No. 24 Temple keeps Matt Rhule as coach with 6-year deal
Temple head coach Matt Rhule looks over his team during warm-ups prior to the first half of an NCAA college football game against the Connecticut, Saturday, Nov. 28, 2015, in Philadelphia. Temple won 27-3. (AP Photo/Chris Szagola)
Temple says Matt Rhule has agreed to a six-year contract, keeping him at the helm of a team that’s heading to a bowl for the first time since 2011.
Financial terms of the deal announced Monday were not disclosed.
The third-year head coach has turned around a program that went 2-10 in 2013; 6-6 in 2014 and this year finished the regular season 10-3.
The No. 24 Owls will play Toledo in the Boca Raton Bowl on Dec. 22.
Athletic director Patrick Kraft says in a statement Rhule is responsible for making Temple a national program.
Rhule says while this has been a “special season, there is still so much more that Temple football can accomplish.”
WHYY is your source for fact-based, in-depth journalism and information. As a nonprofit organization, we rely on financial support from readers like you. Please give today.
Mütter Museum and College of Physicians have a new CEO, Larry Kaiser
Dr. Larry Kaiser, former head of Temple Health Services, will lead the historic medical society and museum through a turbulent transition.
1 hour ago
The sudden turn of events comes after Philly City Council recently approved a controversial plan to build an arena in Center City near Chinatown.
6 hours ago
A.J. Brown’s sideline read skyrockets to No. 1 hottest seller on Amazon
“If I score a touchdown or drop a pass, it's something how I refocus,” A.J. Brown said after the Eagles defeated the Packers in Sunday's NFC wild-card playoff game.
9 hours ago