Temple University Football

K.C. KEELER Hometown Emmaus, Pa. College Delaware '80 Family Wife: Janice Coaching Experience Year School, Position 2025- Temple, Head Coach 2014-24 Sam Houston State, Head Coach 2002-12 Delaware, Head Coach 1993-2001 Rowan, Head Coach 1986-92 Rowan, Assistant Coach Temple University hired K.C. Keeler as the new head coach of the Temple football program on December 1, 2024. . Keeler, a championship-winning head coach who has successfully built winning programs at multiple levels of college football, brings a track record of effective recruiting in the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic regions and elite-level coaching to the Owls’ program. “Coach Keeler has a track record of evaluating, recruiting, and developing student-athletes into championship-level young men,” Vice President/Debbie and Stanley Lefkowitz ’65 Director of Athletics Arthur Johnson said. “His leadership, experience, and the culture he establishes within programs are exactly what Temple football needs as we look to return to prominence in the competitive college football landscape. We are ecstatic to welcome K.C., his wife, Janice, and his entire family to Temple.” “Coach Keeler is a proven winner, but just as important as that, he is a proven program builder. That is exactly what he did at both the University of Delaware and Sam Houston State University,” said Temple University President John Fry. “He also led the Bearkats through a seamless transition from the FCS to the FBS, where his teams continually rose to the

Adam Klein returned to Temple in the spring of 2026 as an offensive analyst/assistant offensive line coach after one season at Oregon State where he was a graduate assistant. This marked a return for Klein who had been at Temple since 2018 first as a player and then transitioning into a staff member. He played through the 2022 season and then spent two as a graduate assistant. Klein was a standout player, team captain and single-digit honeree during his time as a player at Temple. As a freshman in 2018, he started 10 games at right tackle and earned ECAC Offensive Rookie of the Year. After five seasons as a starter (he played one COVID season) where he earned starts at all five offensive line positions and played for three head coaches, he became the school’s first five-time letterwinner. Klein graduated with a degree in sport and recreation management, and after a brief stint with the Washington Commanders, returned to Temple to continue working towards his masters. The Springfield, Pa., native worked as a graduate assistant in 2023 with the scouting and operations department and moved over to coaching in 2024 when he helped with the offensive line.

AL JOHNSON Hometown Brussels, Wisc. College Wisconsin '03 Family Wife: Brandy Daughters: Skylar, Makayla, Chloe; Son: Cyrus Coaching Experience Year School, Position 2025- Temple, Offensive Line 2023-24 Montana State, Offensive Line 2022 Wisconsin, Running Backs 2018-21 East Central (Oklahoma), Head Coach 2016-17 Wisconsin, Offensive Asst. 2014-15 St. Norbert, Off. Coord. / Off. Line 2013 Southern Door HS, Offensive Line Al Johnson came to Temple in 2025 to be the Owls’ offensive line coach. He worked with newly hired offensive coordinator Tyler Walker at Montana State where they played in the 2024 FCS Championship. Johnson spent two seasons at MSU and produced four All-Americas, four All-Big Sky choices (including two first team selections), and a Freshman All-America in 2023, the first year under his direction. In 2024, the Bobcats’ offense led the FCS in points per game (40.8), total yards (478.4 ypg), and rushing yards (294.8 ypg), while completing a 15-1 record. Johnson brings an NFL pedigree and multi-level college coaching experience to Temple. Prior to his time at MSU, Johnson was the running back coach at Wisconsin, his alma mater. The three-year starting center for Wisconsin earned third team All-America honors as a senior in 2002, before playing for four NFL teams from 2003-09. He began his coaching career at Southern Door High in 2013, 15 years after starring there, then became offensive coordinator/offensive line coach at NCAA DIII St. Norbert in 2014 and 2015. H

