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Sources: Chase Jenkins Named Rice Football Starting Quarterback

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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. His athleticism and quick assimilation into the Owls’ gun-choice, spread-option scheme are expected to give the program a boost as it installs a new offensive system.

Jenkins, who originally signed with the Owls as a three-star quarterback recruit out of Alief Taylor High School in Houston, made five appearances at the quarterback position in his true freshman season in 2023, including playing in the Owls’ bowl game. This will be his first career start.

He saw his most extensive action in relief of injured starter JT Daniels in the second half against SMU, completing 10-of-16 passes for 85 yards through the air. He also made an impact with his legs, rushing 14 times that season for 85 yards and a touchdown.

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The following season, Jenkins made the transition to wide receiver before reverting to the quarterback room when the Owls hired Abell and shifted their offense away from a pro-style scheme toward the option, which better suited Jenkins’ skillset. He was an early leader in the competition in the spring before cementing his claim to this position this fall.

Rice Football opens it season at Louisiana on August 30. Kickoff is scheduled for 7:00 p.m. on ESPN+.

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2025 Rice Football Season Preview: Slot

Posted: August 11, 2025

Next up in our 2025 Rice Football Season Preview: slot. Here’s our breakdown of the Owls’ plans for the group this season. The new Rice football offense brings with it new positions. Out are the fullbacks, no longer listed in any capacity on the Owls’ roster. In their place, head coach Scott Abell has introduced […]

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2025 Rice Football Season Preview: Wide Receiver

Posted: August 9, 2025

Next up in our 2025 Rice Football Season Preview: wide receiver. Here’s our breakdown of the Owls’ plans for the group this season. There aren’t many traditional wide receivers remaining on the roster since Rice Football introduced the slot position along with the new scheme. Many of the players listed at the position last year […]

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2025 Rice Football Opponent Season Preview: UAB

Posted: August 6, 2025

It’s been tough sledding in Birmingham under Trent Dilfer, thus far. What can Rice Football expect from the Blazers in 2025? Head Coach: Trent DilferRecord at School: 7-17 (2 Yr) | Career FBS Record 7-17 (2 Yr)Offensive Coordinator: Alex Mortensen | Defensive Coordinator: Steve Russ Dilfer was a curious hire at the time UAB brought him […]

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The Roost Podcast | Ep 208 – 2025 Rice Football Offensive Preview

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The 2025 Rice Football season is weeks away and we’re starting our deep dive on the offensive side of the ball with key players, schematic tendencies and more.

A new scheme is being installed and the first glimpses of a very different version of Rice football are fast approaching. In addition to what we’ve seen and reported throughout the spring and fall camp, here’s a deeper dive on this side of the ball. We talked extensively about each position and how they fit into the bigger picture of offensive success for this team in 2025 and beyond.

You can find previous episodes on the podcast page. For now, give a listen to Episode 208.

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Rice Football Offensive Preview

  • How much of the burden for this offense to be good rests on the shoulders of Chase Jenkins?

  • What does the running back room look like, and how much does that matter?

  • The distribution of involvement for the wide receiver and slot positions

  • How comfortable should we be with so many returning faces from last year’s team earning prominent roles?

  • The young offensive line and their importance in this scheme

  • MVP, yardage leaders and sleeper picks

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2025 Rice Football Season Preview: Slot

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Next up in our 2025 Rice Football Season Preview: slot. Here’s our breakdown of the Owls’ plans for the group this season.

The new Rice football offense brings with it new positions. Out are the fullbacks, no longer listed in any capacity on the Owls’ roster. In their place, head coach Scott Abell has introduced the Slot position, a crucial cog in his spread option attack. There’s a lot to unpack with this group that is expected to play a pivotal role for the Owls this season.

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

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2025 Rice Football Season Preview: Safety

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Next up in our 2025 Rice Football Season Preview: safety. Here’s our breakdown of the Owls’ plans for the group this season.

A revamped Rice football defense will have plenty of new faces, but the safety room will be more familiar to Owls’ fans than most. A mix of longtime contributors and returning starters, supplemented with key transfers, makes for a fascinating dynamic on the back end of the defense that will be tasked with keeping everything in front of them this season.

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2025 Rice Football Season Preview: Linebacker

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Next up in our 2025 Rice Football Season Preview: linebacker. Here’s our breakdown of the Owls’ plans for the group this season.

Once again, the Rice football linebacker room is fully stocked with top-of-the-line talent hindered more by the lack of available starting positions than by a lack of athletes to fill those roles. Sorting out playing time will be the challenge here, but that’s exactly the kind of problem defensive coordinator Jon Kay would prefer to have.

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