The 2024 Rice Football season is over and the Transfer Portal is officially open. Here’s the latest on who’s coming and going from South Main.
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Rice Football Recruiting: 2025 Early Signing Period Live Blog
The first of the 2025 Rice Football Recruiting class will become signees during the Early Signing Period. Follow all the action here.
In one of his first official acts as head coach, Scott Abell will welcome the first members of the 2025 Rice Football recruiting class on Wednesday when the Early Signing Period opens. The first flock of new Owls will come primarily from the high school ranks, with supplemental talent from the portal trickling in where the fit makes sense.
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Which newcomers will make sizable impacts as soon as they arrive on campus like Blaise Tita, Chad Lindberg, Charlie Looes, Michael Daley and others did this past fall? This class has plenty of talent that could find its way to the field soon.
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A Quick Look at the 2025 Rice Football Recruiting Class before the Early Signing Period
The Early Signing Period begins Wednesday, December 4. Here’s where the 2025 Rice Football recruiting class stands entering the week.
In the midst of hiring a new coach and wrapping up a season, Rice football recruiting continues to press on. Some attrition was to be expected, but the Owls are still likely to put together a rather strong high school signing class despite all the changes currently happening at South Main. Here’s the latest:
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Rice Football Recruiting: LB CJ Witten commits to Owls
A tackling machine has joined the ranks of the 2025 Rice Football recruiting class. Liberty Christian linebacker CJ Witten has committed to the Owls.
The 2025 Rice football recruiting class heated up in earnest this summer with players attending camp on campus and getting up close and personal with the staff. While that run of recruits has slowed down, the Owls aren’t finished with their upcoming haul just yet, adding another promising playmaker on defense this week. Liberty Christian linebacker CJ Witten has committed to the Owls.
Witten was among the large contingent of players who received offers during the summer months. His came back in late June, one of a half dozen programs to extend him an offer to play at the next level. Ultimately Witten opted for Rice over nearby Lamar and Houston Christian, also spurning the likes of Arkansas State, Army, Navy, UTEP and a few others, opting instead to come to South Main.
The son of former Dallas Cowboys great Jason Witten, CJ has developed into one of the most productive linebackers in the state. As a junior, he surpassed 100 tackles in a 14-game season and scored a pair of touchdowns.
He joins fellow linebacker Ty Thames, who joined the class back in June, to make up a strong tandem in the middle of the field. He’s the 19th commitment in the fold so far, a number that should rise, but should remain very competitive when it comes to earning the last handful of high school spots.
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It only takes a quick glance at the film to see what Witten brings to the fold. He’s explosive, instinctive and powerful. When he gets moving downhill he’s tough to avoid. Rice has put a premium on athleticism at this position in recent years. Witten certainly fits the bill and should be an excellent addition to an already potent linebacking corps.
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Rice Football Recruiting: K Landon Shaffer commits to Owls
The first specialist of the 2025 Rice Football recruiting class has made his pledge official. Kicker Landon Shaffer has committed to the Owls.
The 2025 Rice football recruiting class includes a commitment from players at almost every position on both sides of the ball, but until recently, it did not include any specialists. That changed this week. Kicker Landon Shaffer has committed to the Owls.
Rice was the first to offer Shaffer following a standout performance at camp this summer. The offer was a rarity for the Owls, who have only extended formal scholarship offers to a select few group of specialists since head coach Mike Bloomgren arrived on campus. This has been a position fueled, primarily, by walk-ons. Shaffer bucked the trend by proving himself worth the investment in time and resources.
Beyond the offer itself, Shaffer cited his relationship with the Rice coaching staff as the driving force behind his commitment, specifically citing his connection with special teams coordinator Peter Alamar. “He really has a lot of knowledge on my position and on top of that, he’s an amazing person,” Shaffer told The Roost.
Shaffer said the plan for the time being is for him to focus on placekicking and kickoffs, two facets of his game he feels he does best, although he’s open to handling punting duties too if called upon.
“I’m excited to be a part of what’s building in Houston,” he said.
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The film is exactly what you’d expect from a kicker: lots of balls going through the posts. Shaffer demonstrates accuracy from both hashes as well as plenty of distance, drilling a 50-yard try to open his highlights. There’s some kickoff tape in there as well. Ultimately, this is a position judged first and foremost by consistency. The talent is there, though, and if Shaffer can showcase it with regularity the Owls might have just found their solution at the position for years to come.
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