ANDREW PIERCE Hometown College Delaware '14 Coaching Experience Year School, Position 2025- Temple, Running Backs 2022-24 Delaware, Running Backs 2020-21 Rutgers, Offensive QC 2019 Rowan, Running Backs Andrew Pierce joined the Temple coaching staff in 2025 as the running backs coach. He is reunited with head coach K.C. Keeler who was his head coach when he starred as a running back at Delaware. Pierce comes to North Broad Street after three seasons as a coach at his alma mater. In 2022-23, he helped lead Delaware to back-to-back NCAA playoff appearances and would have done so again in 2024 if not for the Blue Hens making the transition to FBS football. Marcus Yarns earned first team all-conference in 2024 as UD’s lead running back averaging 126.8 yards from scrimmage (93.8 rushing and 33.0 receiving). In 2023, Delaware was top five in the CAA in rushing offense, which was led by Yarns who earned All-CAA honors and was an All-American selection after rushing for 939 yards and 15 touchdowns and recording 311 receiving yards and three receiving touchdowns. In his first season back with his alma mater, Pierce helped lead Delaware back to the FCS Playoffs. Pierce made an immediate impact as UD’s rushing attack improved by nearly 30 yards per game from 2021 and the Blue Hens ranked fourth in the CAA with 1,864 total rushing yards in 2022. Three different running backs averaged at least 25 rushing yards per game and Delaware’s running backs found the end zone 13 total times, includi

Anthony Getz was hired by Temple Football in February 2025 as the director of creative media. He returns to Philadelphia after one season at Liberty in a similar capacity. Getz returns to the Temple Football program where he spent his undergraduate time assisting the efforts of the recruiting and social media departments through videos and graphics. A native of Jim Thorpe, Pa., Getz is a 2024 graduate of Temple with a degree in sports management.

Austin Siegal joined the Temple Football program as assistant director of football operations in August 2024. He was promoted to assistant director of player personnel in February 2025. Siegal spent the previous 18 months at the University of Louisiana-Monroe serving in various roles such as director of on-campus recruiting, director of player personnel, and director of recruiting and operations and compliance liaison. Prior to his time at ULM, the Racine, Wisc., native served a recruiting internship at his alma mater, McPherson College, where he played linebacker and earned a degree in communications. He also played four seasons at Waldorf University prior to his time at McPherson.

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BRIAN GINN Hometown Yorktown, Va. College Delaware '00 Family Wife: Rachele Daughters: Addison, Riley; Son: Brayden Coaching Experience Year School, Position 2025- Temple, Special Teams Coordinator 2022 Sam Houston State, Offensive Consultant 2020-21 Chicago Bears, Asst. Special Teams 2018-19 Chicago Bears, Offensive Asst. 2016 Delaware, Tight Ends 2014-15 Delaware, Quarterbacks 2009-12 Delaware, Pass Game Coord. / WRs 2008 Delaware, Off. Cood. / QBs 2001, '06-07, '13 Delaware, Wide Receivers 2002-05 Delaware, Running Backs 2000 Delaware, Graduate Asst. Brian Ginn, a trusted assistant for K.C. Keeler during his entire time at Delaware, was Keeler’s first coaching hire when taking the Temple head coaching job. Ginn, a former Blue Hen standout quarterback and 1999 team captain, spent 18 seasons with the Delaware staff. He served in a variety of roles on the UD staff following his graduation in 2000. He served as running backs coach (2002-05), receivers coach (2006-07, 2009-13), quarterbacks coach (2008, 2014-15), and tight ends coach (2016-17). Ginn also was Delaware's offensive coordinator for Keeler in 2008 and served as passing game coordinator in 2009-12. Hired by the Bears in 2018 as offensive quality control, a position held for two seasons before transitioning to special teams. The Bears 2020 special teams unit was ranked seventh in the NFL by Pro Football Focus and improved to sixth in 2021. He was hired by Bears head coach Matt Nagy, a former teammate at Delaware and c

