Considering their sizeable disadvantage in the spread, the Temple Owls can expect to have a real challenge on their hands on Saturday. They will stay at home another week and welcome the Rutgers Scarlet Knights at 2 p.m. ET Sept. 17 at Lincoln Financial Field. The Owls will be seeking to avenge the 61-14 loss they suffered the last time these two teams played Sept. 4 of last year.
Temple strolled past the Lafayette Leopards with points to spare last week, taking the contest 30-14. The team accrued 21 points in the first half and coasted on those for the win.
Meanwhile, RU turned the game against the Wagner Seahawks into a track meet and took the gold after outgaining them 575 yards to 111. Last week, RU really took it to Wagner for a full four quarters, racking up a 66-7 victory at home. The matchup was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 38-7. RU can attribute much of their success to RB Samuel Brown V, who punched in two rushing touchdowns, and RB Al-Shadee Salaam, who punched in one rushing touchdown.
Their wins bumped the Owls to 1-1 and the Scarlet Knights to 2-0. We'll see which team can carry over their success and which team inevitably falls when Temple and RU clash.