MMEEDDIIAA IINNFFOORRMMAATTIIOONN Radio & Television Harry Temple TV Show Temple Football: Inside the Owls’ Nest, a weekly television and web show featuring exclusive behind the scenes access to the DONAHUE Owls’ football program, enters its seventh Radio Play‐by‐Play season on Comcast SportsNet. Saint Joseph’s Produced by Temple University Ath‐ letics and 20/20 Visual Media, LLC, the 30‐ minute show will feature 12 installments 19th Season at Temple with the first airing scheduled for the week of August 26. Check your local listings for The 2013 season marks Harry Donahue’s Game of the Week. Every Sunday, NFL fans dates and times. 19th consecutive year as the voice of Temple around the country hear Donahue describe NFL The show will also be available University football. A Philadelphia native, he has Films’ highlights that are displayed on stadium OnDemand for Comcast digital cable also served as play‐by‐play announcer for the scoreboards. He is the voice of NFL.com’s subscribers. Owls’ men’s basketball program since the 2002‐ weekly highlights. Donahue also hosted “Tem‐ 03 campaign. ple Sports Now,” a bi‐weekly TV show that fea‐ One of the most recognizable voices in the tured Owl athletics. Delaware Valley, Donahue has worked as a Donahue was the play‐by‐play voice for On the Airwaves morning news and sports anchor at KYW News‐ the Philadelphia Stars of the USFL. He has also Temple University will once again radio (1060 AM) since 1979. He first joined the hosted “Center Court,” the pre‐game, half‐time, have 1210 AM WPHT serve as its flagship station in 1974 as a freelance reporter and an‐ and post‐game shows for the 76ers’ telecasts. radio station during the 2012 season. The chor. Today, the Infinity Broadcasting radio sta‐ Donahue’s reporting has earned him two 50,000‐watt Infinity‐owned broadcast sta‐ tion is the market leader, with more listeners Pennsylvania Associated Press Awards for his tion has served in that capacity since the than any other radio station in the Philadelphia coverage of the Philadelphia Phillies’ World Se‐ 2001 football season. Temple broadcasts region ries run in 1980. In May 2000, he was inducted are coordinated and produced by the Uni‐ Donahue is a well‐known broadcaster and into the Pennsylvania Sports Hall of Fame. versity’s Department of Intercollegiate an integral part of the Philadelphia sports scene. Donahue is a graduate of Saint Joseph’s Athletics. For additional information He has done play‐by‐play for Eagles pre‐season University. He and his wife Lynda reside in about WPHT and to listen online, log on to games, 76ers basketball contests and college Montgomery County, Pa., and have three sons the station’s website at: basketball for ESPN’s Atlantic 10 Conference and five grandchildren. Mitchell Leff

www.thebigtalker1210.com

On the Internet For the latest info on Owl Football, log on to Temple Athletics’ web site, www.OwlSports.com. In addition to live stats and audio of all games, fans can watch video weekly press luncheons. Owl Nation can also listen to audio of the head coach’s post‐game press conferences.

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Larry Dougherty Al Shrier Rich Burg Kelli Sheesley Cathy Bongiovi Karen Auerbach Senior Associate AD, Special Assistant to the Assistant AD Asst. Athletic Director, Associate Director, Associate Director, Communications Director of Athletics Football Communications Creative Services Athletic Communications Athletic Communications O: (215) 204‐2588 O: (215) 204‐2222 O: (215) 204‐0876 O: (215) 204‐9149 O: (215) 204‐1608 O: (215) 204‐3850 C: (215) 651‐1822 C: (215) 651‐1821 C: (215) 356‐3952 [email protected] C: (215) 778‐6814 [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] Credential Requests Football Contact Football Contact