BRIAN L. SMITH Hometown Wilmington, De. College UMass '01 Coaching Experience Year School, Position 2025- Temple, Defensive Coord. / SAFs 2018-24 Rice, Defensive Coord. 2016-17 Michigan, Defensive Backs 2015 Philadelphia Eagles, Asst. Linebackers 2013-14 New York Jets, Asst. Defensive Backs 2007-12 New York Jets, Quality Control 2005-06 UMass, Wide Receivers 2004 UMass, Outside Linebackers Brian L. Smith was named Temple’s defensive coordinator in 2025 as part of K.C. Keeler’s initial Owls’ staff. He comes to Philadelphia after spending the past seven seasons leading Rice’s defense. During his time at Rice he coached both the safeties (2018-20, 23-24) and linebackers (2021-22). Smith’s 2024 defense returned nine starters from a 2023 unit that held opponents to 28.1 points and 364.7 yards per game, the lowest totals since 2013 (24.4/364.1) and put together an even more impressive effort in 2024. He was nominated for the Broyles Award in 2024 after his defense finished the regular season ranked ninth in passing defense, holding opponents to 173.8 yards per game - the lowest at Rice since 1986 - and a 55.4 completion percentage (lowest since 2013). Rice ranked 36th in total defense, it’s best ranking since 2013 (30th) and held opponents to an average of 5.04 yards per play, the lowest since 1975 (5.03). The Owls’ defense held opponents to 334.4 yards per game, the lowest since they allowed 313.7 in 1994 and to 4.09 yards per carry, their lowest since 2002 (3.77) while the scorin

Cory (C.J.) Gildersleeve Jr. was hired by Temple Football in February 2025 as the assistant strength and conditioning coach. He came to Philadelphia after tw...

CEDRIC CALHOUN Hometown College Morehouse '95 Family Wife: Shola Daughters: Olusade and Adejola Coaching Experience Year School, Position 2025- Temple, Defensive Line 2018-24 Rice, Defensive Line 2016-17 Vanderbilt, Defensive Line 2014-15 Vanderbilt, Strength & Conditioning 2010-12 FIU, Defensive Line 2008 Philadelphia Eagles, Intern 2007-09 Dartmouth, Linebackers 2006 Dartmouth, Defensive Line 2004-05 San Diego Chargers, Intern 2002-05 Alabama A&M, Defensive Line 1998-2002 Morehouse, Defensive Line 1997 Idaho State, S&C / Defensive Line Cedric Calhoun came to Temple in 2025 to coach the defensive line after spending the previous seven seasons with newly minted Temple defensive coordinator Brain Smith at Rice. Over his seven seasons at Rice, Calhoun’s line was a consistent force for the Owls, both in their performance on the field as well as in their leadership. He sent two of his players (Myles Adams and Elijah Garcia) to the NFL while five of his linemen were named a team captain, including three who were named for multiple seasons (Izeya Floyd, 2023-24; Josh Pearcy, 2022-24; Trey Schuman, 2021-22). In 2024, the members of his front wall combined for 17 of the Owls’ 33 sacks, which tied for 24th nationally at the end of the regular season, were the most at Rice since the 2014 Owls set a school record with 39, and tied for the third-most at Rice since 2000. A former assistant at Florida International University, Dartmouth College, and Alabama A&M University, Calhoun came to

CHRIS RAITANO Hometown Hazlet, N.J. College Monmouth '14 Coaching Experience Year School, Position 2025- Temple, Outside Linebackers 2024 Monmouth, Linebackers 2023 Stetson, Defensive Line 2021-22 Rice, Defensive QC / Outside LBs 2019-20 Rice, Grad. Asst. / Defensive Line 2016-18 Monmouth, Defensive Line 2015 Monmouth, Defensive QC Chris Raitano joined the Temple Football staff in 2025 as outside linebacker coach. The Hazlet, N.J., native first worked with Temple defensive coordinator, Brian Smith, at Rice from 2019-22. Raitano had two coaching stints at Monmouth, his alma mater. He served as the linebacker coach in 2024 and previously spent four seasons on the sidelines at Monmouth, including three as the defensive line coach and video coordinator from 2016-18. Raitano spent the 2015 season as a defensive quality control assistant with the Hawks. During his time at Monmouth he mentored Darnell Leslie and Manny Maragoto who both finished in the Top 10 in sacks in school history. Leslie went on to play in the NFL for the Cowboys and Steelers. During the 2023 season, Raitano coached the defensive line at Stetson University. With the Hatters, Raitano also assisted special teams and was responsible for recruiting student-athletes from South Florida, Houston, Texas and the Northeast. Raitano also coached four seasons at Rice University from 2019-22 season. His first two seasons at Rice, Raitano was a graduate assistant on the defensive line before being elevated to working with ou

