Temple president John Fry released a statement Monday reaffirming the school’s commitment to football, writing that recent media coverage has “misrepresented Temple’s position.” On Friday, the Philadelphia Business Journal reported that Temple football will “step back and assess” the future of the football program,

Temple's president wrote about the benefits of not having a football program in the Wall Street Journal at his previous university.

Temple University is reassessing its football program following the firing of its head coach, President John Fry said Friday.