Daily News | Temple news, notes and looming questions after one week of spring football
Temple head coach football Stan Drayton is announced at Liacouras Center, 1776 N Broad St, Philadelphia on Thursday, December 16, 2021.PublishedStan Drayton’s two daughters called to wish him happy birthday early on the morning of March 11. So eager for his first day of spring football as head coach, the significance of the day slipped Drayton’s mind.
“It feels absolutely weird,” Drayton said. “I’m used to honing in on five or seven guys … It’s a broader scope that I’ve taken for granted as a position coach but it’s been a fun experience as a head coach.” “Any time you can sit there and say some good things about your offensive and defensive line play during the course of practice,” Drayton said, “then things are trending in the right direction.”How Zach Hicks and Hysier Miller transitioned from freshmen to Temple’s ‘face of the program’
Drayton was impressed with quarterback D’Wan Mathis’ eye coordination and ball placement. He also thought Mathis executed well adjusting on the run. Last season, Mathis threw for 1,223 yards and completed six touchdowns. Drayton highlighted the versatility of those three and added that they’ll bring additional depth to special teams. Martin-Robinson saw limited time last fall after suffering a season-ending injury against Rutgers on Sept. 9. Smith and Della Pesca appeared in all 12 games.
The first-year coach said no running backs have separated themselves from the pack. Edward Saydee, Kyle Dobbins, Malik Cooper, and Trey Blair each returned to the fold from a season ago. How that depth chart will start to shake out heading into the summer is yet to be seen. But Saydee took a bulk of the load last season with 87 carries, almost twice as many as the next man, Tayvon Ruley.With the center position previously held by C.J.
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