CHRIS ZARKOSKIE Hometown West Caldwell, N.J. College New Hampshire '13 Coaching Experience Year School, Position 2025- Temple, Tight Ends 2024 James Madison, Asst. Offensive Line 2023 Holy Cross, Offensive Line 2020-22 Princeton, Offensive Line 2019 Lehigh, Offensive Line 2018 Brown, Offensive Line 2015-17 New Hampshire, Offensive Line 2014 New Hampshire, S&C Intern Chris Zarkoskie joined the Temple Football program as tight ends coach in 2025. after spending the 2024 season as assistant offensive line coach at James Madison. Zarkoskie joined the Dukes after spending the 2023 season as offensive line coach on Bob Chesney’s staff at Holy Cross. During his season with the Crusaders, his offensive line aided the offense in ranking third nationally in rushing, fourth in total offense and pass efficiency and seventh in scoring. CJ Hanson and Luke Newman were named first team All-Patriot League, while Patrick McMurtrie and Eric Schon were named to the second team. The West Caldwell, N.J., native joined the Holy Cross staff after three seasons as the offensive line coach at Princeton. In two seasons with the Tigers, he helped lead the team to a combined 17-3 record. In 2022, Princeton ranked first in the Ivy League in passing offense (274.2), first in passing efficiency (146.6), second in scoring offense (27.6) and third in total offense (366.3). The 2021 season saw Princeton go 9-1 and earn an Ivy League title. The offense ranked first in the Ivy League in scoring (33.4), second in

Clayton Barnes was new head coach K.C. Keeler's first hire at Temple. He came with Keeler from Sam Houston State. Barnes will serve as general manager and will be entrusted with building and maintaining the roster through all aspects of player acquisition including scouting, recruiting, and player retention. Barnes was given the title General Manager at SHSU after joining Keeler's staff as the Director of Football Operations and Player Personnel in 2020. He spent the previous six years in various coaching roles throughout Texas and Georgia. At Sam Houston he was in charge of evaluating potential recruits, and the management of the team's roster and scholarships. He also coordinated the day-to-day operations for the team, including planning team travel and meals, organizing and promoting camps and managing the student intern program. Before returning to Sam Houston, he spent the 2019 season as an offensive graduate assistant coach at Georgia Southern, and prior to that spent two years at Texas State where he was the Director of Player Development/Graphic Design following a one-year stint as an offensive quality control coach for the Bobcats in 2016. Barnes initially broke into the college ranks as an offensive intern at Sam Houston in 2015. He also was a volunteer assistant football coach at A&M Consolidated High School from 2013-15 while he was a student at Texas A&M. He earned a bachelor's degree in sports management at Texas A&M in 2015.

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Dan O’Rourke was hired by Temple Football in February 2025 as an assistant strength and conditioning coach. He came to Philadelphia after three seasons in Miami at Florida International University as an assistant strength and conditioning coach. A FIU, O’Rourke assisted with football and was the head strength coach for baseball, and beach volleyball. Prior to his time at FIU, he spent three seasons at Indiana State as a graduate assistant before being promoted to an assistant strength coach. O’Rourke earned his bachelor’s degree in exercise science at Endicott College and then his master’s in sports management at Indiana State. Prior to his time at Indiana State, he served internships with the football programs at Boston College, South Carolina, Georgia UMass, and Harvard, where he worked with multiple sports. O'Rourke is a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist through the NSCA and is Strength and Conditioning Coach Certified through the CSCCa.

