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A Conversation With New Temple AD Dr. Patrick Kraft

By Matt Leon

PHILADELPHIA (CBS) --- Temple University recently announced a change in its athletics administration.

Kevin Clark, who had been the Athletics Director since November of 2013, has taken over the newly created position of Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer.

The new Athletics Director is Dr. Patrick Kraft, who moves up from his previous position of Deputy Director of Athletics. He had been serving in that position since May of 2013.

Dr. Kraft, who earned three degrees from the University of Indiana where he also played football, stopped by the KYW Newsradio studios recently and sat down with Matt Leon to talk about a host of issues.

Among the topics they touch on:

- His focus as AD

- The idea of a football stadium on campus

- The American Athletic Conference

Listen to the entire interview with Temple AD Dr. Patrick Kraft

You can follow Matt on Twitter @mattleonkyw.

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