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Rice Football 2025: NFL Owls Week 6 Roundup

October 14, 2025 By Matthew Bartlett

Rice Football is well represented on 2025 NFL rosters. Here’s the latest from the NFL Owls in action in Week 6.

There are former Rice football players scattered across the NFL. Stay tuned each week for their game results and notables from each player.

TeamNFL Owl(s)This WeekResultNext Week
Washington CommandersLuke McCaffrey (WR)vs Bears (MNF)L, 25-24at Cowboys
Philadelphia EaglesKylen Granson (TE)at Giants (TNF)L, 34-17at Vikings
New York GiantsElijah Garcia (DL)vs Eagles (TNF)W, 34-17at Broncos
Jacksonville JaguarsAustin Trammell (WR)vs SeahawksL, 20-12vs Rams
Detroit LionsJack Fox (P)at Chiefs (SNF)L, 30-17vs Bucs (SNF)
Pittsburgh SteelersChris Boswell (PK)
Calvin Anderson (OL)
vs BrownsW, 23-9at Bengals (TNF)

Defense

Elijah Garcia – DL, Giants

Garcia was inactive for the Giant’s Week 6 game against the Eagles on Thursday Night Football. This was the second time he’s been inactive this season after appearing in the teams’ first four contests.

Offense

Luke McCaffrey – WR, Commanders

McCaffrey is on a bit of a heater, catching another touchdown this week, a 33-yard score on Monday Night Football against the Chicago Bears.

Plenty of room 😉

📺 #CHIvsWAS ABC pic.twitter.com/douuxfZ9OS

— Washington Commanders (@Commanders) October 14, 2025

Calvin Anderson – OL, Steelers

Anderson saw action in his second game of the season this weekend, playing on special teams in the Steelers’ Week 6 win over the Browns.

Austin Trammell – WR, Jaguars

Trammell was active but did not play in the Jaguars’ Week 6 loss to the Seahawks.

Kylen Granson – TE, Eagles

Granson continues to be heavily involved on the Eagles’ special teams unit with 10 tackles on the season while still playing a consistent allotment of snaps with the offense. He has not recorded a reception since Week 2.

Special Teams

Jack Fox – P, Lions

Fox punted three times in the Lions’ Week 6 loss to the Chiefs, averaging 46 yards per kick with a long of 49 yards. He pinned two of his kicks inside the 20 yard line.

Chris Boswell – K, Steelers

Boswell was 3-of-4 on field goals against the Browns in Week 6, suffering his first true miss of the season and converting both of his extra point tries. He is 9-of-11 on field goals this season, including one blocked kick.

More Owls in the NFL

From practice squads to current free agents, there are other Owls on the cusp of returning to active rosters. Find more details on current contractual agreements and former Rice football players waiting for their next opportunity here.

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Rice Football: Midseason Grades

October 13, 2025 By Matthew Bartlett

Here’s our Rice football report card for every position group at the bye week, seven games in and roughly at the midpoint of the season.

Oh, how much can change in a few short weeks. It wasn’t that long ago that Rice football was riding high at 3-1 with all the momentum in the world. Then came the injuries and with them, regression. All the expected caveats exist, but football is a wins business and the Owls haven’t done that enough lately. They’ll welcome the bye week and a chance to regroup and prepare for a second-half surge.

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From the quarterbacks (yes, plural, unfortunately) to the secondary, here’s our evaluation of where things stand through seven games and one standout at each position who deserves some extra recognition.

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American Conference Football 2025: Week 7 Roundup

October 12, 2025 By Matthew Bartlett

American Conference Football was back in action this weekend. Here’s the latest from the teams on the gridiron this week.

TeamRecord This WeekResultUp Next
Army3-3 (2-2)vs CharlotteW, 24-7at Tulane
Charlotte1-5 (0-3)at ArmyL, 24-7vs Temple
ECU3-3 (1-1)at TulaneL, 26-19vs Tulsa
FAU3-3 (2-1)vs UABW, 53-33at USF
Memphis6-0 (2-0)— OFF ——at UAB
Navy6-0 (4-0)at TempleW, 32-31— OFF —
North Texas5-1 (1-1)vs USFL, 63-36vs UTSA
Rice3-4 (1-3)at UTSAL, 61-13— OFF —
Temple3-3 (1-1)vs NavyL, 32-31at Charlotte
Tulane5-1 (2-0)vs ECUW, 26-19vs Army
Tulsa2-4 (0-3)— OFF ——at ECU
UAB1-4 (0-3)at FAUL, 53-33vs Memphis
USF5-1 (2-0)at North TexasW, 63-36vs FAU
UTSA3-3 (1-1)vs RiceW, 61-13at North Texas

Storylines // Standings // Preseason Poll

South Florida runs away from North Texas late

Perhaps the most anticipated American Conference matchup of the season earned a nationally televised, Friday night game on ESPN2 and through the first half, seemed to be delivering on the hype. North Texas and South Florida were tied at halftime. Then the Bulls took over. South Florida ripped off a 35-7 run to start the second half, capitalizing on two Mean Green turnovers to turn a slugfest into a blowout.

