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Rice Football 2022: LA Tech Insider gives his take on the Bulldogs

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Rice Football is set for a big game this weekend against Louisiana Tech. Ben Carlisle of BleedTechBlue fills us in on what to expect in this game.

BleedTechBlue publisher Ben Carlisle was kind enough to stop by and answer a few questions about the upcoming matchup between Rice Football and Louisiana Tech. The answers below should shed some light on the Owls’ upcoming opponent.

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The Roost Podcast | Ep 129 Rice Football vs FAU Recap

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It’s time to pick up the pieces and debrief a frustrating Rice football loss to FAU that put a bit of a damper on rising expectations for the Owls’ season.

Despite jumping out to a 14-point lead on the road, Rice football was unable to notch their first win away from home this season, falling to FAU 17-14. Can the offense find any semblance of consistency? How good can this defense be? Carter and Matthew talk through the aftermath of the loss and the team moving forward on this week’s show.

You can find previous episodes on the podcast page. For now, give a listen to Episode 129.

Episode Notes

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Rice Football vs FAU game recap

  • Coming down from the post-UAB win high
  • How much of a problem does the Rice football offense have?
  • Offensive line and running game concerns
  • Defense continues to play lights out
  • What happened in the third and fourth quarters?
  • How much of these results can be fixed moving forward?
  • What’s the rest-of-season outlook in light of this result?

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Rice Football 2022: LA Tech presser quotes and depth chart

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Rice football travels to Louisiana Tech this week. Here’s what Mike Bloomgren had to say about the matchup at hand and a few depth chart notes.

Head coach Mike Bloomgren and a pair of players met with the media for their customary weekly availability. They recapped the FAU loss and looked at the week ahead, detailing what they’re expecting to see when Louisiana Tech takes the field.

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We touch on those items, then dig into the Rice football depth chart and what the team looks like heading into the weekend. First, the quotes:

Press Conference Quotes

“The thing is, we win and lose as a team. The job for everybody on this team is to make sure we score one more point than the opponent. Whatever that looks like. I think our defense is very, very good. I think they are going to give us a chance in every ballgame we play. But we also have a chance to take this defense to the stage of being elite. That’s really what we’re challenging them to do right now. It’s to get a shutout this year. I expect our defense to take another step this week, just like I expect everybody on this team to take a step forward.” – Mike Bloomgren on the play of the Rice defense

“Sonny [Cumbie] is doing a great job up there with the scheme offensively. He’s got talented weapons. I jokingly call the two receivers the Harris brothers. Smoke Harris feels like he’s been at La Tech since I’ve been coaching. He’s got a lot of time played against us and he’s an explosive player. I think Parker [McNeil] is doing a great job at the quarterback position. He’s doing a great job dealing the ball around. Defensively, they hired a really good defensive coordinator. A guy who’s had success, most recently at SFA. He created a dominant defense there. So, it’s really going to be a great challenge for us.” – Mike Bloomgren on Louisiana Tech

“I thought Coach Tuiasosopo did an unbelievable job yesterday. He pulled up practice video of Wednesday of the same call against the same defense and we executed. We read it properly, we made our blocks, we ran the ball. He showed a clip, literally, one clip for everybody on our offense. So, we do it right on Wednesday and we do it well on Wednesday, and then we do something completely different on Saturday. While we’re all searching for answers, we have to be able to take what we do on that Tuesday and Wednesday practice, and do it that way on Saturday or these things don’t work.

We’ve got to have the discipline to grow and to say ‘If there’s something we don’t feel good about, we have to say that to our coaches on Thursday and Friday.’ It is players over plays. It is players being able to play fast, know their assignment and play. We’ve recruited a really good football team. We need them to play fast and with confidence right now.” ” – Mike Bloomgren on the growth needed for the Rice offense

“He’s done a great job teaching me that my fundamentals are good enough. So if you harp on the fundamentals and just fall back on your training, you don’t have to go out there and do anything outstanding, or you don’t have to go out there and do anything out of body. Just go out there, tely on what you practice every day and you’ll be doing well.” – Running back Cam Montgomery on what he’s learned from RB coach CJ Anderson

“Since I’ve gotten to Rice, special teams has been huge, it’s nothing like high school [where] you have a meeting or two about it and we go out and see what happens on Saturday. Special teams is big. It’s going to change the game every single game. You never know what play it is that will change the game, like a punt return or kickoff attack or maybe blocking a kick.” – Corner Sean Fresch on the Owls’ special teams units

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Rice Football 2022: NFL Owls Week 6 Roundup

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Rice Football is well represented on 2022 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.

