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PHILADELPHIA -- Jeff Monken starts his third season at Army with one goal in mind -- win the opener just like he did as rookie head coach of the Black Knights.It promises to be a difficult task -- the foe is Temple, and the Owls will be playing at home Friday night.What theyve done and what theyve built there is not just build a good team, but build a good program, Monken said about the Owls, who finished 10-4 last year and were ranked. It will be a challenge for us, but our team has really worked hard this preseason camp.Army finished last season 2-10, the finale against Navy a heartbreaking 21-17 setback. Lost in the emotion of the moment was that Army quarterback Chris Carter was a freshman making only his second career start leading the complicated triple option. And he nearly led the Black Knights to victory against a heavily favored Navy team led by record-setting senior quarterback Keenan Reynolds.Carter returns along with junior Ahmad Bradshaw, the starter in 2015 before injuries sent him to the sidelines. Monken, who guided Army past Buffalo in his first game at West Point, has tabbed Bradshaw as the starter again, but its likely both will play. The goal is to have 1,000 yards rushing from the quarterback position.Theyre tough, theyre physical. Theyre a team that wants to wear on you, keep coming at you, Temple defensive lineman Haason Reddick said.Seven of Armys nine losses last year were by 30 points combined, which means with 16 returning starters the Black Knights should be ready for a breakthrough victory or two.Were playing a scary opponent in Army, Rhule said. We know just how competitive he (Monken) is. Hes going to find a way to win.Other things to know when Temple hosts Army at Lincoln Financial Field:RUN TO SOMEWHEREThe Black Knights outgained opponents 2,931-1,982 last season, but their per-game average was just 244.3 and their 4.8-yard average per run was barely better than their opponents (4.5).Monken sees improvement heading into the opener.From a schematic standpoint, were doing a much better job of blocking for the run. We should be able to do that, Monken said. Overall, were doing a great job blocking on the perimeter, blocking inside and were doing a better job at getting to the second level with our offensive linemen. I hope that will improve our running game.WEIGHING INTemple has 10 offensive linemen and two on the defensive front that weigh over 300 pounds, so Army expects to do a lot of rotating to keep players fresh.When youre facing a lot of guys that are 320 and 300 pounds, youre not going to bull rush anybody and knock them back, Monken said. You have to create other ways to do that.DEFENSE MATURESArmy, which was forced to start two freshmen on defense last season, has some experience to count on this time with nine returning starters. Senior linebackers and captains Jeremy Timpf and Andrew King tied for the team lead in tackles with 92 in 2015. King also had 4 1/2 of Armys 15 sacks, while defensive Brandon Jackson had 50 tackles and three picks as one of those two freshman starters.The 3-4 defense is something we dont see, Rhule said. They do love to blitz. It will be imperative to us to not have negative plays, to stay on the field and keep that dangerous option off.NO QB SHUFFLESenior quarterback Phillip Walker has thrown for over 7,300 yards and ran for 833 yards in his Temple career. 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Hawkins, beaten by OSullivan in the 2013 final, will take a 5-3 advantage into Sunday afternoons resumption after a high-quality opening which included three centuries.OSullivan dropped the first frame, but bounced back with a superb 139 total clearance and went on to raise early hopes of a maximum in frame three, but after firing 25 and splitting the reds beautifully, he missed a black off the spot. And if OSullivan ever doubted he had a battle on his hands, the size of his task was underlined as Hawkins calmly responded by clearing up with a 102 to take a 2-1 lead.Back-to-back breaks of 88 and 102 nudged OSullivan back in front, but Hawkins got the better of each of the last three, more attritional frames of the session to establish his two-frame overnight lead. 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