PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Temple hired Florida offensive coordinator Steve Addazio to replace Al Golden as its football coach.
Addazio was being introduced at a news conference Thursday on campus, but will remain at Florida through the Outback Bowl against Penn State on Jan. 1.
The 51-year-old Addazio has been a member of Urban Meyer’s staff at Florida the last six years. He has was an assistant at Syracuse (1995-98), Notre Dame (1999-2001) and Indiana (2002-04). His only head coaching experience came at Cheshire High School in Connecticut (1988-94).
Golden, who left to become coach at Miami, won 26 games in the last four seasons at Temple after going 1-11 his first season there. The Owls went 3-31 in the three seasons before Golden arrived.
