NEWPORT, R.I. - The American Athletic Conference, in celebration of their fifth anniversary, released their Fifth Anniversary Team for football. Temple had four players represented on the team: OL Kyle Friend, DL Matt Ioannidis, LB Tyler Matakevich, and DL Haason Reddick. The team was selected based on voting by the conference's 12 football schools, local and national media members, and a fan ballot.
Friend was a mainstay on Temple's offensive line, playing in 45 games over his four seasons with the Owls. He was named to the Rimington Award Watch List twice, received all-conference all-academic honors three straight years, and received First-Team All-AAC honors in 2015.