Drew Flack joined the Temple Football staff in August 2023, as the head equipment manager for Temple Football. Previously, Flack served as associate director...

HENRY BAKER Hometown Paterson, N.J. College Maryland '97 Family Children: Reina, Kaila, Khloe Coaching Experience Year School, Position 2026- Temple, Asst. HC / Pass Game Coord. / CBs 2025 Temple, Pass Game Coord. / CBs 2024 Marshall, Co-Defensive Coord. / CBs 2020-23 Maryland, Cornerbacks 2019 New York Giants, Asst. Defensive Backs 2018 North Carolina, Cornerbacks 2017 Rutgers, Cornerbacks 2011-16 Delaware, Cornerbacks Henry Baker In April, 2026, Henry Baker was promoted to the role of Temple's Assistant Head Coach/Passing Game Coordinator/Cornerbacks coach. During the 2025 season, Baker helped the Temple defense shave 21.0 yards (417.8 in 2024 to 396.8 in 2025) and 5.7 points per game (35.4 to 29.7) from the previous season. His work with seniors Ben Osueke and Jaylen Castleberry, helped prepare the duo for the next level. Along the way he developed youngsters Denzel Chavis, Adrian Laing and Earl Kulp who are poised for increased playing time and greater responsibilities in 2026. Baker came to Temple in 2025 as the Owls’ pass game coordinator/cornerbacks coach following one season at Marshall. In that one season with the Thundering Herd, he helped them to a Sun Belt Conference title as the school’s co-defensive coordinator and cornerbacks coach. Baker arrived at Marshall after helping to build Maryland's secondary into an elite unit. The 2023 team finished ranked No. 3 in the nation in interceptions – a category they also led the Big Ten in – while also ranking No. 12 in FB

Isaac Ijalana was hired by Temple Football in February 2025 as the director of player engagement. He came to Philadelphia after three seasons at Liberty as the director of player relations/NFL pro liaison. While at Liberty, Ijalana began as the assistant director scouting before being promoted into his current role in 2022. While there he assisted with all efforts related to the football recruiting. He managed and updated transfer portal and recruiting boards and assisted with on-campus recruiting, official visits, camps and game day events, and assisted coaching the defensive line. Prior to his time at Liberty, he was a player development assistant at Rutgers (2020-21), a football intern at Ohio State (2019), and an assistant outside linebackers coach at Los Angeles Valley College (2017-18). The New Brunswick, N.J., native earned a degree in social sciences from Oklahoma in 2016, where he also played football.

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John Fisher originally joined the Temple Football staff as a special teams analyst in 2022 and then spent the 2023 season at Pitt. He initially came to Templ...

Jordan Hopkins joined the Temple Football staff as the defensive analyst in April, 2023. He was retained by new head coach K.C. Keeler when Keeler overhauled the staff in 2025 and named defensive analyst/assistant safeties coach. Hopkins came to Temple from Northwestern State where he was the defensive line coach. Prior to Northwestern State, he was a defensive graduate assistant at four schools (Tulane, UTEP, Louisiana-Monroe, and Lamar). Hopkins graduated from Western Governors University in 2018 with a degree in special education, as well as a degree in educational leadership from Lamar in 2020.

