Defensively, there’s a lot to improve on from last fall, but plenty to be optimistic about as well. Senior cornerback Anthony Robey leads a secondary that loses a number of starters from a secondary that was one of the least productive in the nation in 2013.
The good news? Reinforcements arrived this offseason in the form of seven additions on Signing Day, including junior college transfer Alex Wells, who should see early time at safety. All Temple football games to be aired on 97.5 The Fanatic. See Temple’s schedule for dates and times.

Gym Source Villanova owner Brian Lange talks about his passion for chocolate pudding as a youth and his new affection for chocolate protein pudding, Power Pak Pudding produced by Maximum Human Performance (MHP) and available at GNC stores, bodybuilding.com other fine outlets where supplements are sold including mhpstrong.com

RAY DIDINGER: We’ve heard coaches quote other, more famous coaches. They are always recycling the wisdom of Vince Lombardi, Bear Bryant and Bill Parcells. They reference the great motivators, like Knute Rockne. There is a rich anecdotal library for coaches to draw upon.

ANDREW HURST: There is nothing of greater importance than putting the proper fuel in your system both for competition as well as during the off-season. Just like with academics, the off-season is when the biggest strides are made. It is how you train when there are no games to play that scholarship athletes are made.

As he tries to “build the Penn State brand,” Franklin will also look to friends and former classmates at East Stroudsburg University. Dan DiZio and Len Lehman are the founding partners of the Philly Pretzel Factory which has well over 100 locations serving Philly soft pretzels.
Coach Franklin was in Philadelphia a few weeks ago as part of a Penn State coaches caravan.

Former Eagles great Mike Quick talks about draft day and his job to represent the Eagles for their second pick in the draft which turned out to be wide receiver Jordan Matthews of Vanderbilt.

The “Make The World Better Foundation” (MTWB), established in 2013 by Barwin, will hold its inaugural benefit concert at Philadelphia music venue Union Transfer June 20, 2014, featuring 2013’s “Philly Artist of the Year” Kurt Vile and the Violators.
Barwin informs there are three area bands to perform June 20, two are from the Delaware Valley, both are getting looks at the national level. In addition to Kurt Vile the plus The Districts are from here.
Also performing are The Tontons from Houston, home of the Houston Texans, the other NFL team Barwin played for before joining the Eagles before the 2013 season.

Most college football fans know of the football traditions at Navy, Army and the Air Force. But how many know the Coast Guard Academy also plays football albeit at the Division III level.
However, they have the same requirement, just like their FBS big brothers, that attendees commit to five years of service following graduation. At the FBS level, the academies have among the smallest enrollment and the same is true of the Coast Guard.

“I’ll take my guys up against anybody, anytime, anywhere. We can play them in the parking lot right now if they wanted.” — Soul quarterback Dan Raudabaugh after being asked about his team’s 0-6 franchise record against the Arizona Rattlers with five of those losses with Raudabaugh under center and also about his desire to get back to the ArenaBowl to play them again.

A handful of days after the Lott IMPACT Trophy became the first to release its spring watch list, the Rimington Trophy has done the same, announcing Monday an initial group of 64 players to watch. There are two finalists for last year’s award on this year’s watch list: Auburn’s Reese Dismukes and Oregon’s Hroniss Grasu.