Temple-Penn State to be on ESPN?

Yesterday, I explained how the Temple-Penn State series had been extended for another five seasons. With Temple quickly becoming known around the college football world, there will certainly be a lot more opportunities to prove themselves. One way they can do this will be a possible date with Penn State on the ESPN network.

It is rumored that the upcoming Temple vs. Penn State game on September 25 will be televised on one of the ESPN stations.

According to the Penn State Examiner's official twitter page:

"Heard this: #PSU - #Temple will be aired on an ESPN network, a Temple source tells me. Could be announced this week. /Buster Olney."

For a team like Temple, who has played behind the scenes for nearly two decades, the opportunity to gain some exposure through ESPN is one they can’t pass up. If you haven’t seen it yet, Temple’s sophomore running back, Bernard Pierce, appeared on ESPN’s First Take a few days ago.

The overall media attention for Temple is higher then it’s ever been, and for Temple fans, we can finally get some good coverage of one of the nation’s up-and-coming teams.

Temple to Renew Series with Rutgers

The two universities, separated by the Delaware River, haven't squared off since 2004, when Rutgers defeated Temple 16-6 in what ended up being the Owls' last year as a member of the Big East conference. The rivalary has been idle for six years, and with the series expected to resume in the coming years (possibly 2015), Temple will have a shot at redemption against the Scarlett Knights.

When the two teams took part in Big East conference play, neither Rutgers, nor Temple, were anywhere close to being a competitive football team. But now that Rutgers has found recent success behind the coaching of Greg Schiano, just as Temple has done under Al Golden's reign, the two teams are rising quickly up the polls.

The rivalry will bring back the competition of being the best team along the Delaware River. With Temple located in Philadelphia, and Rutgers located in New Brunswick, New Jersey, the two campuses aren't that too far apart. So who will come out victorious in this series, Rutgers or Temple?

Taking a step away from the announcement of the Rutgers-Temple series, it has also been reported that Temple has extended its series with Penn State for another five years. The two Pennsylvania campuses have currently been involved in their own rivalry, but Penn State has proved to be the best team in state this decade.

As for when the Rutgers-Temple series will begin, and as to how long the series will last, that is to be determined, but I will continue to track the progress of this developing story.