K.C. Keeler engineered an impressive turnaround at Sam Houston State in 2024, flipping a 3-9 2023 campaign to 9-3 in the Bearkats' second season in FBS play. Sam Houston State is now the victim of its own success as Keeler is set to leave Huntsville for a new gig.

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,

Now Keeler, who brings a career mark of 271-112-1 to North Broad, will become Temple’s 18th football coach after going 97-39 in 10 seasons at Sam Houston State. He will lead an Owls program that has finished 3-9 in each of the last four seasons, and will succeed Stan Drayton, who was fired Nov. 17. Temple’s last winning season came in 2019.