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Rice Football to begin spring practice on Monday, March 1

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Spring football is back. Rice football is scheduled to kick off its spring schedule on Monday, March 1. Stay tuned to The Roost for updates.

Rice football will begin spring practices on March 1. The spring football roster, including early enrollees and returning seniors, was released mid-February but might have gotten lost in the shuffle considering everything that’s gone on in Houston over the past two weeks.

We’ve broken down the most notable changes and shifts on that new roster for subscribers here. We’ll also be providing updates throughout the month as practices progress. There will be details on important competitions like quarterback and wide receiver plus notes on a few new faces just recently arriving on South Main.

Our Starting Lineup tier subscribers will get access to every update from spring practices. You’ll also get access to all recruiting updates, past and future as well as any special features along the way. Offers for the class of 2022 are picking up as Rice looks to build off consecutive strong classes.

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There should also soon be an announcement regarding the changes on the coaching staff. Departing from the staff are offensive coordinator Jerry Mack and special team’s coordinator Drew Svoboda. Rice is expected to name former Cal tight ends coach Marques Tuiasosopo as their new offensive coordinator. Jim Jackson, formerly of UMass, will coach tight ends.

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The Roost Podcast | Ep 70 – Pro Bowl punter Jack Fox returns

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The Rice football offseason interview series kicks off with punter Jack Fox who joins the show to talk Pro Bowl and his year in Detroit.

Detroit Lions Pro Bowler and former Rice football punter Jack Fox has become a frequent guest of The Roost Podcast. Jack stopped by the show this week to talk about a busy year for him, giving us his perspective on winning the job in Detroit, achieving a lifelong dream of playing in the NFL and more.

We also revised the famed Punter Conclave and talked about what’s in store for the future. You can always find previous episodes on the podcast page. For now, give a listen to Episode 70.

Episode Notes

  • Housekeeping
    • Plan on hearing more from The Roost Podcast in your feed every other week as we continue our interview series. We’ll have some returning guests and hopefully a few new Owls to talk with over the next few months.
    • Please support us on Patreon. Be the first to get the inside scoop on what’s going on with Rice football and stick around for even further analysis. That includes spring football next week!
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  • Catching up on Rice football
    • Updates on the Owls’ coaching staff
    • Rice to hire new offensive coordinator, Marques Tuiasosopo from Cal
    • Sping roster released, including several notable names
  • Jack Fox joins the show to discuss…
    • Winning the starting punting job in Detroit
    • Making the Pro Bowl (that wasn’t played)
    • Offseason happenings at the Punter Conclave
    • Scorching hot pizza takes, including some St. Louis specializes

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Rice Baseball 2021: HBU opening weekend series preview

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Opening weekend for Rice baseball will look different than expected, but games will still be played. Here’s everything you need to know.

The 2021 Rice baseball scheduled changed before it ever began. The impacts of winter storm Uri reached onto the diamond, forcing the cancelation of the Owls’ previously scheduled opener against Arkansas-Little Rock and Washington. Both teams will not travel to Houston this weekend because of the weather.

Instead, Rice will square off with crosstown foe Houston Baptist. The Owls and Huskies were originally meant to play on Sunday. Now they’ll play a three game series with the Huskies starting on Saturday.

Game Notes

Times: Saturday 12:30 p.m. | Sunday – 12:30 p.m. | Monday – 1:30 p.m.
Venue: Reckling Park
Radio: Stretch Internet Portal

Possible Rice Baseball Starters

Friday | Roel Garcia
Saturday |Blake Brogdon
Sunday | Mitchell Holcomb

Previewing Houston Baptist

Houston Baptist was on the 2020 schedule but that game, along with many others, was stricken from the slate by COVID-19. The Owls took two of three from the Huskies during a three-game weekend series in 2018 with the only loss coming in extra innings. Outfielder Brandon Bena hit .313 in his last complete season in 2019. He’ll lead the Huskies’ offense again this year.

Previewing Rice Baseball

Make sure you check out our in-depth Rice Baseball season preview, detailing what to expect from the Owls in all phases. Roel Garcia will lead Rice on the mound. The bullpen is deeper than it was last year, and boasts a few new important pieces. To round it out, a host of veteran bats and incoming hitters will look to buoy the offense.

On Deck | Full 2021 Rice Baseball Schedule

As things currently stand, Rice baseball does not have any more home games scheduled in the month of February. The Owls will next play in Beaumont against Lamar before traveling for a three-game weekend series against Louisiana.

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Rice Football Recruiting: Superlatives for the 2021 Signees

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The 2021 Rice Football class made is flush with talent. Here are our picks for just a handful of standouts from the incoming class.

National Signing Day is in the books. With the possible exception of a key transfer addition (or two) in the months ahead, this will be the group of new players added to the Owls’ roster for the upcoming season. The 2021 Rice Football recruiting class has hometowns that span from California to New Jersey. Now they’re all headed to South Main.

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The 20 new signees were hand-selected by the Rice football recruiting staff, and each comes with some sort of notoriety in their own way. If you haven’t yet, check out our breakdowns of the defensive signees and the offensive signees. Now, here’s our run down of class superlatives. Who is going to start out of the gate? Which player represented the biggest recruiting win for the Owls? Best athlete? Here are our picks.

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The Roost Podcast | Ep 69 – 2021 National Signing Day and Offseason Recap

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The 2021 Rice Football recruiting class wrapped things up on National Signing Day. We debrief it all and talk roster and offseason news.

We’re back! After a short break to recover from a strange 2020 season, Carter and Matthew open up 2021 talking about the most recent Rice Football recruiting class and everything that has transpired for the Owls over the past month.

For a more detailed position-by-position look at the class, listen back to the Early Signing Period recap, which included discussion on the fast majority of the new signees. Rice added just two players to the fold from mid-December onward.

You can always find previous episodes on the podcast page. For now, give a listen to Episode 69.

Episode Notes

  • Housekeeping
    • Offseason schedule taking shape. We’ll have more interviews coming with some of your favorite Owls featuring returning (and hopefully a few new) guests. That schedule is currently in the works. Stay tuned!
    • Please support us on Patreon. Be the first to get the inside scoop on what’s going on with Rice football and stick around for even further analysis. We’ll have more breakdowns of the 2021 class and a look ahead at 2022 coming soon, and that’s just on the recruiting front!
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  • Catching up on Rice Athletics news
    • COVID-19 impacts on non-football sports
    • Special Teams coordinator Drew Svoboda leaves for Memphis
    • 2021 Rice football schedule and spring ball on track
  • Rice Football recruiting and National Signing Day
    • Rice adds two transfers — QB Jake Constantine and WR Tre Patterson
    • Four early enrollees
    • 2021 class third-highest rated in program history
    • Wish list for future transfers
  • 2021 Roster Update
    • Updates on departing seniors
    • Who is coming back in 2021?

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