacks coach Jake Landry, starting quarterback D'wan Mathis and backups Re-al Mitchell and Mariano Valenti talked to reporters today.

You can check out our story from @Dante Collinelli here:

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Here's our story from today by @Dante Collinelli with quotes from Rod Carey, Jeff Knowles and several of the linebackers, including Audley Isaacs, George Reid, Yvandy Rigby, Jordan Magee and Kobe Wilson.

Here's Dante's story from yesterday in case you missed it.

I just got off the phone with Luke Foster. He'll be playing offensive line for the Owls. He's made appearances at both left and right tackle at Presbertaryian, but Temple believes he has the athleticism to play all over, including the guard position. Foster just recently graduated, but he could have three years of eligibility remaining. I would expect him to come in and compete and push for depth with the possibility of being a starter in 2022. Story on Foster and more to come later. Will share some details on The Scoop today as well.

Hi, everyone!

The Scoop is back this week, and we'll be talking to Temple School of Tourism and Hospitality Management Professor Thilo Kunkel. He's done a lot of research and published a paper on NIL called There Is No Nil in NIL: Examining the Social Media Value of Student-Athletes' Names, Images, and Likeness, and he's teaching a class about it this fall called Personal Branding of Athletes: Name, Image and Likeness.

We'll talk to him about how NIL could impact Temple, so if you have mailbag questions for him or for us about other topics like football, basketball and recruiting, please drop them in here and we'll get to as many as we can. We'll take questions up until 10:30 a.m. tomorrow morning.

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We kicked off our new season of The Scoop with preseason camp coverage, a full mailbag and audio from Jadan Blue and new verbal Sam Martin.

We're recording our next episode of The Scoop, OwlScoop.com's podcast, tomorrow afternoon. We'll obviously have a lot to talk about with preseason camp kicking off this week, and we'll talk recruiting as well with the recent verbal commitment from Sam Martin.

So if you have mailbag questions for @Kyle Gauss, @Dante Collinelli and I, please post them here and we'll answer them on the podcast. We'll take mailbag questions up until 3:30 p.m. tomorrow afternoon.

Thank you for listening!

Curtis High School (Staten Island) running back Sam Martin has committed to Temple. He was one of the players who attended a recruiting barbecue at Lincoln Financial Field last night. A significant pickup for the Owls.

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We're recording our next episode of The Scoop, OwlScoop.com's podcast, tomorrow afternoon. Although it will be more of a football-heavy pod, you can help drive a lot of the basketball talk with your mailbag questions, and we're happy to talk about the current roster, recruiting or even off-topic stuff.

So if you have mailbag questions for @Kyle Gauss, @Dante Collinelli and I, please post them here and we'll answer them on the podcast. We'll take mailbag questions up until 3:30 p.m. tomorrow afternoon.

Thank you for listening!

Let’s talk about it I guess. I don’t think athletics did an awful job. It was the same script as it’s always been and they did that script as well as they’ve always done it. But man was it depressing in there. Where’d all the young people go? Sometimes we’re in such a rush to be more efficient that we lose sight of the comfort all of us take in the tangible. It’s not rational but it doesn’t have to be. I legitimately felt sad when I found out I couldn’t “get my tickets.” Not hyperbole. There’s something special about carrying that package out of there. There’s just no reason to attend. I’ll never go out of my way for one of those again. It’s just like everyday, Temple athletics just fails to win. I feel it in my bones.

Fitting that one of the first 2 faces I recognized when I walked in was Mr Francis Dunphy. And that I left feeling empty. The guy is William H Macy in “The Cooler.”

There no doubt college football is moving to two super conference of 20 teams each. They will be move to a highter level and have a playoff like the nfl. The remaining teams will be in the 1a division and have their own playoff.

St. Joe's Prep wide receiver and Temple commit Reese Clark confirmed that he's at Lincoln Financial Field tonight for a Temple recruiting barbecue.

Based on various sources we've talked to, there's a chance you could see some good recruiting news for the Owls this weekend. Stay tuned.

@Dante Collinelli talked to Sam Martin tonight about his decision to commit to Temple. You can read the story here.

Temple offered Minnesota commit and St. Frances (MD) standout Ike White today.

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Richard Rodriguez, a 6'5, 315-pound OL from Iowa Central CC has committed to Temple over offers from schools like Southern Miss, Akron, Middle Tennessee and UAB.

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Rodriguez, who will have three years of eligibility left, was named to the NJCAA All American team in 2019 and to College Football America's 2020 pre-season All American team.

DeMatha Catholic cornerback Dante Lovett visited Temple on Wednesday and left Philadelphia with an offer and a positive impression of the way Temple handles things. I spoke with Lovett last night.