The 2026 Rice Football season previews march on. This week, we’re joined by Stephen Igoe to look ahead at East Carolina.
East Carolina put together a sneaky good 2025 season and will look to build on that success this coming fall. Rice football will be tasked with cooling down a surging Pirates squad which looks poised to retool rather than rebuild in their second full season under head coach Blake Harrell.
We talked through it all. You can find previous episodes on the podcast page. For now, give a listen to Episode 226.
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Rice Football Opponent Preview: East Carolina
- Blake Harrell’s journey from interim head coach to program leader
- East Carolina’s rising expectations
- New names at key spots, including quarterback
- Trusting Harrell to keep the defense solid
- Lightning Round
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