KEITH DUDZINSKI Hometown Bridgeport, Conn. College New Haven '90 Family Wife: Kathy Daughters: Mary, Elizabeth; Son: Jack Coaching Experience Year School, Position 2025- Temple, Linebackers 2022-24 UMass, Defensive Coordinator / LBs 2021 Arizona, Linebackers / ST Coord. 2020 Michigan, Defensive Asst. 2018-19 Albany, Asst HC / Def. Coord. 2016-17 Albany, Safeties 2015 Maryland, Defensive Coordinator 2011-14 Maryland, Inside Linebackers 2004-10 UMass, Defensive Coordinator 2003 Northeastern, Defensive Coordinator 2002 Northeastern, Linebackers 2001 UMass, Defensive Backs 1999-2000 UMass, Linebackets / Spec. Teams 1998 UMass, Defensive Line 1994-97 Brown, Defensive Line 1991-93 New Haven, Grad. Asst. / Outside LBs Keith Dudzinski came to Temple in 2025 as the linebacker coach after spending the last three seasons at UMass as its defensive coordinator. He coached alongside Temple’s defensive coordinator, Brian Smith, at UMass from 2004-05. Dudzinski made his way back to UMass in 2021 to serve as Don Brown’s defensive coordinator. In his first season back with the Minutemen, he helped the defense move from 130th to 55th in FBS and saw LB Jalen Mackie, CB Jordan Mahoney, DE Marcus Cushnie, SAF Tyler Rudolph named to Phil Steele's 2022 Postseason All-Independent Conference Team. Dudzinski played a role in helping the program in the next steps during the 2023 season as the Minutemen posted three wins against the nation's 44th-toughest schedule including road triumphs at New Mexico St

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Joining new head coach K.C. Keeler’s initial Temple Football staff is Kevin Schadt as head of strength & conditioning. This marks the third time the two have...

Kevin Sheehan joined Temple as an offensive analyst/assistant wide receivers coach in 2025. He worked alongside offensive coordinator Tyler Walker for the previous three seasons at Montana State. Prior to his time as an offensive analyst with the Bobcats, Sheehan spent the 2020-21 seasons as a student assistant at Cal Poly. Originally from Missoula, Montana, Sheehan attended Loyola Sacred Heart High and played football for the Rams. Following a six-week stint as a coach for Loyola at the conclusion of his high school career, Sheehan attended Cal Poly. He returned to coach Loyola in 2020 during the Covid-19 pandemic, then re-joined Cal Poly in 2021 as a student assistant aiding the offensive coaching staff. Sheehan graduated from Cal Poly in 2022 with a bachelor's in business administration with an accounting concentration.

Khalil Ahmad was hired by Temple Football in February 2025 as the associate general manager, personnel and recruitment. He came to Philadelphia after two years at Penn State as the football recruiting coordinator for personnel and recruitment. Ahmad began his career in college recruiting in 2021 at Rutgers where he worked as a player development assistant. Prior to that time he spent several years as a high school assistant coach at several N.J. high schools such as Paterson Eastside, Passaic, and Northern Valley at Demarest. After Rutgers, Ahmad bounced back-and-forth from Syracuse to Penn State. He was the director of high school relations for the Orange in 2022, where he was able to get various top ranked prospects to visit campus and even helped secure Syracuse's top class in school history. He left for Penn State in January 2023 and spent a year with the Nittany Lions. He left in December for two months at Syracuse to be the executive director of player personnel and recruiting, securing another top class for the Orangemen. However, he would return to the Nittany Lions in February of 2024 and was the primary recruiter for many of Penn State's top high school and portal additions. During his time with Penn State, Ahmad became well known rather quickly for his connections throughout the country as he has deep ties to Mid-Atlantic, and was also named Rivals.com B1G Up Next which honored the Top 10 up and coming recruiters in the Big Ten Conference.

Kyle Lamberton joined the Temple Football staff in November, 2023, as assistant equipment manager. Lamberton came to Temple from St. Cloud State University w...

Kyle Pollock was hired by Temple Football in February 2025 as the associate general manager for personnel and roster management. He came to Philadelphia after one year at Old Dominion as the director of player personnel. In his role, Pollock supports General Manager Clayton Barnes, overseeing the program's recruiting board and database, managing the team roster numbers, and assisting in the high school and college scouting process. Under Pollock's leadership, Old Dominion signed the highest ranked class in program history in 2024. He oversaw all aspects of the recruiting operation, including the recruiting board, player transition to campus, scholarship numbers, planning coaches travel, and arranging and executing all official and unofficial visits. Pollock joined Old Dominion after spending four seasons at Ohio University, including his last two as the director of recruiting. The 2023 class was the highest rated in Ohio history, both by average prospect rating and conference ranking. During his time in Athens, Pollock assisted in the recruitment of 10 of the top 20 recruits in program history. Prior to his role as the director of recruiting, he spent two seasons as the assistant director of player personnel. Pollock is a 2020 graduate of Penn State and served as a recruiting intern for the Nittany Lions for three seasons. The Cranford, N.J., native also served as a college scout for the XFL during its inaugural season, evaluating the Big Ten and Conference USA.

