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The Roost Podcast | Ep 156 – Previewing the 2023 Rice Football Defense

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We wrap up our fall camp discussion with the Rice football defense, breaking down that side of the ball and talking through the depth chart at each position.

The Rice football defensive line lost a lot, but might actually be better. The linebacker room looks as deep as its been in quite some time and the secondary has an interesting combination of potential difference-makers and up-and-comers. How will the Owls piece it all together and what will the result be? We talk about the entirety of the defense in this week’s show.

You can find previous episodes on the podcast page. For now, give a listen to Episode 156.

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Previewing the Rice football defense

  • Defensive Line
  • Linebackers
  • Corners
  • Safeties
  • More or Less: Projections for the defense in 2023

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