Mid Week Game Day Interview Requests Credentials Statistics All interview requests for players, coaches or staff All requests for home games must be made Complete individual and team statistics and members should be directed to the Athletic Com‐ through Athletic Communications. Season creden‐ play‐by‐play will be distributed throughout the munications staff. tials should be requested in the preseason and press box at the conclusion of each quarter. game‐by‐game credentials must be requested at Practice Regulations least one week prior to the game. Local media re‐ Locker Room Policy Head coach Matt Rhule and select players, de‐ questing credentials for a road game must have Temple maintains a closed locker room policy. pending on pre‐practice requirements, will be that request into Athletic Communications two available for brief television interviews following weeks prior to the contest (preceding Monday) by Post‐Game Interview Procedures daily practices early in the week. Advance notice is submitting in writing on company letterhead by Following games, head coaches and players required to the Department of Athletic Communi‐ mail (1700 North Broad Street, 4th Floor, Philadel‐ from both teams are made available to the cations. Photographers and videographers are per‐ phia, PA 19122), fax [(215) 204‐7499] or e‐mail media. Please take the elevator to the street mitted to shoot the last 15 minutes of practice. ([email protected]). level and proceed left off the elevator through Otherwise, all practices are closed to all individuals the double doors. Follow the signs to the media except Temple football personnel. Media Parking conference rooms, located on the east side of Media parking at Lincoln Financial Field is avail‐ the stadium. Each team will utilize an interview Please make interview requests by Sunday able on a limited basis. Please contact Al Shrier room adjacent to its respective locker room. evenings. Player interviews take place on Mondays, in Athletic Communications at (215) 204‐2222 for Please address player requests to the Temple Tuesdays & Wednesdays during the season. The availability. Athletic Communications staff and the visiting Owls practice on Chodoff Field at the Edberg‐Olson school’s sports information representative by Hall facility, located at 10th and Diamond Streets. Media Will‐Call / Entrance the 10‐minute mark of the fourth quarter. Media attending games at Lincoln Financial Field Weekly Football Release must enter on the west side of the stadium (fac‐ Taxi Cabs To access Temple’s weekly football release, please ing 11th St.) across from the Wells Fargo Cen‐ For transportation to and from Lincoln Financial log on to www.OwlSports.com. The release will be ter. Credentials left at will‐call must be picked Field, it is suggested that you call either Checker posted on the web site in Acrobat PDF format. In up at that entrance only. Cab Co. at (215) 744‐8294 or Olde City Taxi at order to view a PDF file, you must first download (215) 338‐0838. Adobe Acrobat Reader to your computer, which is Press Box Phone (267) 570‐4453 available from www.adobe.com for no cost. The weekly release will include updated game notes, Telephone Services schedule, depth chart, and game‐by‐game wrap‐ All seat locations and photographer work areas ups. Team and individual statistics will be posted at Lincoln Financial Field have complimentary to the website as well. lines for high‐speed Internet access as well as local and 800 telephone service. Wireless inter‐ Weekly Media Luncheon net access is also available and pool phones will Matt Rhule’s weekly media luncheon is held each be accessible in the press box for outgoing calls. Tuesday at Edberg‐Olson Hall on the main cam‐ If you need more services, please contact Ath‐ pus (10th & Diamond Streets, 2nd floor) starting letic Communications. at Noon. Please check the weekly gamenotes for luncheon schedule.

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American Athletic Conference Communications 15 Park Row West Providence, RI 02903 Phone: (401) 453‐0660 Fax: (401) 274‐5967 www.TheAmerican.org

Chuck Sullivan (FB Contact) Director of Communications Office: (401) 453‐0660 Email: [email protected]

Call‐in number for the media: Contact The American office.

Call‐in numbers are available through the American Athletic Conference and Temple communications offices.

