Temple University Athletics

Tyler Matakevich In The News
11.4.15 | T. Matakevich - All-American Candidate
"People ask me how we turned this thing around. I would lay all the credit squarely at his feet."- Matt Rhule, Temple Head Coach, November 27, 2015 - Read the Full Hartford Courant Story
"One of the things he does is he allows himself to be led, and he leads. He allows people to hold him accountable…He wants to raise everybody's level of play. A lot of guys in his situation would worry about himself, but Tyler worries about his teammates, and it is why everybody respects him so much."- Matt Rhule, Temple Head Coach, October 28, 2015 - Read the Full Philly.com Story
"He has never missed a practice in four years, and to have that many tackles and play in that many games, to not miss a practice is unbelievable. That's just who he is."Â -Â Matt Rhule, Temple Head Coach, November 25, 2015 -Â Read the Full Philly.com Story
"He's a leader, a natural-born leader." -Â Nate D. Smith, Temple DE, October 28, 2015 -Â Read the Full Philly.com Story
"If you're able to study this game and really understand it, it'll make you such a good football player, and that's what I've really learned since I've been in college." - Tyler Matakevich, August 8, 2015 - Read the Full Hartford Courant Story
"I just tell everybody I just go out with the same mindset, same attitude every single day and try to get better. Each day, whatever I can do. If it's one thing, whatever I can do to improve my game, which in reality will improve the team, that's what I do." - Tyler Matakevich, August 28, 2015 - Read the Full SBNation Story
Hartford Courant (11/27/15): Before Heading to NFL, Temple's Matakevich Has An Appointment With UConn
Philly.com (11/25/15):Â Temple's Matakevich Facing UConn with 'Chip on my Shoulder'
Philly.com (10/7/15)Â - Matakevich Closing in on 400 Tackles
CT Post (9/12/15)Â - Stratford's Matakevich Plays Tall at Temple
Philly.com (9/7/15) - Temple LB Tyler Matakevich Named AAC Defensive Player of the Week
Philly.com (8/22/15) - A Temple Football Star Takes to the Diamond
Hartford Courant (8/8/15) - Temple's Tyler Matakevich Tackles All That Comes His Way
Register Citizen (8/7/15)Â - Stratford's Tyler Matakevich Eyeing Bowl Berth in Final Season at Temple
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