On July 26, formal settlement documents were filed with the Northern District Court of California Friday to advance the settlement approval process to resolve class-action lawsuits involving the NCAA and the Atlantic Coast Conference, Big Ten Conference, Big 12 Conference, Pac-12 Conference and Southeastern Conference (Autonomy 5 conferences).

The settlement addresses three primary issues: payment of back damages for claims relating to name, image and likeness (NIL), academic-related awards and other benefits; increased benefits from institutions to student-athletes going forward, including additional NIL opportunities for student-athletes directly with the institution; and eliminating scholarships limits in favor of roster limits (Click here for further details).

We will continue to work with our university leadership, the American Athletic Conference and our head coaches to put Temple Athletics and its student-athletes in the best position to move forward in this new college athletics environment.

It gives me great pleasure to welcome our new Director of Tennis Jeff Brandes. Jeff has a wealth of experience and a proven track record of success, most recently serving as the head coach for both men’s and women’s tennis teams at Fairleigh Dickinson University. I look forward to this new era of Temple Tennis and the opening of our new tennis complex this fall.

Dan Lobacz, who has over two decades of experience in strategic communications at the collegiate level, has been named our new Sr. Associate Athletics Director for Strategic Communications. Dan is very familiar with Philadelphia and its media, having served the last eight years in a similar role at La Salle University. He is a welcome addition to our athletics staff.

This past week, coaches and student-athletes from both the Temple Men’s Crew and Women’s Rowing programs welcomed approximately 30 campers, ages 10-12, to Temple University and the East Park Canoe Boathouse for the Councilman Curtis Jones Rowing Camp. Throughout the week-long event, children were provided with a tour of the main campus and training on the proper technique to row a shell on the river. The five-day camp, which has been hosted by Temple since 2018, culminated on Friday, August 2 when the campers raced against boats manned by city council staffers from the office of Councilman Jones as well as Temple staffers and alums.

With the Paris Olympics ending this week, track and field/cross country head coach Elvis Forde, field hockey head coach Michelle Vittese, and retired fencing head coach Dr. Nikki Franke offer a unique perspective of the Olympic pageantry and the sacrifice it took to realize their Olympic dreams.

On July 24, Women’s Lacrosse was named to the IWLCA Academic Honor Squad and 13 Owl student-athletes were named to the IWLCA Academic Honor Roll. On the same day, the Intercollegiate Tennis Association announced its academic honors, and our men’s and women’s teams and 11 student-athletes were recognized as All-Academic teams. Congratulations to these programs and individuals on their honors.

This summer work has been completed on the turf fields at Edberg Olson Hall and the Temple Sports Complex while our new Tennis Complex is still being completed. Here are some images of our renovations. Thanks for your continued support of our capital projects and our student-athletes.

As the 2024 Fall sports season is right around the corner, we welcomed back our men’s and women’s soccer teams over the past two weeks. Our women scrimmage at Rutgers Sunday before hosting Monmouth next Thursday night (7 pm) in their season opener. Our men scrimmage Niagara Saturday and host Army Aug. 22 (6 pm) in their season opener. Football has been in camp the past two weeks while field hockey, volleyball, and men’s and women’s cross country will report to campus in the coming weeks.

On August 3, Football season ticket holders were invited to Edberg Olson Hall to watch practice, enjoy food and beverages, and meet Temple head coach Stan Drayton and members of the team. It was a great event and gave our loyal fans a preview of the upcoming 2024 season. In only 23 days our Owls will travel to #16 Oklahoma for their nationally televised season opener (7 pm/ESPN).

The American Athletic Conference released its 2024 Football Schedule on Feb. 29 so there is no better time to renew your Temple Football season tickets for the upcoming campaign. Our home schedule includes four teams Coastal Carolina (Sept. 14), Utah State (Sept. 21), Florida Atlantic (Nov. 16) and North Texas (Nov. 30). making their first appearance at Lincoln Financial Field. Click here to purchase your tickets now

For our current men’s and women's basketball season ticket holders, you should have received a renewal notification via e-mail. We hope you enjoyed this past season with Coach Richardson's women's team earning a share of the AAC Regular Season title and the men's team, under first year head coach Adam Fisher, making a dramatic run to the AAC title game. We look forward to seeing you at the Liacouras Center next season as 2024-25 promises to be a great year for both programs!! To renew your seats or if you should have any questions, contact our Ticket Sales Office at 215-204-8499.

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Please come out and continue to support all our Temple Athletics teams. HERE is a link to our composite schedule.

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.

Our 2023-24 Annual Report just became public online. We had many highlights to be proud of during the past year, and none could have been accomplished without the passion and commitment from alumni, donors, and fans alike. All of Temple Athletics is grateful for your continued support and we look forward to seeing you on campus this fall.

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