Former Georgia quarterback D’Wan Mathis has won the starting job at Temple for the second year in a row. He transferred from Athens at the start of the 2021 season.
Mathis threw for 1,223 yards, 6 touchdowns and 4 interceptions in 7 games last season for the Owls. He missed several games last season with various injuries.
D’Wan Mathis. QB1.
#TempleTUFF @DwanM3 pic.twitter.com/7JzXmxDbQw— Temple Football (@Temple_FB) August 25, 2022
Mathis underwent a scary situation his freshman season at Georgia, having emergency surgery to remove a brain cyst.
Mathis is one of four former Georgia quarterbacks to be starting for a separate program this season.
Four different QBs who transferred from Georgia will be starting this season:
D’Wan Mathis, Temple
JT Daniels, West Virginia
Matthew Downing, La. Tech
Stetson Bennett, Georgia https://t.co/vcYAjaZ2mK— Seth Emerson (@SethWEmerson) August 25, 2022
Ethan Stone is a Saturday Down South News Editor and an advocate for the return of the Seattle Supersonics.