Lee Roberts, who first joined the Temple Athletics staff in 1984, was promoted to Executive Senior Associate Athletics Director for Facilities and Event Mana...

Maddie Rodgers was hired by Temple Football in February 2025 as the assistant director of football operations. She came to Philadelphia after one season at Western Michigan as the director of on-campus recruiting. In her role, she works directly with chief of staff, Nico Piraino handling the day-to-day logistics including team travel, team budget, student-athlete recruitment and a variety of administrative tasks for the football program. She arrived at WMU after two seasons at Lafayette as the director of football operations. Prior to Lafayette, Rodgers worked as a pre-draft scouting intern for the Philadelphia Eagles. She participated in the 2022 NFL Women's Forum during her two-month tenure. Rodgers spent four years with the University of Pittsburgh Athletics department as a student recruiting assistant. She earned a degree in business administration from Pittsburgh in 2022, focusing on human resources management and marketing, with a certificate in sports management.

Maggie Folsom joins the Owls as the director of recruiting operations. She comes to Temple with extensive experience in recruiting operations and program management. A native of Brunswick, Maine, she has built a strong foundation in athlete development, recruiting coordination, and administrative operations across multiple Division I football programs. Folsom most recently served as the Director of Recruiting Operations at Appalachian State from 2023-25, where she played a key role in on-campus recruiting, newcomer transition, player development initiatives, business office functions, and coordinating recruiting travel. Prior to that, she was the director of on campus recruiting at Memphis in 2023, overseeing all aspects of on-campus recruiting logistics and communications. In 2022, Folsom contributed to LSU Football as a recruiting assistant during Coach Brian Kelly's first season, supporting the program's transition and recruiting efforts. She also gained experience as an operations assistant at Samford in 2022. Her early career was shaped at Troy, where she served as a recruiting and operations assistant from 2019-22 while earning her degree in hospitality, sport, and tourism management. A proud graduate of Troy University, Folsom combines her academic background with hands-on experience to support high-performing athletic programs. Outside of her professional work, she enjoys spending time with her dog, Dunkin.

Malachi Timberlake joined the Temple Football staff in July 2025 as the assistant director of recruiting. Timberlake spent the past three seasons as head foo...

Nadia Harvin’s career at Temple is now in its fifth decade, including nearly 30 years in Football. She has served as Administrative Specialist for the Head F...

Nate Lowenthal comes to Temple as the Assistant Director of Scouting ahead of the 2026 season. Lowenthal arrived in Philadelphia after spending five seasons at Vanderbilt, where he worked in the football program's player personnel department. He began as a student assistant from 2021–23 before being elevated to a personnel analyst role from 2024–25. During his time with the Commodores, Lowenthal was part of a staff that achieved significant on-field success, including a victory in the Birmingham Bowl in 2024 and contributing to the winningest regular season in program history in 2025. Lowenthal earned his undergraduate degree from Vanderbilt, where he studied human & organizational development, business, and data science. Originally from Highland Park, Illinois, Lowenthal is a native of the Chicago area.

Nate Nunamaker joined the Temple Football staff in 2024 as the video coordinator. In that role he and his staff film and edit practices and games, as well as...

Nick Arleo joined the Temple Football program in March 2024 in a volunteer special teams assistant role before becoming a special teams graduate assistant in...

