Rice Football 2026 Fall Camp Notebook 2: Searching for WR1

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Rice football has made the rather unorthodox decision to send its top receiver to defense. What does that mean for the Owls on both sides of the ball?

A summer injury and an open-minded coaching staff have Rice football in a place that few collegiate programs would dare entertain, making a daring positional switch with the first game a few weeks away.

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Why did the Owls make this decision and what does it mean for the offense? And what about the defense, which might be getting a possible key piece in early August?

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