College Football
Problems on North Broad: Temple Starting QB D’Wan Mathis Leaves the Program
Mike Lipinski has been covering Philadelphia sports since 2005. Previous stops include Section 247 Sports, My MMA News, and more. He has been a part of the Sports Talk Philly team since 2019. He is the editor of Philadelphia Phillies content, co-editor for college football covering mainly the Rutgers Scarlet Knights, and dabbling in all other sports. Follow him on social media channels -Twitter & Threads- @MLipinskiSports
All posts by Mike LipinskiPublished18 Nov 2021
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By Michael Lipinski, Sports Talk Philly Contributor 
OwlsDaily.com and the Philadelphia Inquirer are reporting that Temple starting quarterback D’Wan Mathis has entered the transfer portal and is no longer part of the program. Mathis enters the portal a day after former running back Iverson Clement alleged mistreatment by head coach Rod Carey and others on staff. He becomes the seventh scholarship player to leave the Temple program since the beginning of the season and the second this week.
Mathis transferred to Temple in the spring after spending two seasons at University of Georgia and was the key recruit to Carey’s recruiting class which heavily dipped into the transfer portal. The majority of those players are no longer with the program.
The former four-star recruit started seven games for the Owls this year but was struggling with an ankle injury since Temple’s season opening loss at Rutgers. Mathis was 116-for-195 for 1,243-yards, six touchdowns, and four interceptions. He also rushed 48-times for 179-yards and a touchdown.
Mathis will not be eligible to participate at the FBS level next season because he already took advantage of the NCAA’s immediate eligibility rule.
