With a track record of success and a deep connection to the Philadelphia area, K.C. Keeler's hiring has brought a renewed sense of optimism to a program looking to rebuild.

Minutes after new Temple football coach K.C. Keeler was officially introduced on the school’s campus, and just two weeks after the search for Stan Drayton’s successor, athletic director Arthur Johnson was asked Tuesday if the process this time around was different from when he hired Drayton in 2021.

Temple has hired Sam Houston coach K.C. Keeler to fill its open position, the school announced on Sunday. Keeler, 65, is a two-time national championship-winning coach at the FCS level and the only coach in FCS history to win a national title at two different stops,