First Teleconference: Monday, August 26 Last Teleconference: Monday, Nov. 25 2013 American Coaches Postseason Awards Weekly Teleconference All‐American Athletic Conference First and Sec‐ 2013 American Athletic Conference The American Athletic Conference football ond Teams, Players of the Year on offense, de‐ Coaches Teleconference Schedule coaches will hold a weekly teleconference for fense and special teams, Rookie of the Year and 11:00 Conference news/awards the media beginning Monday, Aug. 26. The call Coach of the Year are selected by a vote of the 11:10 Kyle Flood, Rutgers will take place each Monday during the season, league’s 10 head coaches at the conclusion of 11:20 Charlie Strong, Louisville concluding Nov. 25. Each coach will be available the regular season. The awards will be an‐ 11:30 June Jones, SMU for approximately 10 minutes. Media members nounced in Dec. 2013. The American All‐Acad‐ 11:40 Paul Pasqualoni, Connecticut who wish to access the teleconference should emic Team is comprised of players who have an 11:50 Tony Levine, Houston contact Chuck Sullivan to receive the dial‐in overall grade‐point average of 3.00 or better Noon Tommy Tuberville, Cincinnati number. The call begins promptly at 11 a.m. over the past academic year and completed at 12:10 Willie Taggart, USF least two semesters of academic work. The 12:20 Matt Rhule, Temple For those who are not able to participate during team is announced in early February. The 12:30 Justin Fuente, Memphis the live teleconference, an archive of Monday’s American Football Scholar‐Athlete of the Year 12:40 George O’Leary, UCF call will be available on the conference website was established to recognize student‐athletes at www.TheAmerican.org. who have achieved success in the classroom Press Box Numbers and on the field. The winner receives a scholar‐ UCF (407) 882‐0386 Weekly releases & statistics ship which may be applied to graduate or pro‐ Cincinnati (513) 556‐1010 Media members may access PDF versions of the fessional studies. Connecticut (860) 610‐4778 complete weekly release, including conference Houston TBA and team‐by‐team statistics, on TheAmeri‐ Weekly Awards Louisville (502) 852‐6703 can.org. Regular updates of the weekly release The American names offensive, defensive and Memphis (901) 272‐0136 will be distributed via e‐mail from the confer‐ special teams Players of the Week each Mon‐ Rutgers (732) 445‐7028 ence office. To be included on the distribution day morning during the season. Winners are SMU (214) 768‐7730 list, send an e‐mail request to Chuck Sullivan. chosen from nominations provided by the con‐ South Florida (813) 350‐6225 ference school’s sports information directors. Temple (267) 570‐4453 Video Content The American audio and video content — in‐ Archived audio from each teleconference cluding game highlights and coaches’ press con‐ will be available on The American ferences — is available to interested broadcast website, generally by 2 p.m. Eastern outlets through the XOS Digital XChange plat‐ each Monday. form. Send an email request to Chuck Sullivan to receive access to the content.

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Lincoln Financial Field Facts

Cost ...... $ 512 million Seating Capacity ...... 68,532 Front Row From Sidelines ...... 60 ft. Pct. of Seats Along Sidelines ...... 66% Wheelchair Accessible Seats ...... 685 Luxury Suites ...... 172 Luxury Suite Seats ...... 3,040 Club Seats ...... 10,828 Club Lounges ...... 2 @ 40,000 sq. ft. each Parking Spaces‐Sports Complex . . . .22,000 Concession Points of Sale ...... 308 Total Novelty Locations ...... 22 Permanent Novelty Locations ...... 10 Video Screens ...... Daktronics Provision Size of Video Screens ...... 2 (ea @ 27’ x 96’), 1 (14’ x 25’) Stadium Footprint . . .790’ x 825’ ‐ 15 acres Upgrades ...... self‐generated energy (wind turbines, solar panels, biofuel) $25 million, added in 2011

From Scranton, Wilkes‐Barre, Allentown, Driving Directions Bethlehem, Doylestown: Take the Pennsylva‐ Driving Directions nia Turnpike (North East Extension) South to I‐ to Lincoln 476 South. Take 476 South to 76 East (Exit 6). to Edberg‐Olson Hall Follow 76 East to the Broad Street Exit (Exit Financial Field 349). Turn right on Broad Street and follow The Edberg‐Olson Hall Complex is conveniently signs to stadium parking. accessible from I‐95 N/S in Philadelphia. Off of From Bucks County, Northeast Philadelphia: 95 N/S take Exit 22 for I‐676 (Central Philadel‐ Take I‐95 South to the Broad Street Exit (Exit From Montgomery County, Willow Grove, phia). Follow I‐676 approximately one mile to 17). Follow Broad Street to stadium parking. Hatboro, Warminster: Take Route 611 South Central Phila./Broad Street exit. Take Broad (becomes Broad Street) to the Roosevelt Ex‐ Street exit. Stay to left immediately and turn From Delaware, Maryland, Delaware County, pressway South. Follow the Roosevelt Ex‐ left on Vine Street. Take your next left onto Chester: Take I‐95 North to the Broad Street pressway South to 76 East. Take 76 East to the Broad Street. Follow Broad Street to Diamond Exit (Exit 17). Follow Broad Street to stadium Broad Street Exit (Exit 349). Turn right on Street (approx. 2 1/2 miles). Turn right onto Di‐ parking. Broad Street and follow signs to stadium park‐ amond Street. Edberg‐Olson Hall and the prac‐ ing. tice field are located on the corner of 11th From West Chester, Chester County: Take Avenue and Diamond Street. West Chester Pike (Route 3) to I‐476 South. From South Jersey: Take the Walt Whitman Follow I‐476 South to I‐95 North. Take I‐95 Bridge to the Broad Street Exit (Exit 349). Turn North to the Broad Street Exit (Exit 17). Follow left on Broad Street and follow signs to sta‐ Broad Street to stadium parking. dium parking.

