Temple Football head coach Stan Drayton announced today the additions of two members to his staff. Marcus Berry has been added as Chief of Staff, and Tyree Foreman returns to the Owls as Running Backs Coach.

Prior to Temple, Berry spent six years as Maryland's director of recruiting. During that time, Maryland signed three top-30 recruiting classes including the number 18 class in 2021. Berry went to Maryland from Rutgers, where he served as the director of player personnel. He previously served in the same role at Illinois and North Carolina. Berry began his coaching career at Friendly High School in Ft. Washington, Md. He spent 11 years at Friendly where he held various roles, including assistant head coach, offensive coordinator as well as quarterbacks and wide receivers coach. Friendly won three state championships during his tenure.

Foreman returns to Temple after six seasons away from the Owls. In his first stint at Temple, he coached many high-profile running backs from 2007-14 and guided the special teams' units from 2013-14. Prior to his return to Temple, Foreman spent four seasons with Towson. Before Towson, Foreman spent two years at Tennessee Tech, working with the running backs and the tight ends. He was the offensive coordinator and associate head coach in 2017 and was acting head coach at the end of the year. The Sandy Spring, Md., native, earned a bachelor's degree in religious studies, with concentrations in Christianity and Buddhism, from Virginia in May 2001. He briefly played professional football and began his initial coaching assignment at West Point in 2003. 

Marcus Berry

Chief of Staff

Marcus Berry joined the Temple Football staff in March 2023 as Chief of Staff.

Prior to Temple, Berry spent six years as Maryland's director of recruiting. During that time, Maryland signed three top-30 recruiting classes including the number 18 class in 2021.

Berry went to Maryland from Rutgers, where he served as the director of player personnel. He previously served in the same role at Illinois and North Carolina.

While at Illinois, Berry was responsible for coordinating recruiting efforts, including the arrangement and management of on-campus visits. He also maintained the program's video database for prospects.

At UNC, Berry was a member of a coaching staff that signed two consecutive top-25 recruiting classes. He handled all game-day recruiting operations and monitored top prospects.

Berry began his coaching career at Friendly High School in Ft. Washington, Md. He spent 11 years at Friendly where he held various roles, including assistant head coach, offensive coordinator as well as quarterbacks and wide receivers coach. Friendly won three state championships during his tenure.

Berry completed two player personnel and scouting internships in the NFL - with the Green Bay Packers in 2003 (on the same staff as Temple head coach Stan Drayton) and the Jacksonville Jaguars in 2007.

A native of Cleveland, Ohio, Berry played football at West Virginia and graduated in 1990 with a degree in sports management.

Tyree Foreman

Running Backs Coach

Tyree Foreman, who previously coached at Temple from 2007-14, returned as the Owls' running backs coach in March, 2023.

Prior to his return to Temple, Foreman spent four seasons with Towson. In 2021, Jerry Howard Jr. earned an All-CAA Third Team selection at running back, finishing third in the CAA with 84.7 rushing yards per game and earning four 100+ yard rushing performances. In addition, freshman running back Devin Matthews led the team in scoring with 48 points off eight touchdowns. In 2019, Towson's Yeedee Thaenrat, stepping into a starting role after injuries to a pair of backs, earned all-conference honors. He tied for sixth in Towson history with 14 rushing touchdowns in a season, averaging 5.9 yards per carry for 746 yards. Two running backs, Thaenrat and Adrian Feliz-Platt, averaged over 4.7 yards per carry, while five different Towson running backs had rushing touchdowns. Foreman spent 2018 working with the tight ends unit. 

Before Towson, Foreman spent two years at Tennessee Tech, working with the running backs and the tight ends. He was the offensive coordinator and associate head coach in 2017 and was acting head coach at the end of the year. Wide receiver Dontez Byrd was selected as a 2017 First Team All-OVC wide receiver with 1,003 yards receiving, the season record for the program.

In his first time at Temple, he coached many high-profile running backs from 2007-14 and guided the special teams' units from 2013-14.

