Temple Owls sign recruit who is allergic to the sun and can drink an entire Sprite without burping originally appeared on The Sporting News.
Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here.Temple Owls fans may have just found their new favorite football player.On early signing day, the Owls landed a signature from a talented punter, Luke Sword.He’s the No. 12 punter in the country, and he’s from Upper Moreland High School in Pennsylvania.And when Temple announced the signing, they listed three fun facts for Sword:He sneezes when he goes into the sun.He can drink an entire Sprite without burping.He can dunk.MORE: Inside the kind of college basketball win that only happens in Syracuse, N.Y.Here, have a look for yourself:Temple just signed a punter who is allergic to the sun and can drink an entire sprite without burping. We are so back. pic.twitter.com/KRNKZiqc5S— Kyle Pagan (@CBKylePagan) December 3, 2025MORE: Famous rapper Toosii commits to play college football in the ACCIt doesn’t get much better than that. If you were going to have three key life facts about yourself, would they beat that trio?Sword clearly had some fun with those, and he must be happy to be continuing his football career at the Division I level.Opposing teams should keep an eye out. Sword’s dunk-level athleticism could come in handy on a fake someday.More news:Vandy, Miami urged to play 13th game in Hawaii as a CFP qualifierGiants need Jaxson Dart to learn a lesson from Drake MayeRajon Rondo’s son is getting buckets as an 8th grader on varsity4-star WR FatRat Brown just made a college commitment flipTom Brady’s niece is the No. 1 pick as a superstar in her sport’s draftGiannis Antetokounmpo’s social media changes point to a trade request