From Harrisburg, Lebanon, Reading: Take the From New Jersey Turnpike: Take the New Jer‐ Pennsylvania Turnpike East to 76 East (Exit 6). sey Turnpike to Route 168 West (Exit 3). Fol‐ Take 76 East to the Broad Street Exit (Exit low the Walt Whitman Bridge to the Broad 349). Turn right on Broad Street and follow Street Exit (Exit 349). Turn left on Broad Street signs to stadium parking. and follow signs to stadium parking.

From Trenton: Take Route 206 South to the New Jersey Turnpike. (See New Jersey Turn‐ pike directions above.)

2013 Temple Football Media Guide 283 Temple Media Outlets WCAU‐TV (NBC ‐ Ch. 10) Sports Producer: Colin Macaulay 10 Monument Road Mitchell Leff Bala Cynwyd, PA 19004 Phone: 610.668.5583 Fax: 610.668.3706 [email protected]

WPHL‐TV (Ind.‐ Ch. 17) Sports Producer: Colin Macaulay 5001 Wynnefield Avenue Philadelphia, PA 19131 Phone: 215.878.1700 Fax: 215.878.7058 [email protected]

WPVI‐TV (ABC ‐ Ch. 6) Sports Producer: Andy Hecht 4100 City Avenue Philadelphia, PA 19131 Phone: 215.581.4498 Fax: 215.581.4530 [email protected]

Newspapers Radio WTXF‐TV (Fox ‐ Ch. 29) Philadelphia Inquirer Temple Sports Network Sports Producer: Tom Sredenschek Beat writer: John Mitchell Play‐by‐Play: Harry Donahue 330 Market Street 400 N. Broad Street KYW Radio Philadelphia, PA 19106 Philadelphia, PA 19101 400 Market Street Phone: 215.982.5558 Phone: 856.287.0217 cell Philadelphia, PA 19106 Fax: 215.982.5494 Fax: 215.854.4564 Phone: 215.364.1653 [email protected] [email protected] Fax: 215.238.4657 [email protected] Philadelphia Daily News Beat writer: Mike Kern 400 N. Broad Street Philadelphia, PA 19101 Phone: 215.854.5810 Television Fax: 215.854.5524 Comcast SportsNet Philadelphia [email protected] Sports Producer: Rachel Appel‐Vazquez 3601 South Broad Street Philadelphia Tribune Philadelphia, PA 19148 Beat writer: Donald Hunt Phone: 214.336.3500 520 South 16th Street [email protected] Philadelphia, PA 19146 Phone: 215.878.5001 KYW‐TV (CBS ‐ Ch. 3) Fax: 215.735.3612 Sports Director: Beasley Reece [email protected] 1555 Hamilton Street Philadelphia, PA 19130 Phone: 214.977.5368 Fax: 215.238.4786 [email protected]

