Temple Athletics Newsletter

We are proud to welcome Rich Grungo and the team at Grungo Law to the Temple family as the Official Jersey Patch Partner of Temple Football — the first jersey patch partnership in program history. The patch will debut on the field when our Owls open the season at Lincoln Financial Field against Rhode Island on Saturday, Sept. 5. Thank you to the entire team at Grungo Law for their belief in and commitment to building a lasting partnership with Temple University and our students.

Earlier this week, Coach Keeler and Temple Football reported for preseason camp and the energy in and around Edberg Olsen Hall is exciting. The team will continue to prepare for the season over the next few weeks and turn their sights to kicking off their 2026 campaign against Rhode Island at Lincoln Financial Field at 2 pm on September 5. Last week our Ticket Sales team began selling single game tickets to all home games. Tickets are going fast, so act now to get yours before it is too late!

Throughout the summer our student-athletes, coaches, and staff worked collaboratively with partners across campus and the Heights Philadelphia to host the Stanley Sports Camp. The camp provides local seventh graders exposure to many of our sports programs and our student-athletes. Athletic programs across the department participated by providing basic introduction to their sport through fun, interactive drills and activities. The Stanley Sport Camp is made possible by generous support from the Merves-Robbins family honoring the life of her late father and Temple Alumnus, Dr. Stanley Merves. We are grateful to be able to give back and provide memorable experiences for the campers.

Championship programs are built by communities that believe in something bigger than themselves and that is the idea behind Elevate the Owls, our new multi-year membership campaign built on three simple actions: join, support, and participate. This new campaign is an invitation for every Temple supporter to be part of the journey with a goal of growing the Temple Owl Club past 5,000 members over the next few years.

To kickoff this campaign, we have announced the Elevate the Owls Challenge on September 9 - 10. This 24-hour initiative is a call to the entire Temple community to participate. Whether you join the Owl Club, directly support any of our 19 teams or spirit squads or give to the Competitive Excellence Funds; you are directly impacting more than 550 student-athletes and helping to ELEVATE THE OWLS!

After our former head gymnastics coach, Hilary Steele departed for another position, we pivoted quickly and appointed former assistant coach Brittney Miller as our Interim Head Coach for the 2026 – 2027 season. Coach Miller has been a member of Temple's staff since 2023 and has already hit the ground running in leading the program. We are very excited for the upcoming season and look forward to a great season for the program under Coach Miller’s leadership.

Temple Men's and Women's Basketball just concluded their summer workouts and while the team gets some much deserved rest before the fall semester starts, this is a great reminder that we want you with us every step of the way this season! Men's and women's basketball season tickets are now on sale, and there is no better way to experience the energy of Temple Basketball than from your seat in the Liacouras Center.

Looking to learn more about ways to support Temple Athletics and our student-athletes? For details on the various levels and benefits of membership, please visit templeowlclub.com for additional information on the Owl Club, the official fundraising arm of Temple Athletics.

I hope you and all of Owl nation have a relaxing end to the summer and are excited as we are for the start academic year ahead.

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