It's Always Hootin in Philadelphia

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Week 4 Preview: vs Utah State
Current Season Record: 0-3
Offense: Veer and Shoot
Defense: 4-2-5

Staff
Head Coach/Defensive CoordinatorNate Dreiling (interim) (1st season)
Offensive Coordinator: Kyle Cefalo (2nd season)

Offensive Impact Player
#1 WR Jalen Royals, SR (87 OVR) | 92 spd, 93 acc, 90 agi, 87 cth, 85 cit, 89 spc,

Defensive Impact Player
#6 FS Ike Larsen, RS SR (88 OVR) | 5'10" 195 lbs | 89 spd, 92 acc, 88 agi, 93 prc, 78 mcv, 86 zcv, 74 tak, 79 pow, 82 pur

[Scars]

Utah State earns first win of the season behind Faison's 172 rushing yards


Utah State #3 Rahsul Faison takes advantage of Temple's awful defense and walks into the end zone for his second touchdown of the day

Week 4
September 21, 2024 | Lincoln Financial Field | Philadelphia, PA

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USU (1-3) | 10 | 7 | 7 | 17 || 41
TEM (1-3) | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 || 21
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Scoring Summary

First Quarter
5:59 Elliott Nimrod, 26 yd FG (USU)
0:41 Rahsul Faison, 2 yd run (USU)
0:30 Xavier Irvin, returned kickoff 97 yds (TEM)

Second Quarter
5:13 Jack Hestera 1 yd pass from Spencer Petras (USU)
0:39 Joquez Smith, 1 yd run (TEM)

Third Quarter
4:04 Joquez Smith 9 yd pass from Forrest Brock (TEM)
1:41 Jalen Royals 20 yd pass from Spencer Petras (USU)

Fourth Quarter
8:30 Rahsul Faison, 1 yd run (USU)
5:25 Broc Lane 10 yd pass from Spencer Petras (USU)
4:15 Elliott Nimrod, 41 yd FG (USU)

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Just when Temple started to get things going last week, they are back to square one now after today's game. Evan Simon was in the game for three drives. The outcome for all of them? Evan Simon fumbling the ball and Utah State recovering it in their own territory. Evan, I understand that it was raining; but PLEASE HOLD ON TO THE DAMN BALL. STOP CARRYING THE BALL LIKE A BIBLE ON SUNDAY MORNING!

Down 10-0 because his quarterback decided to forget the concept of ball security, coach Anderius Hawkins decided to go with Forrest Brock for the rest of the game. The Brock show was delayed until the second quarter thanks to a 97 yard kick return touchdown by receiver Xavier Irvin. Brock once again showed his mediocre play in the air, only throwing for 4.5 yards per completion. On top of that, Temple gave up five sacks thanks to the combination of poor pass blocking and Brock's inability to escape the pocket despite having similar physical attributes to Simon. At least Joquez Smith is making the most of his opportunity. If this was PPR league in fantasy football, fans would be thanking Forrest Brock for continuously checking down and throwing screen passes to him.

While the offense's struggles did not help, the defense is not free from blame. Ignoring witnessing Forrest Brock getting sacked on back-to-back 4th down attempts in their side of the field which results in an easy 10 points from Utah State midway into the fourth, Temple's defense let Rahsul Faison run all over them all game, finishing with 172 yards. The holes he was running through today were wider than Zion Williamson's DMs for porn stars. Aggie redshirt sophomore center Bryce Radford had 14 pancakes this game. HOW DO YOU LET A LAWN MOWING BUSINESS OWNER DOMINATE YOU ALL NIGHT IN THE TRENCHES?! The other members of the line had 9 pancakes each. THIS ISN'T IHOP!

Temple has many questions to answer before their game against Army next week.

Utah State Aggies(1-3)
QB Spencer Petras: 19/25, 181 yards, 3 touchdowns
HB Rahsul Faison: 21 carries, 172 yards, 2 touchdowns, 2 fumbles, 3 receptions, 36 yards
WR Jack Hestera: 6 receptions, 36 yards, 1 touchdown
TE Broc Lane: 5 receptions, 42 yards, 1 touchdown
WR Jalen Royals: 2 reception, 32 yards, 1 touchdown
SS Simeon Harris: 8 tackles, 2 tfl, 1 sack, 1 forced fumble
DE Marlin Dean: 8 tackles, 4 tfl, 2.5 sacks
FS Ike Larsen: 8 tackles, 1 forced fumble
SS Jordan Vincent: 7 tackles, 2 tfl, 1 sack, 1 interception
DT Gabriel Iniguez Jr.: 6 tackles, 1 tfl, 0.5 sacks
DE Enoka Migao: 4 tackles, 1 tfl, 1 sack
SS Terrell Taylor: 3 tackles, 1 forced fumble

Temple Owls (1-3)
QB Evan Simon: 3/4, 21 yards, 5 carries, 14 yards, 3 fumbles
QB Forrest Brock: 15/27, 123 yards, 1 touchdown, 1 interception
HB Joquez Smith: 12 receptions, 59 yards, 1 touchdown, 1 fumble, 10 receptions, 98 yards, 1 touchdown
SS Andreas Keaton: 15 tackles, 1 forced fumble
MLB Eric Stuart: 12 tackles, 2 tfl, 0.5 sacks
CB Jaylen Lewis: 11 tackles, 1 tfl, 0.5 sacks, 1 forced fumble
DE Tra Thomas: 8 tackles, 2 tfl, 0.5 sacks
DE Cam'ron Stewart: 3 tackles, 2 tfl, 0.5 sacks
DT Latrell Jean: 3 tackles, 0.5 sacks

Next Game: Army

[Scars]

Week 5 Preview: vs Army
Current Season Record: 2-1 (1-1)
Offense: Option
Defense: 3-4

Staff
Head Coach: Jeff Monken (11th season)
Offensive Coordinator: Cody Worley (1st season)
Defensive Coordinator: Nate Woody (5th season)

Offensive Impact Player
#21 HB Tyrell Robinson, SR (82 OVR) | 5'9" 185 lbs | 90 spd, 95 acc, 89 agi, 81 car, 90 bcv, 78 btk, 81 spm, 81 jkm

Defensive Impact Player
#6 FS Max Didomenico, SR (81 OVR) | 6'0" 215 lbs | 84 spd, 86 acc, 83 agi, 87 prc, 71 mcv, 76 zcv, 76 tak, 83 pow, 84 pur

[Scars]

[six7]

Ah, another tough win. Join the club

Lots of fumbles going on

[Soapy]

Stopped the run against Navy's triple option, still lost

Stopped the pass against the Veer and Shoot, still lost

Any reason why Brock fell to QB3 after playing better than the starter?

[The JZA]

Them fumbles killed any chance

[Scars]

Ah, another tough win. Join the club

Lots of fumbles going on

Them fumbles killed any chance

shit's frustrating. i'm making these guys run the gauntlet every practice

Stopped the run against Navy's triple option, still lost

Stopped the pass against the Veer and Shoot, still lost

Any reason why Brock fell to QB3 after playing better than the starter?

Felt like the offense's ceiling with him is low. He and Simon have very similar attributes, but it feels like Brock is a more limited passer. He has difficulty extending plays, and it doesn't help that none of the receivers can get any separation quickly, if they are even able to, to help him out. Everyone's on a short leash so I wouldn't be surprised if I roll with Brock again.

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