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Rice Football 2024 Spring Practice Notebook 2: From the Trenches

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Spring is meant to be a time for improvement and learning. That’s been the theme from Rice football on the practice field this week.

Rice football returned from spring break and got back on the practice field this week. There were standouts at all levels, but the trenches stuck out the most. The offensive line has wowed early, even as they rotate through several faces. Meanwhile, on defense, the up-and-coming youngsters are working to make a name for themselves alongside some veteran pieces.

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Growth, competition and good news up front

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Rice Football 2024 Spring Practice Notebook 1: Spring Intros

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The 2024 Rice Football spring practices are officially underway. Here’s the latest on the roster and their plans this spring.

Rice football was back on the grass for the first week of spring practices this week. The Owls will have a short hiatus for spring break, then return to finish the final four weeks of camp and conclude with their spring game on April 13. That’s a short window to accomplish a lot. Stay tuned here for updates throughout the weeks ahead, starting right now with more on their starting point, some news faces, a notable position change and more.

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Quarterback-to-wideout conversion continues

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2024 Rice Football Schedule Announced

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The 2024 Rice Football schedule was released by the American Conference on Thursday, including a full 12-game slate.

Opponents have been known for some time, but now we have dates. All of a sudden the 2024 Rice football season is starting to take shape following an announcement by the conference office on Thursday that laid out the full slate of games the Owls will undertake this fall.

The AAC released this statement concurrently with the schedule:

The nonconference portion of the schedule features 10 games against teams ranked in the top 25 of the final Associated Press poll of 2023, including seven games against top-15 teams. American Athletic Conference teams will face No. 3 Texas, No. 5 Alabama, No. 6 Florida State, No. 14 Notre Dame (two games), No. 15 Oklahoma (two games), No. 16 Oklahoma State, No. 18 Kansas State and No. 25 Liberty in nonconference play.

Teams from The American will play 11 nonconference games against opponents from the Sun Belt, six against Conference USA, five against the SEC, four each against the Big 12 and Mountain West, three against the ACC and two against the Big Ten. American teams will additionally play six games against FBS independents, including two against Notre Dame.

So, here it is, the 2024 Rice Football schedule:

Date Opponent H/A
Aug. 31, 2024 Sam Houston Home
Sep. 7, 2024 Texas Southern Home
Sep. 14, 2024 Houston Away
Sep. 21, 2024 Army Away
Sep. 28, 2024 Charlotte Home
Oct. 5, 2024 — OFF — —
Oct. 12, 2024 UTSA Home
Oct. 19, 2024 Tulane Away
Oct. 26, 2024 UConn Away
Nov. 2, 2024 Navy Home
Nov. 8, 2024 Memphis (Fri) Away
Nov. 16, 2024 — OFF — —
Nov. 23, 2024 UAB Away
Nov. 30, 2024 USF Home

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Rice Football Recruiting: LB Jayden Cupitt commits to Owls

Posted: June 20, 2025

The 2026 Rice Football recruiting class continues to stockpile talented defenders. Lake Ridge linebacker Jayden Cupitt has committed to the Owls. It’s been quite the week for the 2026 Rice Football recruiting class, with a wave of new additions to the group, including the last three and counting from the defensive ranks. Owls’ defensive coordinator […]

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Rice Football Recruiting: CB James Henderson commits to Owls

Posted: June 19, 2025

The 2026 Rice Football recruiting class didn’t have to go far to add a difference maker in the secondary. Cy Falls corner back James Henderson has committed to the Owls. Even in today’s ever-changing recruiting environment, getting players to campus remains a crucial piece of the process. The 2026 Rice Football recruiting class set itself […]

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The Roost Podcast | Ep 201 – 2025 Rice Football Opponent Previews: FAU

Posted: June 13, 2025

The 2025 Rice Football season previews march on. This week, we’re joined by Kevin Fielder to talk FAU and their new head coach, Zach Kittley. The third edition of our Rice Football opponent summer preview series is in your podcast feeds. Returning guest Kevin Fielder, an FAU alum who’s covered college sports at various outlets, […]

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Rice Football Recruiting: EDGE JD Singletary commits to Owls

Posted: June 12, 2025

The 2026 Rice Football recruiting class has added another pass rusher to its ranks. Middletown (OH) edge JD Singletary has committed to the Owls. The defensive front is looking rather nice as far as the 2026 Rice Football recruiting class is concerned. Following a commitment from defensive end Quincy Tchikou to kick off the month […]

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Rice Football Recruiting: SLOT Jacob Swain commits to Owls

Posted: June 10, 2025

The 2026 Rice Football recruiting class just picked up another playmaker on offense. Melissa (TX) wide receiver Jacob Swain has committed to the Owls. Do-it-all players at the high school level tend to become difference makers at the next. The 2026 Rice Football recruiting class picked up one such star player from in-state. Melissa athlete […]

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Biggest questions for Rice Football spring ball: February 2024 Q&A

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With Rice football set to open spring practice at the beginning of March, this month’s Q&A gets a jump start on key questions for the spring.

Basketball season is winding down. Baseball season is starting up. For Rice football, though, something is going on year-round. The latter was the focus of this month’s Q&A, specifically what sort of questions and expectations we should have for the Owls before they take the gridiron again for spring ball next week.

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The Roost Podcast | Ep 172 – Rice Football Offseason Roundup

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A lot has happened since the Rice football season ended. The Owls have signed new players, added a new assistant and more. We recap the news.

Once again, Rice football has made program history, signing the highest-rated class in school history. That feat included a couple of big wins in the run up to National Signing Day including stud North Shore defensive back Lavonte Johnson, Westfield running back Taji Atkins and more.

We recap signing day, discuss the latest on the transfer front and discuss the state of the Rice roster, coaching staff and more as we creep closer and closer to spring football.

You can find previous episodes on the podcast page. For now, give a listen to Episode 172.

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Rice Football Offseason Roundup

  • 2024 Rice Football recruiting class superlatives
  • Lavonte Johnson, Taji Atkins and key new additions
  • Recruiting rankings: do we buy them? Why or why not?
  • Roster review: what gaps do the Owls have?
  • Luke McCaffrey shows out at the Senior Bowl, gets Combine invite
  • Basketball seasons winding down
  • Baseball starting
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