Nick Griffith was hired by Temple Football in February 2025 as the director of scouting. He came to Philadelphia after one year at Georgia as the player personnel analyst, when the Bulldogs won the SEC Championship. At Georgia, Griffith was responsible for all high school recruiting for tight ends, as well as oversight in all transfer portal identification and evaluation procedures. While he was at Georgia, Griffith helped the Bulldogs sign two four-star tight ends in their #2 ranked recruiting class in 2024. Prior to Georgia, Griffith served as a member of the inaugural college personnel department at Florida, where he was responsible for identification and evaluation of players in the transfer portal, as well as a variety of special projects related to the transfer portal. Griffith helped the Gators sign back-to-back top-15 recruiting classes in 2022 and 2023, and a top-10 transfer portal class in 2023. Some of the players Griffith has helped identify and sign through the Transfer Portal include: Graham Mertz, Ricky Pearsall, Chimere Dike, Zachariah Branch, Caleb Banks, Cam'Ron Jackson, George Gumbs, and Trikweze Bridges. Griffith earned his undergraduate degree in sports management from North Florida in 2020 and completed his master's in sports management from Florida in 2022.

Nico Piraino, a native of Scranton, Pa., joined the Owls in 2024, after serving as the director of football operations at Eastern Michigan for the 2023 season. In February 2025, less than one year later, he was promoted to chief of staff. In his role, he works closely with head coach K.C. Keeler overseeing all aspects of the program on and off the field. Prior to Eastern Michigan, Piraino interned with the Houston Texans in community development. His duties included player and community outreach efforts, organizing community events, and coordinating fundraising initiatives. He also served as a student manager for the Penn State football team for four years, while he earned his bachelor's degree in elementary and early childhood education and was selected to Dean's List.

Rick Brown joined the Temple coaching staff in 2025 as specialist coach. As such he will work with the kickers, punters and long snappers on proper techniques in the kicking game. Brown is reunited with head coach K.C. Keeler. The two led Delaware to a FCS national championship in 2003. Brown has had other stops in the tri-state area including Holy Cross (1995-2001), Camden Catholic (2004-10), and Eastern Regional high schools. He also served as Football commissioner in Marlton Township for seven years. He comes from a family of specialty coaching. His brother Randy is a special teams coach with the Baltimore Ravens, and his nephew Tyler holds a similar role with the Philadelphia Eagles. Brown is a 1993 graduate of Colgate University with a degree in English and education.

ROY ROUNDTREE Hometown Trotwood, Ohio College Michigan '12 Family Wife: Alexis Daughter: Ariona Coaching Experience Year School, Position 2025- Temple, Wide Receivers 2024 Miami (Ohio), Wide Receivers 2023 McNeese State, Wide Receivers 2021-22 Grand Valley State, Wide Receivers 2018-20 Michigan, Wide Receivers 2017 Indiana State, Wide Receivers 2016 Limestone, Wide Receivers 2015 Colorado State-Pueblo, Wide Receivers Roy Roundtree became the Temple wide receivers coach in 2025 as part of K.C. Keeler’s initial Owls’ staff. In 2024, he spent a season with Miami (Ohio) as receivers coach. His three top receivers – Javon Tracy (57-818-7, first team All-MAC), Reggie Virgil (41-816-9, second team All-MAC), and Cade McDonald (52-631-3) - averaged 50.0 catches for 755.0 yards and 6.3 touchdowns. Before that, Roundtree spent one year at McNeese State in a similar capacity. MSU’s Jon McCall earned second team All-Southland Conference with 32 receptions for 504 yards and five touchdowns as a redshirt sophomore receiver. Prior to McNeese, Roundtree spent two seasons at Grand Valley State where his wide receiving corps combined to haul in 288 passes for 4,223 yards and 34 touchdowns. The Lakers compiled a 22-3 record in his two seasons on staff and advanced to the second round of the NCAA Division II playoffs both years. In 2022, he helped lead the Lakers to a perfect 11-0 regular season record and No. 1 national ranking as the offense averaged 461 yards per game to rank 11th nationally.

Stephen Whitlock was hired by Temple Football in February 2025 as the associate director of strength and conditioning. He came to Philadelphia after four sea...