With National Signing Day fast approaching, Shadow Creek linebacker Terreance Ellis is the newest member of the 2020 Rice football recruiting class. The 2021 Rice football recruiting class was the center of attention last weekend. The Owls handed out nearly a dozen offers to prospective juniors who won’t be eligible to sign before December of […]

Conference USA football fielding an array of defenses in 2019. Which were the best at getting off the field by stop rate and three-and-out rate? Recently published by The Athletic, stop rate is a useful tool for measuring college football defenses. Max Olson, who compiled the sat, defines stop rate as: The percentage of a […]

Several new offers were handed out over the weekend to prospective members of the 2021 Rice Football recruiting class. Here’s a rundown of Junior Day. Entering the weekend, the offer list for the 2021 Rice Football recruiting class was extremely short: Wyatt Begeal – QB – Cibolo Steele (TX) Mason Tharp – TE – Klein […]

The 2019 Rice Football season has come and gone. Spring ball will be here soon, but first a look back at what we learned about this team last season. The 2019 college football season ended with purple and gold confetti falling from the rafters of the New Orleans Super Dome. Rice Football will host the […]

The 2020 Conference USA football schedule has been announced. Here are five thoughts from the early look at the upcoming season’s games. 1. Statement opportunity on opening night Florida Atlantic’s first game under new head coach Willie Taggart has the potential to be national news. Minnesota will be coming off a Top 10 finish this […]

The last remaining Rice football alums have been eliminated from the NFL Playoffs. Here’s a rundown of all the NFL Owls who played in the Divisional Round. There are former Rice football players scattered across the NFL. Stay tuned each week for their game results and notables from each player. Divisional Round Results 49ers 27 […]

The 2020 Rice Football schedule has been set. Now we have the dates and the opponents the Owls will face in the season ahead. Broadcast information will slowly be released as we get closer to the season. Right now it’s probably safe to assume the Owls will have games on a variety of ESPN properties, […]

Following the end of the regular season, former Rice football punter Jack Fox has signed a futures contract with the NFL’s Detroit Lions Former Rice football punter Jack Fox has been swept up into the churn of NFL life. After going undrafted, Fox signed a free agent deal with the Kansas City Chiefs and was […]

Four Rice football alums are moving on in the NFL Playoffs. Here’s a rundown of all the NFL Owls still in the Super Bowl hunt after the Wildcard Round. There are former Rice football players scattered across the NFL. Stay tuned each week for their game results and notables from each player. Wildcard Round Results […]

2019 was an incredible year for Rice Athletics. It’s hard to boil down the success into a single list, but here are some of the most impactful moments of the year. 10. Baseball run-rules TCU at Shriner’s College Classic Baseball’s first season under Matt Bragga was filled with ups and downs. The absolute shellacking the […]

A few Rice football alums are playoff bound in Seattle, Minnesota and Houston. Final regular season stats and a roundup of the NFL Owls in Week 17. There are former Rice football players scattered across the NFL. Stay tuned each week for their game results and notables from each player. Week 17 results Broncos 16 […]

The 2020 Rice Football recruiting class added a pair of talented wide receivers, picking up commitments from Michael Haack and Casey Tawa. Entering the final weeks of the current cycle, there was room for a few additional pass catchers in the 2020 Rice Football recruiting class. While some were still traveling to and from their […]

Blaze Alldredge was the enforcer who helped turn the defense into a dominant force and an easy selection for the 2019 Rice Football Team MVP The path Blaze Alldredge took to Rice football stardom was anything but conventional. Alldredge played his high school ball in Florida before enrolling in a California junior college out of high […]

We saw flashes this season, but we’ve only scratched the surface of what 2019 Rice Football Rising Star De’Braylon Carroll will do at South Main. Defensive coordinators around the country have already started kicking themselves for letting De’Braylon Carroll slip past them. During his senior season at Duncanville, Carroll anchored a Duncanville defense that allowed […]

The 2020 Rice Football recruiting class had an eventful December. Here’s an overview of The Roost’s coverage of the Owls’ newest additions. The New Year will bring another flurry of activity for the 2020 Rice Football recruiting class. The Owls have another half dozen or so spots to hand out in the class, earmarking several […]

Multiple NFL Owls are in the playoff hunt. Which former Rice football alums got a step closer to the postseason in Week 16? There are former Rice football players scattered across the NFL. Stay tuned each week for their game results and notables from each player. Week 16 results Broncos 27 (Anderson, Callahan) – Lions […]

Aston Walter made his extra year of eligibility count. The sixth-year running back is our 2019 Rice Football Offensive Player of the Year. Rice football running back Aston Walter carried the ball once during his junior year before an injury ended his season. He returned to the field for his senior season in 2018, setting […]

The 2020 Rice Football recruiting class has its first signees. Carter and Matthew break down the new additions and analyze how they fit with the current roster. The Early Signing Period has become the defacto National Signing Day. This year, the 2020 Rice Football Recruiting class inked 17 of its 19 members, holding onto only […]

The 2020 Rice Football Recruiting class only has six defensive signees so far, but the playmaking ability of those in the fold makes up for the small numbers. There are still several more weeks before the 2020 Rice Football recruiting class is finalized in February. For the time being, the Owls have six commits on […]

The 2020 Rice Football Recruiting class features a ton of talent on the offensive side of the ball. Here’s a breakdown of the Owls 11 signees on offense. There are still several more weeks before the 2020 Rice Football recruiting class is finalized in February. For the time being, the Owls have 11 commits on […]

The 2020 Rice Football recruiting class is full of special talents and game-changing players, two things which could become increasingly more common at South Main. A lot can change in a year. On the heels of a two-win season, the 2019 Rice Football recruiting class finished No. 11 in Conference USA. There was optimism the […]

The Owls signed their first members of the 2020 Rice Football recruiting class this week, setting the stage for an exciting future at South Main. 1. The 2020 Rice Football recruiting class could be the best ever Recruiting rankings are inherently subjective. If NFL front offices can’t nail their draft classes with several years of […]

The majority of the 2020 Rice Football Recruiting class will become signees during the early signing period. Follow all the action here. We’ll have all the latest news and notes from the Early Signing Period updated throughout the day. The 2020 Rice Football Recruiting class won’t be finished for another several weeks, but the Owls […]

The 2020 Rice Football Recruiting class has another quarterback. A week after landing JUCO passer TJ McMahon, the Owls picked up a commitment from former TCU signal caller Michael Collins. The quarterback position has been the weak link on offense during the Mike Bloomgren era. Rice has relied on a pair of grad transfers and […]

The Owls will sign their first members of the 2020 Rice Football Recruiting class this week during the Early Signing Period. Here’s what to expect. The Early Signing Period starts tomorrow, marking the first signing opportunity for the 2020 Rice Football Recruiting class. The Owls started this process months ago, with safety Plae Wyatt the […]