Adam Fisher’s men’s basketball team could win its eighth game in a row Wednesday night at Memphis, but the Owls will do so just one day after learning of the sudden passing of assistant coach Bill Courtney. We paid tribute to Courtney, along with our late former staff member Matt Vender, on this week’s podcast, and assistant coach Bobby Jordan joined us on the pod to talk about the Owls' seven-game winning streak and offer an advance look at Memphis

And on the football front, we’ll get you caught up on a flurry of portal additions as well.

0:00 – 15:35: Paying tribute to Bill Courtney and Matt Vender

15:35 – 26:36: Temple found its portal quarterbacks in Jaxon Smolik and Ajani Sheppard

26:36 – 31:48: Penn State transfers and offensive line help among Owls’ portal additions

31:48 - 48:43: Temple assistant coach Bobby Jordan talks Owls’ winning streak, Memphis

48:43 - 55:55: What a road win at Memphis would mean for Temple

55:55 – 1:04:58: Diane Richardson says her team is playing ‘piss-poor’ basketball

Mailbag: 1:04:58 – end

Things are starting to pick up in the transfer portal for the Temple football program as the Owls look for a quarterback and depth at several other positions on the roster. We’ll get you caught up on some of the latest developments and tell fans why they shouldn’t panic about some of the team’s early swings and misses.

Meanwhile, the Temple men’s basketball team has won six games in a row, and Owls point guard Jordan Mason has been a major catalyst during that stretch. You’ll hear Temple head coach Adam Fisher talk about why Mason has been such an asset to the team, and you’ll hear plenty of questions answered in a very full mailbag on this week’s podcast, brought to you by Greenspan & Greenspan Injury Laywers.

Intro: 0:00 – 9:33

Why you should temper your Temple portal panic: 9:33 – 19:40

A Jordan Mason appreciation segment: 19:40 – 22:58

What can we expect from the Owls’ 6-game win streak?: 22:58 – 35:42

Diane Richardson’s Owls start conference play with a loss: 35:42 – 44:50

Mailbag: 44:50 – end

It looks like K.C. Keeler and his staff are zeroing in on Mason McKenzie as one of their preferred transfer portal quarterback recruiting targets, and you’ll hear part of our interview with the former Saginaw Valley State star on this week’s podcast. Can some get-right wins for Adam Fisher’s and Diane Richardson’s basketball programs get them back on track as American Conference play approaches? Perhaps, but Fisher’s men’s team is facing some injury challenges once again. We talked about that and answered all of your mailbag questions in our holiday episode of The Scoop, brought to you each week by Greenspan & Greenspan Injury Lawyers.

Intro: 0:00 – 7:25

QB Mason McKenzie is a portal priority for Temple: 7:25 – 16:57

Can get-right wins put Temple’s hoops programs back on track?: 16:57 – 23:30

Mailbag: 23:30 – end