Articles written by: John Lamb

John graduated from Temple University in 2008 with a B.A. in Magazine Journalism. He has written about the team in one way or another since 2006. You can e-mail him at johnmlamb at gmail dot com.

Temple Athletic Director Bill Bradshaw Set To Retire
Bill Bradshaw

Temple Athletic Director Bill Bradshaw Set To Retire

Rysheed Jordan did his absolute best to kill OwlsBlog.com but the news that just came down that Bill Bradshaw will be stepping down on June 30 (in reality he’s done this Friday when he starts his personal leave) has breathed some new life into the site. This move is not [...]

Rysheed Jordan abdicates his throne or Temple stinks at recruiting
Rysheed Jordan

Rysheed Jordan abdicates his throne or Temple stinks at recruiting

Rysheed Jordan to St. John’s. Peep these awesome quotes. “I love Philly and Temple,” Jordan said. “Coach Dunphy is great, but I wanted to go away from home but decided not too far, so UCLA was out. I have been in Philly my whole life and I want to experience [...]

MARCH SADNESS: Temple loses to Indiana 58-52
Indiana

MARCH SADNESS: Temple loses to Indiana 58-52

It’s the end of the line for Temple for another season. Despite 31 points from Khalif Wyatt the Owls were unable to hold on to the lead late against Indiana. It comes down to this: Will Cummings, Jake O’Brien and Scootie Randall were a combined 0-for-21. The fact that they [...]

TEMPLE 76, NC State 72
NC State / NCAA Tournament

TEMPLE 76, NC State 72

  Feels so good. In fact, I almost forgot what this feels like. A win in March??! Khalif Wyatt is a hero. Jake O’Brien is a hero. Rahlir Hollis-Jefferson is a hero. Fran Dunphy is a hero. Up next is the winner of Indiana and JMU so…Indiana. Keep it rolling.

Jaylen Bond to transfer out of Texas; Temple in the mix?
Jaylen Bond / Transfers

Jaylen Bond to transfer out of Texas; Temple in the mix?

Former Temple target Jaylen Bond is about to hit the open market again and one has to believe that the Owls will make a serious play to bring him into the fold. Keith Pompey first reported the news on Saturday but it really didn’t start to spread until the school released [...]

No. 8 NC State vs. No. 9 Temple
NC State / NCAA Tournament

No. 8 NC State vs. No. 9 Temple

NC State and Temple are set to meet on Friday afternoon at approximately 1:40pm on TBS. NC State holds a 6-1 edge in the all-time series. The Owls emerged victorious the last time the two teams met back on Feb. 15, 2003 by a score of 76-54 at the Liacouras [...]

Temple’s quarterback situation is unsettled
Chris Coyer / Juice Granger / Kevin Newsome

Temple’s quarterback situation is unsettled

We interrupt March Madness for some exciting Temple football news: we’ve got an open competition for quarterback heading into spring practice! Via ESPN.com’s Andera Adelson: “Chris and Juice are the top two going in, and they’ll rep with the first team and then everyone else will get their opportunities with the second [...]

The only Atlantic 10 Tournament bracket that matters
A10 Tournament / Gameday

The only Atlantic 10 Tournament bracket that matters

Mark it down. Lock it up. Go to Atlantic City and put some money down. Do whatever you have to do because this is how I see the Atlantic 10 Tournament playing out. Losing to Butler in the finals is nothing to sneeze at. Brad Stevens’ squad knows how to [...]