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Rice Baseball 2022: Midseason State of the Program

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Rice Baseball is more than a month into the 2022 season. Here’s where the program stands and what’s next for the Owls on the diamond this spring.

With one week of conference play already in the books and roughly 40 percent of the season complete, we’re finally starting to discover just what kind of team Rice baseball is becoming. The Owls own a 6-16 record but have won three of their last six and have played much better baseball as of late.

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Rice baseball head coach Jose Cruz Jr. says the team is “still creating a bit of a culture of what’s expected,” but remains encouraged by the progress he’s seen so far. In this midseason State of the Program, we’ll look at the highs, lows and everything in-between as we attempt to explain where Rice baseball is right now — and more importantly — where it might be going.

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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.

More: Rice Football Spring Notebook 1 – Introductions

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: Assessing the impact of Jake Bailey entering the Transfer Portal

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Rice football wide receiver Jake Bailey has entered the Transfer Portal. How will that affect the Owls going forward and how should they respond?

The Transfer Portal giveth; the Transfer Portal taketh away. Rice football suffered a significant loss on the transfer market this week with star wide receiver Jake Bailey opting to enter the portal on Tuesday. How does the impact the Rice offense? What will the Owls’ next steps be? We work through those questions and discuss the repercussions of Bailey’s decision below.

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Rice Football: What I’m watching in Spring Practices — Patreon Q&A

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Rice football kicks off spring practice soon. This month’s Patreon Q&A focuses on what I’ll be following closely during these sessions.

In season or not, Rice football frequently appears as a focal point in these Q&A posts. Our February Q&A follows suit, focusing on the upcoming weeks of spring practices and which items I’ll personally be keeping a close eye on as the weeks progress. Practices are currently slated to start sometime in early March.

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