Can I Borrow Your Band, Please?
Saturday’s matchup at Lincoln Financial Field was historic for all kinds of reasons.
Let’s start with a quick request.
Number 13 Oklahoma’s band was not able to travel to Philadelphia for budget reasons — so they reached out to St Joseph’s Band (who doesn’t normally play during football season) for a little help.
The result between the two was a competing musical background delight that was almost so good that, for a moment, you even forgot that a football game was being played.
Earlier this week, several Oklahoma reporters were caught on hot microphones categorizing the matchup with the 2–0 Owls as a “high school game.” And while it was evident on Saturday that being in the top 15 as a 2–0 and being 2–0 in the American Athletic Conference are quite different , there is sure a lot to like about KC Keeler’s team this season. Last weekend, the Owls improved to 2–0 with a 55–7 rout of visiting Howard.
Two weeks ago , Philly College’s season began on another high note. Temple Football began the K.C. Keeler opened his chapter as Head Coach with a 42–10 win over UMass, including a 128-yard performance from Jay Ducker and 467 total yards of offense and six touchdowns from quarterback Eric Simon.
Under former Temple Head Coach Matt Rhule , Temple started 7–0 in 2015. Twice during the World War II era , the Owls started 6–0 (1945) and a 6–1 start in 1941.
Even the ejection of Oklahoma star and sack leader R Mason Thomas couldn’t stop Temple’s loss, surrendering 515 total yards to the #13 team in the country — all is not lost for the 2025 season.
Next up is at Georgia Tech on September 20th.
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