Rice football has issues on offense that need to be sorted out quickly. What’s wrong and how do the Owls believe they can fix it?
Through two games against FBS opponents, the Rice football offense has been a mess. The Owls were held to 274 yards against Sam Houston before managing a paltry 159 against Houston two weeks later, most of which came in garbage time with a backup quarterback attempting to avoid a shutout. It’s been about as bad as it’s looked.
Rice travels to Army this week and doesn’t have much time to lick their wounds. A solution is needed, pronto, and to achieve that, they must first diagnose the problem. Head coach Mike Bloomgren declined to point fingers at any one player, position group of staff member following their most recent blowout defeat, but he did offer a few theories to the Owls’ offensive woes which could realistically fall into one of four categories: protection, quarterback, receiving options, and scheme.
What’s working?