In 2014, guided the running back group to 55 total receptions: including Kenneth Harper's 27 receptions and Jahad Thomas' 364 receiving yards – both numbers second on the team. Guided the entire special teams' unit to a number 7 national ranking in special teams' efficiency. Temple's special teams' units finished the season ranked in the Top 25 in the following categories: Blocked Punts (4, 1st in the nation), Opponent Punting (37.1 1st), Blocked Kicks (5, 7th), Opponent Punt Return Average (3.0 6th), Punt Return Yards (12.3, 16th), Opponent Field Goal Percentage (60.9, 19th).

In 2013, Harper scored nine rushing touchdowns, the second-best mark in the American Athletic Conference. Foreman also tutored Zaire Williams whose 533 rushing yards were the third highest total by a TU freshman at the time.

In 2012, Foreman worked with All-American Montel Harris and Big East Special Teams Player of the Year Matt Brown. The duo combined for a record-breaking day in a win at Army, rushing for school records of 534 yards, 22 rushing first downs, and nine touchdowns. In just one season at Temple, Harris earned first-team All-Big East and Philadelphia Inquirer Performer of the Year accolades. He finished as the national leader with 27 career 100-yard rushing games while leading Temple and the Big East in rushing with 1,054 yards and 12 touchdowns on 196 carries.

In 2011, Foreman guided the dynamic duo of juniors Bernard Pierce and Matt Brown to All-MAC honors while helping the Owls set the school records for rushing yards and rushing touchdowns in a season. Pierce became Temple's all-time leader in rushing touchdowns (53), total touchdowns (54), and points scored (324). He also set the season records for rushing TDs (27), total TDs (27), points scored (162), and 100-yard rushing games (9), while setting game records at the time for rushing TDs (5 at Maryland) and points scored (30 at Maryland). Pierce, who decided to forego his senior season, was a third-round draft selection by the Baltimore Ravens in 2012.

In 2010, the running backs helped the team to an 8-4 regular-season record. Sophomore Bernard Pierce repeated as a first-team All-MAC honoree, while sophomore Matt Brown garnered second-team honors.

In 2009, Foreman's running game exploded, en route to a 9-4 overall record and first-place tie in the MAC East. Bernard Pierce rushed his way into the Temple record book, re-writing all records for a rookie en route to 2009 MAC Freshman of the Year and All-America and first-team All-MAC honors.

In 2008, Foreman coached true freshman Kee-ayre Griffin, who switched to running back mid-season and went on to score a touchdown in his first five games. He led the Owls on the ground. 

Foreman coached at West Point in 2004 and helped make an immediate impact on the Black Knights' rushing attack under head coach Bobby Ross. After finishing last in the nation in rushing in 2003, Army concluded the 2004 campaign ranked 36th. The team also boasted the 13th leading rusher in the nation, Carlton Jones, who averaged 115.36 yards on the ground per game. Jones' production continued with Foreman's assistance in 2005, when he ranked 29th in the country in rushing with a 102.40 yards-per-game average. 

In addition to coaching ball-carriers during his tenure at Army, Foreman also worked with special teams, assisting with punt, kickoff return and punt return, as well as field goal and extra point units. He recruited in Maryland, Washington DC, Virginia, Delaware, West Virginia, and Ohio for the Black Knights. 

Foreman played his collegiate ball at Virginia, where former Temple coach Al Golden served as the Cavaliers' defensive coordinator during his senior season in 2001. A three-year letterwinner in the backfield at Virginia from 1999 to 2001, Foreman rushed for 636 yards and 11 touchdowns during his career in Charlottesville, averaging 5.0 yards per carry. He started at both the fullback and tailback positions, closing his tenure with 34 receptions for 387 yards (11.4 avg.) and five receiving scores.  

After departing Virginia, the Sandy Spring, Md., native, signed a rookie free-agent contract with the San Diego Chargers in 2002. He was released at the end of training camp, but was signed to the Chicago practice squad in August 2002. He remained with the Bears throughout the season and was a teammate of former Temple signal caller Henry Burris. Foreman was allocated to NFL Europe during the spring of 2003 and spent the season as the starting fullback for the Barcelona Dragons. 

Foreman earned a bachelor's degree in religious studies, with concentrations in Christianity and Buddhism, from Virginia in May 2001. He left professional football during the summer of 2003 and returned to the gridiron with his initial coaching assignment at West Point.  

Foreman is married to his wife, Shakeya. The couple has a daughter, Cassidy.