Temple was awful last season and while Mathis is a solid option at quarterback, the fact remains that he is a relatively unproven commodity.
I like Rutgers Thursday night as this team returns 21 starters from a team that improved greatly in a new HC’s first season. Now Greg Schiano, who is a Rutgers legend has a new level of excitement and a full off season to implement schemes and a huge motivator on the field.
Rutgers is at home and they bring back a wealth of experience on both sides of the ball.
Temple is not as bad as last year with a good number of transfers it will take some time to gel with the transfer QB from Georgia and the new players.