Temple University PHILADELPHIA - Temple named Arthur Johnson, a veteran administrator at Texas, as the Owls' new athletic director.Retired Temple basketball coach Fran Dunphy held the job on an interim basis since Pat Kraft left in 2020 to become AD at Boston College.MORE SPORTS HEADLINESJohnson, in his role of senior associate athletic director for administration and operations at Texas since 2014, has been responsible for the internal management of the Longhorns' athletic department."During a remarkable 25-year career, he’s been instrumental in raising the competitive profiles of three storied athletic programs — the University of Texas, the University of Georgia and Arizona State University — and he’s uniquely prepared to lead and.