This doesn’t end the storybook season in Denton just yet, rather, it confirms South Florida belongs in the hunt for the American Conference title and a potential College Football Playoff berth.

Tulane rallies past upstart East Carolina

In another midweek spotlight game, Tulane remained undefeated in American Conference play by way of a thunderous finish in New Orleans. The Green Wave jumped out to a 12-0 lead on four field goals, fell behind 16-12 in the third quarter before quarterback Jake Retzlaff led two touchdown drives in the fourth quarter. He’s quietly become one of the more effective quarterbacks in the country, throwing for 347 yards and two touchdowns in this game.

Midshipmen with Moxie

Temple was bearing down on an upset, leading undefeated Navy 31-24 with 76 seconds remaining in regulation. The Midshipmen would rally, scoring a touchdown on a 51-yard scamper by quarterback Blake Horvath and, rather than settling for overtime, went for a two-point conversion to win the game. Horvath came through with a pass to Alex Tecza and Navy remains undefeated.

Looking ahead – Key storylines

Conference Title Game Rematch

It feels like a lifetime ago, but Tulane and Army met at Michie Stadium last season in the American Conference Championship game. The Black Knights dominated that meeting but have backslid a bit in 2025 while Tulane has maintained their top-flight status in the conference. The Green Wave would certainly enjoy some revenge.

Texas-Sized Tussle

North Texas and UTSA have shared a conference for quite a while, dating back to their days as Conference USA foes. During that time, it was North Texas which had the upper hand, winning five of seven contests. Since then it’s been all UTSA, which has won four in a row dating back to the 2022 meeting. The Mean Green are having the better season thus far. Can the break the streak and keep themselves in conference title contention or will the Roadrunners extinguish those dreams?

Pirates in Potential Trap Game

East Carolina has one-score road losses to NC State and Tulane and their only other defeat came at home against a BYU team that has been on the fringes of the top 25. They’re probably one of the better 3-3 teams in the country, but at some point that high-quality of play has to translate into wins. Sandwiched between road games at Tulane and Temple, ECU hosts a Tulsa team they’ll be favored to beat this coming Thursday. The Pirates can’t afford to look past the pesky Golden Hurricane who helped send Mike Gundy packing from Oklahoma State earlier this season.

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Rice Football Blasted into Bye Week in One-Sided UTSA Defeat

October 11, 2025 By Matthew Bartlett

Rice Football hoped to limp into the bye week. Instead, UTSA sent the Owls reeling into their open weekend with injury concerns and a crushing loss.

It’s hard to envision a more terrible night than the one Rice football had in San Antonio on Saturday. In the span of 30 minutes of real time, the Owls saw a starting corner back sent to the bench after allowing a long pass, a starting defensive end ejected for targeting and watched in horror as starting quarterback Chase Jenkins was knocked out of the game with a left ankle injury.

While all that was happening, UTSA dropped three touchdowns on their shellshocked visitors. Then the first quarter mercifully came to an end.

Head coach Scott Abell did not mince words in the aftermath. “I’m not sure what to say except for I’m embarrassed by how we played. I’m embarrassed for our program,” Abell said. “I don’t have a lot of words to describe what happened.

All the Owls wanted was to limp into the bye week with some semblance of hope. Instead they’re bruised, physically, and forced to wrestle emotionally with a three-game skid that has made their incredible 3-1 start seem like a distant memory. UTSA meanwhile, scored the most points in a game in their program’s history. Here are a few immediate reactions from the game:

Quarterback Woes

As if losing one quarterback to injury wasn’t enough suffering for one night, Rice also saw backup Drew Devillier knocked from the game following a crushing hit in the second quarter. Meanwhile UTSA quarterback, who jogged back to his locker room relatively unscathed, was the only passer to draw a penalty for an aggressive play made against him. It was that kind of night for the Owls in San Antonio.

Jenkins was carted to the locker room following a collision in the first quarter. He returned to the sideline shortly afterward and was spotted coming in and out of the blue medical tent with tape on his left ankle, trying to test it out for a potential return to the game. He did jog down the sideline briefly, but returned to the tent soon afterward. He left it with a boot on his foot and a towel draped over his head.

Devillier’s exit came several drives later on a carry at the end of the second quarter. As he scampered toward the sideline a UTSA defensive back KK Meier came flying out of the secondary to separate the Owls’ quarterback from his footing. Devillier went flying to the turf and was removed from the game, with Rice being forced to spend a timeout in the process.

