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Rice Football 2022 Roster Tracker

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The Rice football roster is ever-evolving. From the Transfer portal to high school signees, stay tuned here for updates.

Roster churn has become a part of college sports as we know and Rice football is not immune to the ebb and flow of players coming in and out. With the 2021 season in the books, this page will serve as a running tracker regarding the roster for the upcoming season as it currently stands. The last official roster is available here.

Looking for the latest recruiting changes such as offers and new commitments? Subscribers can access the recruiting tracker here. Not a subscriber yet? Join here. Feel free to bookmark it and refer back to it from time to time as players announce their intentions throughout the offseason.

All roster changes are up to date as of July 11, 2022.

Rice Football Preseason Preview: Check out the rest of the series here.

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2025 Rice Football Season Preview: Defensive Line

Posted: August 20, 2025

Next up in our 2025 Rice Football Season Preview: defensive line. Here’s our breakdown of the Owls’ plans for the group this season. There’s a new coordinator at the helm of the Rice Football defense and a mix of new and old faces who will be asked to step into significant roles this coming season. […]

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2025 Rice Football Season Preview: Offensive Line

Posted: August 18, 2025

Next up in our 2025 Rice Football Season Preview: offensive line. Here’s our breakdown of the Owls’ plans for the group this season. A new Rice football offensive scheme means a reworked offensive line, which will be asked to operate much differently than the unit was a season ago when Rice ran a more West […]

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Sources: Chase Jenkins Named Rice Football Starting Quarterback

Posted: August 18, 2025

Rice Football head coach Scott Abell has named Chase Jenkins the Owls’ starting quarterback, sources familiar with the situation confirm to The Roost. Following a three-man competition in the spring, which was whittled down further in fall camp, Chase Jenkins has been named the Rice football starting quarterback, sources confirmed to The Roost on Monday. […]

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Rice Football 2025 Fall Camp Notebook: Offense Coming into Focus

Posted: August 17, 2025

With two weeks remaining until the first kick, the Rice football offense is coming into focus with players emerging and the scheme taking shape. With two scrimmages in the books and more than half of fall camp in the rearview mirror, the depth chart is starting to materialize for Rice football as position battles resolve […]

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2025 Rice Football Opponent Season Preview: Navy

Posted: August 16, 2025

Navy is aiming high after a breakthrough second season under Brian Newberry. What can Rice Football expect from the Midshipmen in 2025? Head Coach: Brian NewberryRecord at School: 25-15 (2 Yr) | Career FBS Record: 25-15 (2 Yr) Offensive Coordinator: Drew Cronic | Defensive Coordinator: P.J. Volker If you can beat Army and produce a program […]

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Rice Football 2022 Season Preview: Wide Receivers

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As part of our 2022 Rice Football Preseason Preview series, this week we’ll dive into the wide receiver position and discuss the Owls’ plans for that group this year.

Year over year, it’s possible no Rice football position group will look more different than the wide receiver room.

Two starters from last year’s team, Jake Bailey and August Pitre, transferred this offseason. Bradley Rozner, after missing the last two seasons, and a host of transfers (plus a position switch from Luke McCaffrey) give this room options. Who steps up? Here’s our 2022 Wide Receiver Preview.

Rice Football Preseason Preview: Check out the rest of the series here.

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The Roost Podcast | Ep 116 – ’22 FAU Preview with Kevin Fielder

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It’s preseason preview time at The Roost Podcast. We continue this week with a look at FAU football with Kevin Fielder of Owls 247.

FAU Football has been through two tumultuous seasons under the direction of former Florida State head coach Willie Taggart. What is the true trajectory of the program today and how much of those elevated expectations are fair to be placed on the new staff? We discuss those questions with Kevin Fielder of Owls 247 on this week’s edition of The Roost Podcast.

You can find previous episodes on the podcast page. For now, give a listen to Episode 116.

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Interview — FAU football with Kevin Fielder

  • How did the Lane Kiffin era change expectations for the Willie Taggart regime?
  • Where does quarterback N’Kosi Perry fit amongst C-USA passers?
  • Optimism for an experienced offensive line group
  • Solving puzzle in the defensive backfield, who starts?
  • Week 0 and scheduling quirks for FAU football in 2022
  • The Lightning Round

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Rice Baseball: 2022 MLB Owls update – July 6

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The 2022 MLB season is underway and Rice baseball alums are busy on the mound and at the plate. Here’s the latest from the MLB Owls.

Tyler Duffey – Minnesota Twins

Duffey continues to be an extremely effective member of the Twins’ bullpen. He made three appearances this week, working 3.2 scoreless innings with six strikeouts, no walks and only three hits allowed, all singles. He hasn’t allowed an earned run since June 12, a span of eight consecutive scoreless outings of at least one inning or more.

Through July 6, Duffey has a 4.26 ERA with a 1.314 WHIP. He’s averaging 8.7 strikeouts per nine innings.

Lucas Luetge – New York Yankees

Luetge allowed one inherited runner to score, but otherwise posted quality showings in a pair of appearances this week. He worked 2.2 total innings, surrendering the one inherited run and striking out three. No runs were charged to him. further dropping his ERA to its lowest levels since mid-April.

Through July 6, Luetge has a 3.04 ERA with a 1.350 WHIP. He’s averaging 7.8 strikeouts per nine innings.

Glenn Otto – Texas Rangers

Otto made his 10th start of the season for the Rangers on July 1 against the New York Mets. He allowed four runs in four innings. He was looking good through his first three frames before the Mets exploded for four in the fourth, three of which came on an Eduardo Escobar home run.

Through July 6, Otto has a 5.63 ERA with a 1.532 WHIP. He’s averaging 6.8 strikeouts per nine innings.

Injured List

J.T. Chargois – Tampa Bay Rays

Chargois remains on the 60-day Injured List and won’t be available for the Rays until mid-July at the earliest. He’s made one appearance with the team so far this season.

Chargois has a 0.00 ERA with a 0.000 WHIP. He’s averaging 13.5 strikeouts per nine innings.

Anthony Rendon – Los Angeles Angels

The Angels announced on June 17  that Rendon would undergo season-ending surgery on his right wrist. His season is done.

Rendon finished the year hitting .228 with 15 extra-base hits, 23 walks and 32 strikeouts. His OPS is .707 and he’s collected 24 RBI.

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Rice Football 2022 Season Preview: Corners

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As part of our 2022 Rice Football Preseason Preview series, this week we’ll dive into the corner position and discuss the Owls’ plans for that group this season.

It’s been quite an adventure on the outside for the Rice football defense in recent years. The corner position went through quite the overall over the past two seasons and then was flung into further stress by injuries that forced the team to adjust on the fly. Finally healthy, how will the Owls deploy their assets on the back end of the defense this season? Here’s our 2022 Corner Preview.

Rice Football Preseason Preview: Check out the rest of the series here.

This piece is part of our 2022 Rice Football Season Preview. Get access to it, as well as all other preview posts such as positional breakdowns, depth chart and schedule analysis and more when you subscribe on Patreon today. New subscribers get our Conference USA Football Season Preview for FREE! 

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