Recruiting

The 2023 Rice football recruiting class is still in its early stages, but there are some early clues regarding who the Owls have their eyes on thus far. The start of September marked a significant milestone for the 2023 Rice football recruiting class. The Owls made their first pitch to a wide swath of potential […]

The 2022 Rice Football recruiting class closed the summer on a high note, adding safety Reece Sylvester to the fold as the calendar marches toward the fall. Fall camp is right around the corner, but that hasn’t slowed the Owls down on the recruiting front. The 2022 Rice Football recruiting class has now added its […]

The 2022 Rice Football recruiting class has five commitments as the summer winds down. We caught up with a few of them to hear about their early impressions. The 2021 season is right around the corner and while the Owls begin their preparations on the field, they’re working hard to build the future of the […]

Joining quarterback AJ Padgett, the 2022 Rice Football recruiting class doubled down this week with a commitment from wideout Braylen Walker. The 2022 Rice football recruiting class had gotten off to a relatively quiet start early on. The Owls picked up one commitment in April and another in May. Then they doubled the class size […]

The 2022 Rice Football recruiting class picked up another commitment this week on the heels of a busy weekend at South Main including a flurry of offers. After more than a full year without being permitted to host recruits on campus, June marked the return of some level of normalcy for college football. The 2022 […]

With visit restrictions lifted, the 2022 Rice Football recruiting class didn’t waste any time adding to the fold. 2022 Quarterback AJ Padgett has committed to the Owls. A quiet summer on the recruiting front started to heat up over the weekend. The limitations placed on staff and players by the NCAA were loosened this month […]

The 2021 Rice football recruiting class picked up its marquee player this week with the addition of former Nebraska quarterback Luke McCaffrey. Luke McCaffrey, a bonafide blue-chip quarterback recruit, has decided to don the Blue and Gray and play for Rice football. That decision will have ripple effects on the Owls and Conference USA, starting […]

Rice Football has a quarterback. Former Nebraska signal-caller Luke McCaffrey has committed to play for the Owls. On the surface, the Rice football roster looks more or less complete. The Owls have one of the best defenses in Conference USA. They’ve got talented wide receivers, a couple of good running backs and an offensive line […]

There were a host of decommitments in the 2018 Rice Football recruiting class. Where are those players now? Did the Owls miss out or luck out? The 2018 Rice football recruiting class was impacted by the biggest transition Rice had seen in more than a decade. On November 27, the Owls dismissed head coach David […]

The 2022 Rice Football recruiting class has doubled in size, securing a big commitment from defensive lineman Chibby Nwajuaku. Sometimes you know what you want. While the offer count for the 2022 Rice football recruiting class continues to be modest, the focus on building on areas of strength has remained a focal point of the […]

The 2022 Rice Football recruiting class is approaching May with one commitment secured. Here’s the 10,000-foot view of the class so far. The summer is near and the 2022 Rice football recruiting class is progressing, mostly behind the scenes. Rice has one commitment so far and only a handful of offers. Here’s a quick update […]

The first commitment of the 2022 Rice football recruiting class in the books. Defensive lineman Davion Carter has committed to the Owls. It’s been a relatively quiet spring on South Main, at least as far as the 2022 Rice football recruiting class was concerned. But even without a commitment through the end of March, the […]

The Rice football offseason calendar is moving along. National Signing Day is done, spring ball is here and the 2022 recruiting class is ramping up. Ever since recruiting director Alex Brown was hired, National Signing Day has signaled a turning of the page to the next recruiting cycle. Over the past two years, Rice football […]

The 2021 Rice Football spring roster has been released. From thoughts on newcomers to departing names, here are five initial observations. There has been a lot of movement on the coaching staff, but that hasn’t been the only interesting development for the Owls in the past few days. The 2021 Rice Football spring roster was […]

The 2021 Rice Football class made is flush with talent. Here are our picks for just a handful of standouts from the incoming class. National Signing Day is in the books. With the possible exception of a key transfer addition (or two) in the months ahead, this will be the group of new players added […]

The 2021 Rice Football recruiting class wrapped things up on National Signing Day. We debrief it all and talk roster and offseason news. We’re back! After a short break to recover from a strange 2020 season, Carter and Matthew open up 2021 talking about the most recent Rice Football recruiting class and everything that has […]

National Signing Day is in the books and another highly-rated Rice football recruiting class is on its way to South Main. Rice Football announced the hiring of Mike Bloomgren on December 6, 2017. He assembled his first official Rice Football recruiting class in the immediate weeks that followed. That first group, pulled together almost on […]

The 2021 Rice Football Recruiting class is wrapping up. Follow all the action here as the Owls close out another strong haul. Everything in college football comes back to recruiting. The 2021 Rice Football recruiting class hopes to build on a strong foundation and raise the Owls to new heights. This live tracker will follow all […]

The 2021 Rice Football recruiting class will be nearly complete on Wednesday. Here’s what we’re watching on National Signing Day and beyond. National Signing Day is on Wednesday, February 3. As we did during the Early Signing Period, we’ll have a Live Blog. (Not a subscriber, we’ve unlocked this post to give you a flavor […]

All-American Level subscribers on Patreon get access to a monthly Q&A with me. This update focuses on Rice football and the Transfer Portal. Q. Losing Blaze Alldredge to the portal came out of nowhere. Did Rice ever have a chance to keep Blaze? Or is Rice going to be a stepping stone to get to […]

The 2021 Rice Football recruiting class is winding down, but the future Owls still in action have been impressing on the gridiron. It’s been a relatively calm few weeks for the 2021 Rice Football recruiting class. The Owls have only added two new players to the fold since the Early Signing Period, both transfers. New […]

The 2021 Rice Football Recruiting doubled down on its quarterback contingent. Weber State transfer Jake Constantine has committed to the Owls. The 2021 Rice Football recruiting class filled out the majority of its spots during the Early Signing Period. The vast majority of those additions came from the high school ranks. The most recent three, […]

The 2021 Rice football recruiting class lost a commitment on the eve of 2021. Wide receiver MJ Singleton has recommitted from the Owls. For the second time in this recruiting cycle, Rice football has suffered a decommitment. How will the loss of MJ Singleton impact this class and what does the receiver position look like […]

The 2021 Rice football recruiting class signed its first members this past week. We dig into the class and the storytelling from the Rice creative team. The Early Signing Period is in the book and the 2021 Rice Football recruiting class is off to a great start. Carter and Matthew dedicate this episode of the […]

The 2021 Rice Football Recruiting class added another playmaker. Former New Mexico wide receiver Tre Patterson will transfer to the Owls. It was a busy week for the 2021 Rice Football Recruiting class, which signed 18 players on the first day of the Early Signing Period. Even with the majority of their class complete, Rice […]