CLEVELAND (5/23/11) – Phil Steele has honored eight Temple football players as members of his 2011 preseason All-Mid-American Conference teams.
Named to the All-MAC first team were junior RB Bernard Pierce (Ardmore, Pa.), senior DE Adrian Robinson (Harrisburg, Pa.), and senior TE Evan Rodriguez (North Bergen, N.J.).
Earning third team recognition were junior RB Matt Brown (Baltimore, Md.), junior PK Brandon McManus (Hatfield, Pa.), and senior OL John Palumbo (Lyndhurst, N.J.).
Fourth team All-MAC honorees included senior KOR James Nixon (New Haven, Conn.) and senior LB Tahir Whitehead (Newark, N.J.).
Under the guidance of first-year head coach Steve Addazio, this season’s squad returns 46 lettermen, including 13 starters.
Temple opens the 2011 season with cross-town rival Villanova in the third annual Mayor’s Cup, sponsored by Dunkin’ Donuts, on Thursday, Sept. 1 at Lincoln Financial Field.
Temple football season tickets are on sale now for as low as $15 per game, and can be purchased by calling the Temple Ticket Sales Office at 215-204-8499 or visit www.OwlsTix.com.
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