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Rice Football 2022 Spring Practice Notebook 3: Scrimmage 1

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The first scrimmage of 2022 Rice Football spring practice is complete. Here are a few individual standouts and some big picture takeaways.

Defense won the day on the first scrimmage of the spring. The back-and-forth battle of the two sides of the ball was weighted heavily toward that side of the ball for the entirety of the season as Rice football donned pads to engage in one of their most highly anticipated sessions of the spring. This update breaks down some individual standouts on both sides of the ball and their ramifications on the team thus far.

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Rice Football: Owls add 2030, 2031 games with San Jose St

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Rice football has announced the addition of two games with San Jose State to its future schedule, a home/away pairing set to begin in 2030.

For the second time in the past month, Rice football has made an adjustment to its future nonconference schedule. In early March, Rice swapped out a 2023 road game with BYU in favor of a home contest against UConn. Next Rice will add a two-game slate against San Jose State.

Rice will host San Jose State on Sept. 14, 2030 and travel to San Jose on Sept. 20, 2031. Former WAC conference foes, Rice and San Jose State haven’t met since 2004, a game the Spartans won 70-63, setting an NCAA record for most combined points in a regulation game at the time.

The 2031 game is the furthest out game Rice has scheduled to date. They also have a road contest at Northwestern scheduled in the same year, but it will be played two weeks before the Owls take on the Spartans.

Future Rice Football Opponents

2022

9/3 – at USC
9/10 – McNeese
9/17 – Louisiana
9/24 – at Houston

2023

9/2 – at Texas
9/9 – Houston
9/16 – Texas Southern
10/7 – UConn

2024

8/31 – Sam Houston
9/7 – at LSU
10/5 – Army

2025

9/6 – at Louisiana

2026

9/5 – Army
10/10 – Houston Baptist

2027

9/4 – Boise State

2029

9/8 – Northwestern
9/15 – at Boise State

2030

9/14 – San Jose State

2031

9/6 – at Northwestern
9/20 – at San Jose State

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The Owls kicked off spring practices on March 8, practicing for one week before taking spring break and returning to the grass. Our Patreon subscribers get access to all our practice notebooks detailing everything from position changes to quarterback battles and more.

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Rice Football 2022 Spring Practice Notebook 2: Depth Chart

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The first Rice football depth chart of the spring has been released featuring several shakeups across the board at a variety of positions.

So the saying goes, a depth chart is worth the price of the paper it’s printed on. If that’s how we feel about these prescribed lineups in the regular season, we ought to put much less stock in their scribbles in the spring. It’s with that important caveat I share the first Rice football depth chart of the spring.

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There are a few things we can glean from these tiered position groupings, starting with who isn’t listed on the roster and venturing to the host of new faces that are cracking a Rice two-deep for the first time in their careers. And that’s before reinforcements show up in the form of graduate transfers this summer. With that in mind, here are five important takeaways from the Rice football spring depth chart.

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Rice Football 2022 Spring Practice Notebook 1: Introductions

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Rice football has returned to the practice field with a few new coaches, some newly-health players and plenty of things to watch for this spring.

Spring ball is in the air and Rice football is back on the grass, well, on the artificial turf of the Waltrip Indoor Facility. The Owls’ opted to escape the brunt of the icy cold blast on the first day of practices which are scheduled to take place over the next several weeks leading up the Blue & Gray Spring Game set for April 16.

Head coach Mike Bloomgren met with the media on Tuesday to provide a few updates on the roster and make a few introductions. Beyond those announcements, there are a few position changes to relay and some additional notes (in addition to prior roster takeaways) as the Owls kick off practices this week.

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Rice Football Recruiting: 2023 QB Chase Jenkins commits to Owls

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The first player in the 2023 Rice Football recruiting class is a quarterback. Alief Taylor signal-caller Chase Jenkins has committed to the Owls.

On the week of National Signing Day last month, the offer list for the 2023 Rice Football recruiting class saw a major uptick in volume. Rice extended a fresh wave of new offers throughout that week, including a host of local players, including Chase Jenkins, quarterback at Alief Taylor High School. After mulling the offer for a few weeks, Jenkins has committed to the Owls and become the first member of the 2023 class.

“Being the first member is something special and I’m thankful,” Jenkins told The Roost. “I’ll definitely be active in recruiting in however I can. I love football, I’m all about team and brotherhood so I’m all in.”

Jenkins chose the Owls over other offers from Lamar and Jackson State. Following a run of transfer players at the position in previous classes, Jackson will continue the recent trend of high school passers Rice has brought into the fold in recent classes. Rice signed Reedy (TX) quarterback AJ Padgett in the 2022 class following the addition of Florida quarterback Shawqi Itraish in 2021.

For Jenkins, being a part of a family, a home away from home, played a crucial role in his decision. “Going to school and playing football can be done at different places,” he said. “Doing it where it feels like a home away from home was important to me.”

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There’s a ton to like when it comes to his on-field prowess as well. Jenkins prides himself on the “behind the scenes work”, digging into film and preparation however he can. It shows on the film. He’s accurate, polished and can make plays off schedule. His ability to get the ball where it needs to be at the right time is exciting. Jenkins can throw players open, an uncommon trait for high school passers.

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