Those Temple Owls caught a lot of passes this season, but they also apparently caught something else: the attention of prospective applicants to the university. With the deadline to apply this week, Temple has seen an increase of more than 15 percent in applications for the fall 2016 class compared with this time last year. University officials are attributing at least some of that increase to the success of the football team, which went 10-4 and beat Penn State for the first time in 74 years. "College football is the 'front porch' of university life," Temple President Neil D. Theobald said in an email Sunday morning. "The success we've had under [Coach] Matt Rhule - not only the wins but the exemplary way that the program represents Temple - has gathered many more friends and passersby with whom we interact on the university's 'front porch.' "

February 29, 2016 ・ From Philly.com