College football: Umass vs. Temple

FOXBOROUGH — The Massachusetts football team has experienced heartbreak before in what has been an emotional up-and-down, roller coaster ride during its short tenure as a member of FBS football. But nothing could 

At least that's how it seemed for long time die-hard Temple football fans like me. The Owls finally beat Penn State 27-10 for the first time in 74 years. Sports talk radio even let Temple fans call in to boast (between calls about Tim Tebow being cut

When the Temple football team adopted its slogan for the 2016 season, it was “leave no doubt,” and a RB named Thomas is helping the unbeaten Owls remove any doubt.

UMass tight end #14 Shaquille Harris watches one slip away with Temple's linebacker #8 Tyler Matakevich in his face in the second quarter of the Massachusetts Minutemen loss to the Temple Owls at Gillette Stadium. Saturday, September 19, 2015.

Regardless, on the 12 Saturdays that Temple played football last fall, the Owls put together a series of results that suggested they had one of the best defenses in FBS. They allowed 17.5 points per game, fourth in the country.