Team NFL Owl(s) Week 6 Result Week 7
Denver Broncos Calvin Anderson (OL) at Chargers (MNF) L, 19-16 (OT) vs Jets
Detroit Lions Jack Fox (P) — BYE —  — at Cowboys
Indianapolis Colts Kylen Granson (TE) vs Jags W, 34-27 at Titans
LA Chargers Bryce Callahan (DB)
Christian Covington (DL)		 vs Broncos (MNF) W, 19-16 (OT) vs Seahawks
Pittsburgh Steelers Chris Boswell (PK) vs Bucs W, 20-18 at Miami (SNF)
Seattle Seahawks Myles Adams (DL) vs Cardinals W, 19-9 at Chargers
Tampa Bay Bucs Nick Leverett (OL) at Steelers L, 20-18 at Panthers

Offense

Calvin Anderson – OT, Broncos

Anderson got the start at left tackle for the Broncos on Monday Night Football and split snaps with Cam Fleming. It was Anderson’s first start of the season.

Kylen Gransen – TE, Colts

Gransen tied a career-high with four catches in the Colts’ Week 6 win over the Jaguars. He tallied 38 yards and added one tackle in the game.

Nick Leverett – OT, Buccaneers

Leverett was active but did not play this week, a recurring pattern for the Bucs’ next-man-up on the offensive line.

Defense

Myles Adams – DL, Seahawks

Adams saw an uptick in production this week, posting a career-best three tackles in the Seahawks’ Week 6 win over the Cardinals.

Bryce Callahan – CB, Chargers

Callahan made three tackles in the Chargers’ Monday Night Football win over the Broncos, one of which was a tackle for a loss.

Christian Covington – DL, Chargers

After being active the week prior, Covington was inactive for the Chargers’ Monday Night Football game against the Broncos. He’s been back and forth between activations since being signed to the active roster earlier this season.

Special Teams

Jack Fox – P, Lions

Fox and the Lions were on bye this week.

Chris Boswell – K, Steelers

Boswell was perfect from the field against the Bucs on Sunday, connecting on two field goals (including a long of 55 yards) as well as a pair of extra points.

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 detail on current contractual agreements and former Rice football players waiting for their next opportunity here.

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Conference USA Football 2022: Week 7 Roundup

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Conference USA Football was back in action this weekend. Here’s the latest from the teams on the gridiron in Week 7.

Team Week 7 Result Up Next
Charlotte at UAB L, 34-20 vs FIU
FAU vs Rice W, 17-14 at UTEP
FIU vs UTSA L, 30-10 at Charlotte
LA Tech at North Texas L, 47-27 vs Rice
MTSU vs WKU L, 35-17 — OFF —
North Texas vs LA Tech W, 47-27 at UTSA
Rice at FAU L, 17-14 at LA Tech
UAB vs Charlotte W, 34-20 at WKU
UTEP — OFF —  — vs FAU
UTSA vs FIU W, 30-10 vs North Texas
WKU at MTSU W, 35-17 vs UAB

Notable Week 7 results – Standings

And then there were two

There are two unbeaten teams remaining in conference play: UTSA, which prognosticators tabbed as the favorite in the preseason, and North Texas, which has quietly climbed to 3-0. The Mean Green have yet to play the Roadrunners or fellow conference powers UAB or WKU, but they’ve won the games on their schedule, setting things up for an interesting second half in Denton.

Owl on Owl slugfest

Rice had a chance to remain in the unbeaten club, but allowed 17 unanswered points to FAU on the road, spoiling their return from a bye week. Credit to FAU, who didn’t turn the ball over and found a way to grind out a tough win.

Murky middle

Conference USA football always feels like a wide-open race and the 2022 season is no exception. Six teams sit with one game of .500 as the calendar moves into late October and that includes perennial favorite UAB, which survived a scare from Charlotte on Saturday. More answers will materialize in the weeks to come, but it’s safe to say that No. 3 through No. 8 is a mess right now.

Looking ahead – Key storylines

Digging out of the bottom

Sitting comfortably outside the top competitors in the conference, FIU and Charlotte meet in Week 8 in a meaningful game for both teams. The winner climbs out of the basement in the conference standings and interrupts a tough skid with more challenging opponents looming. Loser remains in search of their first conference win as the season starts to wind down.

Proving time

Both Western Kentucky and UAB have a conference loss already. And while two losses won’t eliminate either from a conference title game spot, it would make the road much more difficult. Winning this coming Saturday would be the easiest way to get back into the race and catch up with the frontrunners.

Postseason progress point

Meanwhile, in the middle of the pack, Rice travels to Louisiana Tech in a game that seems critical for both squad’s bowl aspirations. Rice enters with three wins. Louisiana Tech has two. The math to get to six gets more challenging without a win in this game, with several games remaining against some of Conference USA’s best looming for each team down the stretch.

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