It's Week 2, and Rice Football is already battling injuries. The Owls will learn a lot about their depth this week against Western Michigan. Here's the latest from the field.
The toll of a physical sport has already begun to weigh on Rice football, with some new faces being elevated into bigger roles as the season marches on. Fortunately for the Owls, the offseason acquisitions were spread across so many position groups, but the moving parts still bring new variables into the equation.
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This update focuses on how the Owls are addressing those unexpected changes to the two-deep, which key skill players stand to see more involvement, and what's at stake against Western Michigan.
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