284 New Conference. New Traditions. New Rivalries. #ITBEGINS 2013 Temple Travel Temple Football Media#ITBEGINS Information E‐Mail List at Notre Dame Jamie Apody, Talent, WPVI‐TV 6 ([email protected]) Depart Philadelphia on 8/30 Michael Barkann, Talent, Conmcast SportsNet Clarion Inn 5820 Franklin Street ([email protected]) Michigan City, IN 46360 Josh Barnett, Sports Editor, Philadelphia Daily News ([email protected]) (219) 879‐0311 John Clark, Talent, WCAU‐TV 10 ([email protected]) Depart immediately following game Henry Clay, General Manager, Keystone Sports ([email protected]) Ron Corbin, Sports Director, KYW Radio ([email protected]) Pat Devlin, Assignment Manager, Comcast SportsNet at Idaho ([email protected]) John DiCarlo, Editor, Owlscoop.com ([email protected]) Depart Philadelphia on 9/27 Red Lion Hotel Harry Donahue, Talent, KYW Radio ([email protected]) 621 21st Street Dan Dunkin, Columnist, Bucks County Courier‐Times ([email protected]) Lewiston, ID 83501 Bill Evans, Columnist, Gloucester County Times ([email protected]) (800) 232‐6730 Dan Gelston, Writer, Associated Press ([email protected]) Depart immediately following game Neil Hartman, Talent, Conmcast SportsNet ([email protected]) Rhea Hughes, Talent, WIP Radio ([email protected]) Donald Hunt, Writer, Philadelphia Tribune ([email protected]) at Cincinnati Dick Jerardi, Writer, Philadelphia Daily News ([email protected]) Depart Philadelphia on 10/10 Mike Kern, Writer, Philadelphia Daily News ([email protected]) Cincinnati Marriott Northeast Matt Leon, Talent, KYW Radio ([email protected]) 9664 S. Mason Montgomery Road Michael Luongo, Assignment Editor, DM Communications ([email protected]) Mason, OH 45040 Rob Maaddi, Sports Editor, Associated Press ([email protected]) (513) 459‐9800 Colin Macaulay, Producer, WCAU‐TV 10 ([email protected]) Depart immediately following game Tom Maloney, Talent, KYW Radio ([email protected]) Harry Mayes, Talent, 97.5 The Fanatic ([email protected]) Jack McCaffery, Columnist, Delaware County Times ([email protected]) at SMU Mike Missanelli, Talent, 97.5 The Fanatic ([email protected]) Depart Philadelphia on 10/25 John Mitchell, Writer, Philadelphia Inquirer ([email protected]) Dallas/Addison Marriott Quorom Glenn Papazian, Reporter, PhillyCollegeSports.com ([email protected]) 14901 Dallas Parkway Shawn Pastor, Editor, Owlsdaily.com ([email protected]) Dallas, TX 75254 Paul Pozniak, Senior Producer, KYW‐TV 3 ([email protected]) (972) 661‐2800 John Quinn, Sports Editor, Philadelphia Inquirer ([email protected]) Depart immediately following game Beasley Reece, Sports Director, KYW‐TV 3 (reece@cbs.com) Jim Reuling, Assignment Manager, Comcast SportsNet ([email protected]) at Rutgers Ducis Rodgers, Talent, WPVI‐TV 6 ([email protected]) Depart Philadelphia on 11/1 Joe Santoliquito, Writer, ESPN.com ([email protected]) Embassy Suites Jack Scheuer, Writer, Associated Press ([email protected]) 121 Centennial Avenue Brian Schiff, Producer, Comcast SportsNet (bschiff@comcastsportsnet.com) Piscataway Township, NJ 08854 Dan Schwartzman, Talent, 97.5 FM The Fanantic ([email protected]) (732) 980‐0500 Depart immediately following game Gary Silvers, Sports Editor, Camden Courier Post ([email protected]) Jeff Skversky, Talent, WPVI‐TV 6 (jeff[email protected]) Tom Sredenschek, Senior Producer, WTXF‐TV 29 ([email protected]) Saul Stokes, Producer, KYW‐TV 3 ([email protected]) at Memphis Terry Toohey, Asst. Editor, Delaware County Times ([email protected]) Depart Philadelphia on 11/29 Brad Wilson, Assistant Sports Editor, Doylestown Intelligencer The Peabody Memphis ([email protected]) 149 Union Avenue Leslie Van Arsdall, Talent, KYW‐TV 3 ([email protected]) Memphis, TN 38103 (901) 529‐4000 Depart immediately following game

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Edberg‐Olson Hall, the Owls’ training facility, will serve as the central location of all camp activities. The camp objective is to teach the basic fundamentals and skills of the game of football. The Temple coaching staff will be assisted by coaches from major universities and col‐ leges and also premier high school coaches from the Northeast. Though the backgrounds of these coaches differ, they all share one common trait; the love of football. The opportunity to work with some of the best teachers that this great game has to offer will give you the best value at under $60 per session) of any camp you will attend this summer! Visit us on the web at www.CoachRhule.com for more information or contact the football office at 215‐204‐4694 or via e‐mail at [email protected].

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