PHILADELPHIA - As Temple football's week one showdown against the Notre Dame Fighting Irish quickly approaches, one common theme highlights the senior campaigns for highly-touted leaders Leon Johnson and Jullian Taylor: Redemption. After an injury ended Taylor's junior season ten games too soon and numerous nagging injuries resulted in three offseason surgeries for Johnson, being able to enter the 2017 season with a clean slate of health is exciting news for the Owls.
Although both Johnson and Taylor still managed to make significant contributions to Temple's second consecutive 10-win season, they were left wanting more.