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The Roost Podcast | Ep 134 Rice Football vs UTSA Recap

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Rice football would soon forget a soggy, sad loss to UTSA, but rain or shy, The Roost Podcast is here to break down the entire affair.

For the third time this season, Rice football had its starting quarterback knocked out of a game in the first half. For the third time this season, Rice lost that game. Wiley Green has the misfortune of fulfilling that statistic twice, then time on Senior Day against Conference USA juggernaut UTSA. The Owls lost and have one game remaining in the regular season. What do we make about the program right now?

You can find previous episodes on the podcast page. For now, give a listen to Episode 134.

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Rice Football vs UTSA game recap

  • Another scout team quarterback makes his Rice football debut
  • Making sense of the offense, regardless of who is under center
  • Owls post an unbelievably bad rushing performance
  • Defense holds off Harris through the air, but how much is true progress?
  • How much fault can be assigned to injuries? How much to coaching?
  • What does Rice football need to do to reach a bowl game?

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The Roost Podcast | Ep 133 Rice Football vs WKU Recap

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Rice football fumbled away too many opportunities in a crushing road loss to Western Kentucky. It’s time to unpack the defeat and search for answers.

Six turnovers and very few third down stops is a recipe for disaster and unfortunately for Rice football, their main course served extra cold on Saturday against Western Kentucky. To further dour the mood, quarterback TJ McMahon left the game in the second quarter and was unable to return. What should we make of the rough loss? We unpack the defeat on this week’s show.

You can find previous episodes on the podcast page. For now, give a listen to Episode 133.

Episode Notes

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Rice Football vs WKU game recap

  • Will the turnovers ever stop, or at the very least, slow down?
  • What’s the latest on the quarterback situation?
  • Weekly reminder: Juma Otoviano is really good at football
  • What’s the deal with the third down defense?
  • How much of the issues from this week are terminal and which ones can be fixed?
  • How does all of this impact the next two weeks and the Owls’ quest for bowl eligibility?

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The Roost Podcast | Ep 132 Rice Football vs UTEP Recap

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Rice football got the job done in a must-win home game against UTEP. Was it proof of things to come as the Owls seek a bowl berth?

There was a lot at stake for Rice football this week in their penultimate home game of the 2022 season. The result hung in the balance until the final minutes, but the Owls took care of business at home to earn win number five. From the good to the bad, Matthew and Carter sift through the win over UTEP and assess where the team stands right now on this week’s show.

You can find previous episodes on the podcast page. For now, give a listen to Episode 132.

Episode Notes

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Rice Football vs UTEP game recap

  • Except for the turnovers, the offense seems to be rounding into form.
  • Is TJ McMahon a capital “G” Good quarterback? His improvement over the season has been noticeable
  • Christian VanSickle has been fantastic
  • The Rice defense has been better than it feels on third down, but not great in key moments
  • What’s at stake in the weeks to come? How good should/can we feel about this team?

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The Roost Podcast | Ep 131 Rice Football vs Charlotte Recap

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Rice football was blasted at home by a one-win Charlotte team, leaving lots of questions and plenty of bad feelings following the disappointing loss.

There were a lot of adjectives used to describe the product Rice football put on the field this past Saturday against Charlotte. Not many of them were positive. Not only did the Owls lose outright as two-touchdown favorites, but they were manhandled in all three phases by an interim coach-led 49ers squad, leaving lots of questions. We did our best to unpack the game and assess the damage in this week’s show.

You can find previous episodes on the podcast page. For now, give a listen to Episode 131.

Episode Notes

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Rice Football vs Charlotte game recap

  • Is it time to worry about the Rice defense following back to back games allowing 40+ points
  • Special teams has a bad day across the board
  • The offense wasn’t nearly as bad, but it wasn’t effective enough
  • Where’d Juma go? The Owls’ surprise running back stud from the Louisiana Tech game saw just five carries and minimal usage.
  • How much should this change our perception of the team?
  • What’s at stake in the weeks to come?

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The Roost Podcast | Ep 130 Rice Football vs LA Tech Recap

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Rice football rallied to top Louisiana Tech, but it was far from a perfect showing. What did we learn about this team in their grueling overtime win?

It was stressful from start to finish, but Rice football walked away from Ruston with a much-needed overtime win over Louisiana Tech. Did the Owls get lucky? Or have they turned a corner on offense after several attempts to get that side of the ball going? We discuss all that and more in this week’s show.

You can find previous episodes on the podcast page. For now, give a listen to Episode 130.

Episode Notes

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Rice Football vs LA Tech game recap

  • The Rice defense was leaky, but survived
  • Luke McCaffrey balls out and is snubbed from Offensive Player of the Week Honors
  • TJ McMahon quietly had a really, really good game
  • The running game prospered under Juma Otoviano
  • What adjustments can they make moving forward to keep this going?
  • One quick note on Charlotte and the dismissal of head coach Will Healy.

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