We now have a fullback ... welcome, Blaze Caponegro

Check out No. 33 wearing the red, soon to be Cherry.
By Mike Gibson
I've been screaming this for at least the last two years.
Get me a kicker and a fullback and I will show you wins.
Well, Al Golden got me a kicker when he nabbed North Penn's Brandon McManus last month.
Since the graduation of Adam DiMichele, I have added quarterback to that list for both depth and quality purposes. The Owls are down to two serviceable quarterbacks in the program, Vaughn Charlton and Chester Stewart.
Serviceable is the operative word. I need not say more.

Serviceable is the operative word. I need not say more

In recent days, Golden may have grabbed me the fullback I wanted, Blaze Caponegro of Wall Township (N.J.). Blaze played tailback but he has a fullback-type build (6-foot-1, 210 pounds), is a dynamite blocker and prefers to run inside.
He is coming to Temple to ostensibly play linebacker, but Marquise Liverpool came to Temple to ostensibly play wide receiver (and ended up as a tailback) and Anthony Ferla came to play safety (and ended up as a cornerback) and tailback Kee-ayre Griffin started the season as cornerback before returning to his natural position.
You get the idea.

The Blaze Caponegro File ...
Height: 6-1
Weight: 210
40 speed: 4.48
Position: Fullback/linebacker
Games this season: 10
Yards gained: 1,818
Touchdowns: 19
Quote: "I like running inside. I like running downhill."

One of the hallmarks of the Al Golden Era is the willingness of the player to sacrifice for the team.
It's all about the team.
In other words, Golden and company have been known to use players with unique skills in areas of need.
Can you say fullback?
In this one article, the writer calls Caponegro the "state's best fullback."
Hopefully, Al Golden can complete the trifecta and get me a big-time, no-excuses, high-end, high-achieving JUCO quarterback.
Jeffrey Legree (Fork Union, Va.) is still available and so is Stanley Jennings (Dean, Mass).
If AG really wants to show me some gonads, he will go out and steal Syracuse JUCO QB verbal Garrett Barnas. Since this is well within the rules and has been done to Temple (Albert Gary, Keith Stroud, Marcus Cooper and Keith Baker quickly come to mind), it's about time the Owls benefited from the process, too.