Temple's top football donors now have the opportunity to sponsor individual jersey numbers on the team.
The school on Monday announced a new program called The 9, where for $50,000, Temple fans can sponsor the nine single-digit jersey numbers worn by Owls players this season. Temple traditionally assigns jersey numbers one through nine to the team's "toughest players."
Those who contribute to The 9 will interact with the player wearing the sponsored number throughout the season, receive custom jerseys with their names and assigned numbers, and be able to travel on the team plane to one road game this fall.