This weekend provides the final full slate of non-conference action before Mid-American Conference play begins in earnest. There are quite a few games that should be very entertaining, led by Temple’s trip to Beaver Stadium to take on Penn State.
Temple is legit. When this writer was growing up one of his favorite features in the local newspaper was the “Bottom Ten” feature that made fun of the 10 worst football programs in the country. The hapless Owls were usually one of those teams. But Temple head coach Al Golden has the program on the rise. Even Golden has a different perception of the program.
"It's a big win because we are 3-0, and because it was against a real physical opponent," Al Golden said to the media following the game. "An opponent that had gone into South Bend and won, gone to play South Carolina and won. That's the significance of it.
We are now two games into the 2010 season and the Kent State defense is turning some heads.