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PHILADELPHIA – Football season is here and the Temple Owls are back at 10th & Diamond. The 2026 season is quickly approaching as we sit on the eve of fall camp. Head coach K.C. Keeler and the Owls will begin a four-week training camp starting Wednesday, August 5, at Edberg Olson Hall. Temple will practice six days a week, with three practices per week being open to the media, every Monday, Thursday, and Saturday. On those days, select players and coaches will have availability to speak with the assembled media in attendance. This space will serve as a blog throughout the entirety of fall camp, with daily updates. The 2026 Temple Football Record & Fact Book can be seen above. Video records of all player and coach media availabilities can be accessed below when they become available. Wednesday, August 5 Day one of 2026 Fall Camp was met with rainy conditions and the Owls were ready to get better in the elements. K.C. Keeler and the Owls harped on the details right from the first whistle. Throughout individual drills, seven-on-sevens, and full team sessions, the coaches were ensuring that the small things were done. No one walked, everyone locked in. This is the culture at 10th & Diamond and in order for Temple to have a successful 2026, this is the standard that needs to be met every day. The Owls saw a lot of familiar faces from spring ball making big plays on day one of fall camp this year. Both sides of the ball had their moments in today's two-hour long practice in spider pads. Offensive Highlights Wide receiver and single digit wearer Colin Chase has always been a reliable target for any quarterback that's in the backfield and today was no different. In today's first team period, the offense was trying to get into a rhythm, and Chase provided that. On a perfectly timed comeback route, quarterback Jaxon Smolik and Chase connected for 15-yards. Smolik threw the ball to Chase before he made it out of his break, and the ball arrived just on time for the completion. Later, in the second 11-on-11 period of practice, the Owls passing attack struck again, this time in a big way. Smolik hit sophomore wide receiver Zander Baptiste on a deep pass down the left sideline. The pass arched beautifully over the defenders and into the outstretched hands of the young wideout. The connection went for 40 yards as Baptiste was able to catch the ball without breaking his stride. Defensive Highlights The defense came out from the first snap playing fast and physical football. The identity of the very city in which the Owls reside was translated to the defensive side of the ball. The opening team period was full of run-stuffing tackles, shed blocks, and pressure in the backfield. Players like Kevin Hornbeak and Jaylon Joseph were turning heads and making plays consistently throughout this period. Both ensured running backs did not make it out of the backfield untouched, and quarterbacks were uncomfortable in the pocket. The play of the day belonged to the duo of Quante Gillians and JaMair Diaz . Towards the end of the second team period, Gillians used his strength and savvy to break through the line of scrimmage and put his hands up to tip the pass thrown by the quarterback. Diaz was lurking behind the play and reacted quickly to the ball being tipped and plucked it out of the air as he walked into the end zone for a pick six. Saturday's media availability will include offensive coordinator Tyler Walker , offensive line coach Al Johnson , quarterbacks Jaxon Smolik and Ajani Sheppard , and offensive linemen Grayson Mains and John Stone . The video recording of the pressers will be posted to owlsports.com by the end of the day. __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Media Availabilities Date Coaches & Players 8/5/26 K.C. Keeler , Dante Atton , Colin Chase - Pressers 8/8/26 Tyler Walker , Al Johnson , Jaxon Smolik , Ajani Sheppard , Grayson Mains , John Stone - Pressers 8/10/26 K.C. Keeler , Peter Clarke , Eric Stuart - Pressers 8/13/26 TBA 8/15/26 TBA 8/17/26 K.C. Keeler 8/20/26 TBA 8/22/26 TBA 8/24/26 K.C. Keeler 8/27/26 TBA 8/31/26 K.C. Keeler