BobcatAttack and Buzz on Broad recently exchanged answers to five questions about Wednesday night's Ohio-Temple game. Buzz on Broad's edition is located here. Ryan Rosengrant answered questions about the Owls.

I think the first thing Ohio fans want to know is how healthy will Bernard Pierce be for the game? What are the other injury statuses for the Owls?

From all indications from the team, Pierce will be ready to go. It's hard to tell sometimes because the team does a good job of keeping injuries under wrap. When I spoke to offensive coordinator Scot Loeffler last week he said all of the offensive lineman should be healthy and ready to go for the Ohio game. In his weekly media luncheon, head coach Steve Addazio said Pierce was at 60 percent for the Bowling Green game. With the bye week last week for the Owls, I find it hard to believe he hasn't improved on that percentage. He will be on the field, but how effective won't be known until the game starts.

Temple's offense has been slowed three times this year, including the last game against Bowling Green. What has been the key to keeping Temple from putting points on the board?

In the first two losses (Penn State and Toledo) it's pretty easy. Just look at the turnovers -- there were three against Penn State and four against Toledo. The Temple defense is good, but it's very difficult for an offense to overcome turnovers like this. I am still trying to figure out how Temple lost the game against Bowling Green. Temple won time of possession (33:11 to 26:49), they out-rushed BG 218-114 and the Owls also didn't have a single turnover. You may look at the penalty differential and blame that. Temple had 12 for 97 yards while BG had just two for 20 yards. I'm not trying to make excuses for Temple, but this was the a game that just didn't make sense. You can blame the QB play; Stewart only threw for 66 yards, but there were only 13 passing attempts. Sometimes victory just isn't in the cards and it looks like that was the case in this game.

How big of a concern is the lack of a passing game for Temple this year and do the Owls feel better about their air attack since Chester Stewart has solidified his place as starter?

I honestly feel the lack of a passing game is more of a concern for the media and the fans. The Owls are content with the run-first, second and possibly third offense they have. The offensive coordinator has told me on a multiple of occasions he has full confidence in Stewart, despite his struggles. I'm not so sure that it's the air attack they feel more comfortable with in Stewart. It's the leadership in the huddle. Stewart isn't going to defeat a team on his own; he understands his role in the offense and it's more as a vocal leader who runs the plays the coach calls in. I believe Stewart is better than he showed last week and he is motivated to prove that this week.

The Owls' defense seems like the real deal, having given up 14 points or less in every game except for Toledo. What has made them so good and what were the Rockets able to do that no one else could?

The defense is led by six seniors whohave seen the highs and lows of the Temple football program. They understand they are the strength of the team and they really embrace the "Temple Tuff" motto. These seniors Adrian Robinson, Morkeith Brown, Stephen Johnson, Tahir Whitehead, Kevin Kroboth and Kee-Ayre Griffin are prideful players that understand if they don't do there jobs it will be difficult for the team to succeed. The Toldeo game was just a bad game all around. There were many factors that went into this loss, including the rumors of the Owls moving to the Big East earlier in the week. Coach Addazio alluded to this in his post-game press conference. It was also a game right after two big games, a disappointing loss to Penn State and a dominating victory against ACC foe Maryland. Not to take any credit away from Toldeo, they came into Lincoln Financial Field and physically outplayed the Owls and beat them handily. On that day the Rockets looked like the much better team in every facet of the game.

What do you think will be the determining factor in the game and what do you expect the result will be?

With as good as the Ohio run defense is I feel the deciding factor will be if the Owls will be able to throw the ball down field, at least a little bit. If the Owls fail to get around 150 passing yards the Bobcats will be able to put nine in the box and even with as good as the Temple running game is I don't feel they can run effectively against that. If the Owls can pass the ball, I believe they can win the game; if they can't they won't. In the end, I think Stewart comes up big, throws for around 160 and the Owls win 20-10. I wouldn't be surprised at all, though, if the Bobcats win the game.