College Football

2024 Temple football predictions: Ranked No. 130 by RJ Young

Updated Aug. 12, 2024 10:13 a.m. ET

FOX Sports National College Football Analyst

Temple Owls Ranking: 130/134

[Check out RJ Young's ultimate 134 college football rankings here]

Conference ranking: 14th in American Athletic (+35000 to win conference)
Teams ahead of them: Eastern Michigan (129), Charlotte (128), Ball State (127), UTEP (126), Louisiana Tech (125)
Teams behind them: Kent State (131), Akron (132), Kennesaw State (133), Louisiana-Monroe (134)

[Temple 2024 schedule]

RJ's take: When former Ohio State RB Tony Alford opted to take a job at Michigan, a source informed me that Stan Drayton was one of the men in the mix to replace him. And I can understand why. Drayton, a successful RB coach, is entering Year 3 after going 6-18 in his first two at a program that has been reliably bowl-eligible for a decade. Losing All-AAC offensive tackle Victor Stoffel to Cal hurt. But losing Warner, his best player, to a conference rival hurt more.

Drayton is looking for Rutgers transfer Evan Simon, junior Forrest Brock or redshirt freshman Tyler Douglas to be his starter at QB. He's also brought a whopping 20 JUCO transfers, including 13 on defense, to try to do better than the 127th scoring defense the Owls fielded in 2023.

Temple's Win Total Odds: Over 2.5 (-120) Under 2.5 (-110)

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