Rice Football 2018 Postseason Awards December 17, 2018 By Matthew Bartlett The 2018 Rice football season is in the books, wrapping up with postseason awards for the Owls top on-field performers of the year. Offensive Rookie of the Year – Cole Garcia Defensive Rookie of the Year – Prudy Calderon Offensive Player of the Year – Austin Trammell Defensive Player of the Year – Zach Abercrumbia Special Teams Player of the Year – Jack Fox 2018 Team MVP – Austin Walter Rising Star – Wiley Green Subscribe on Patreon for exclusive Rice football recruiting updates, practice notes and more. Recent Posts Rice Baseball battles through rain to sweep Houston Christian Potential Rice Basketball head coaching candidates BREAKING: Rice Basketball parts ways with head coach Scott Pera Rice Women’s Basketball routs ECU, wins AAC Championship