“It was a tough game for those guys. I’m a little frustrated, I’m not going to lie. For a couple of weeks now I think our guys have taken some hits that they shouldn’t have taken that I think are close to being late or targeting,” Abell said. “They’ve taken some tough shots. That kind of caught up with us today.”

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Devillier was escorted to the locker room before the half came to an end. Things had gotten so dire at that point that AJ Padgett, who had switched from quarterback to tight end during camp and spent time cross-training as the team’s backup long snapper spent halftime taking snaps on the sidelined to server as the de-facto emergency quarterback.

By the time the second half came along, Devillier had been ruled out with a shoulder injury. That left Crayton, who was knocked out of the game at the end of the third quarter, handing the cursed baton to Lucas Scheerhorn, who entered the game questionable with an injury, as the last men standing at the position. Scheerhorn would see the field Padgett would not, meaning Rice played four quarterbacks on Saturday instead of five.

Rice has not played four quarterbacks in a single game since their loss to Texas in 2021. Luke McCaffrey started that game and was replaced after an injury by Wiley Green who was also hurt and replaced by Jake Constantine. TJ McMahon saw two snaps the contest, as well.

As for the 2025 team, Abell indicated Crayton needed stitches but should be fine to return to practice. He didn’t have insight to share on either Jenkins (left ankle injury) or Devillier (left shoulder injury). Scheerhorn, who finished the game, had not thrown in multiple weeks prior to Saturday and impacted how Abell was able to call the offense.

Secondary Swoons

Dealing with a decimated quarterback room would have painful enough — especially after Crayton was on the worse end of a pick-six off a deflection and a fumble returned for a score after he was hit while throwing again on the ensuing possession — but the bad news did not stop there.

After giving up a deep pass on the first possession corner Omari Porter was remitted to the bench in favor of redshirt freshman Lavonte Johnson, who had just recently passed Ephraim Dotson on the depth chart. Johnson and Khary Crump played on opposite sides for the next few possession before Khary Crump was ejected from the game.

Crump’s ejection came on the heels of a scrum following a third and short carry. Crump came flying in and appeared to punch at the pile, although whether he was after the ball or what his target might have been was unable to be seen from any of the available angles. Regardless, Crump emerged from the pile without any flags being thrown. It was when he turned around and appeared to shove the official that the flags went flying and Crump was escorted to the sideline by his teammates, not to return.

That Crump was involved in any sort of altercation is notable given his history prior to arriving on South Main. He touched an official. He turned around, didn’t know the official was there. Thought it was one of their players,” Abell said. “Just wasn’t paying attention to the moment. Gotta be better.”

By the time the second half arrived, Porter was back on the field and Jerrick Harper was playing opposite him. As the deficit grew, a host of players saw the field throughout the secondary. Who is going to be playing corner the next time Rice takes the field? Like at quarterback, it’s another question without a clear answer at this moment.

Thank Goodness for a Bye

No program needs a break more than Rice football does right now. Both sides of the ball have been decimated with injuries at key positions and even the healthy portions of roster didn’t play up to par.

“Holistically, there’s not a whole lot we did right. There’s not a whole lot to be proud. We gotta hit the reset button and get healthy, really take a deep dive on who we are, line back up and get ready to compete,” Abell acknowledged. “At the end of the day, no matter who’s hurt and what’s going on that shouldn’t happen. It shouldn’t look like that. We’ll be better. I’m guaranteeing we’ll be better. We’ll fix this. There’s no doubt in my mind.”

The tackling in the secondary was flat out bad. Neither line had a good night. The quarterbacks were set up for failure, even if they did some things to hurt themselves along the way.

Abell called the next two weeks a time for “soul searching”. Whatever the end result, it’s quite clear they’re a lot of work to be done following a result like this.

“There will be positives, I’m sure on film. But holistically, there’s just not many. You don’t leave this night with a lot of positives,” Abell said. “What I will tell you, we’ll fix this. I guarantee we’ll be better. The next time we step on the field, we’ll be a better football team, there’s no doubt in my mind. I want every Rice Owl to hear that. When we step on the field against UConn, we’ll be a better football team. We’ll be better prepared and we’ll be ready to compete.”

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Know Your Foe: Rice Football vs UTSA

October 10, 2025 By Matthew Bartlett

UTSA is next up on the 2025 Rice football schedule so we’re going behind enemy lines with Roadrunners’ insider Jared Kalmus from The Alamo Audible.

Roadrunners’ insider Jared Kalmus was kind enough to stop by and answer a few questions about the upcoming matchup between Rice Football and UTSA. The answers below should shed some light on the Owls’ upcoming opponent.

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