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The 2025 Rice Football Recruiting class includes several hand-picked impact players on defense. Here’s how that side of the ball stacks up. The 2025 Rice football recruiting began with 12 signees on Wednesday, the first day of the Early Signing Period and the first recruiting haul for new head coach Scott Abell. Of those players, […]

The 2025 Rice Football Recruiting class includes several hand-picked impact players on defense. Here’s how that side of the ball stacks up. The 2025 Rice football recruiting began with 12 signees on Wednesday, the first day of the Early Signing Period and the first recruiting haul for new head coach Scott Abell. Of those players, […]

Just a week on the job, Rice football head coach Scott Abell proudly introduced a dozen members of the Owls’ newest signing class on Wednesday. When he wasn’t jetting back and forth across the country, new Rice football head coach Scott Abell was talking. He was talking to members of the 2025 Rice football recruiting […]

The first of the 2025 Rice Football Recruiting class will become signees during the Early Signing Period. Follow all the action here. In one of his first official acts as head coach, Scott Abell will welcome the first members of the 2025 Rice Football recruiting class on Wednesday when the Early Signing Period opens. The […]

The Early Signing Period begins Wednesday, December 4. Here’s where the 2025 Rice Football recruiting class stands entering the week. In the midst of hiring a new coach and wrapping up a season, Rice football recruiting continues to press on. Some attrition was to be expected, but the Owls are still likely to put together […]

Rice Football is well represented on 2024 NFL rosters. Here’s the latest from the NFL Owls in action in Week 13. There are former Rice football players scattered across the NFL. Stay tuned each week for their game results and notables from each player. Team NFL Owl(s) This Week Result Next Week Detroit Lions Jack […]

AAC Football was back in action this weekend. Here’s the latest from the teams on the gridiron this week. Team Record  This Week Result Up Next Army 10-1 (8-0) vs UTSA W, 29-24 vs Tulane Charlotte 5-7 (4-4) vs UAB W, 29-27 — ECU 7-5 (5-3) vs Navy L, 34-20 — Bowl — FAU 3-9 […]

Rice Football sent its seniors out on a high-note, sailing past South Florida in the Owls’ most uplifting win of the 2024 season. Playing together for one last time, Rice Football ended its 2024 campaign victoriously. The typically slow starting squad scored a season-high 35 points against an FBS opponent and racked up a season-best […]

Scott Abell has officially been named the next Rice Football head coach and while he’s new to the job, he doesn’t feel like he’s starting over. Donning a cowboy hat for the first time, a gift from an enthusiastic supporter, newly appointed Rice football head coach Scott Abell never allowed his confident demeanor to waiver […]

Next up for Rice football: South Florida. Here’s what interim head coach Pete Alamar had to say about the matchup and a few depth chart notes. Interim head coach Pete Alamar and a set of players met with the media for their customary weekly availability. They recapped the UAB game and then looked ahead at […]

Rice Football has a new head coach! The Owls went off the board a bit, nabbing Scott Abell from Davidson and bringing is gun option scheme to South Main. It’s time for Rice football to zig while others zag. The Owls are hiring Scott Abell from Davidson who has extensive experience running a gun option […]

Following an extensive national search, Scott Abell, current head coach at Davidson, is expected to be named the next Rice Football head coach. Scott Abell will be the next head coach of Rice Football, sources tell The Roost. Abell has spent the last seven years at the helm of Davidson which plays in the FCS […]

Rice Football is well represented on 2024 NFL rosters. Here’s the latest from the NFL Owls in action in Week 12. There are former Rice football players scattered across the NFL. Stay tuned each week for their game results and notables from each player. Team NFL Owl(s) This Week Result Next Week Detroit Lions Jack […]

No offers have been made, but the end is in sight as Rice football continues its search for its next head football coach. It was reported Monday morning that Yale’s Tony Reno had emerged as the favorite to be named the next head coach of Rice Football. While The Roost can confirm Reno is among […]

Rice football is set for Senior Day and their final game of the 2024 season where they’ll host South Florida. How to watch, key stats, x-factor picks and more. Any hopes of a five-win bowl berth for Rice football were squashed last weekend in a one-sided loss to UAB on the road. The Owls’ upcoming […]

AAC Football was back in action this weekend. Here’s the latest from the teams on the gridiron this week. Team Record  This Week Result Up Next Army 9-1 (7-0) at Notre Dame L, 49-14 vs UTSA Charlotte 4-7 (3-4) at FAU W, 39-27 vs UAB ECU 7-4 (5-2) at North Texas W, 40-28 vs Navy […]

Rice Football never got into gear on the road against UAB, sputtering in all three phases in a loss to the two-win Blazers. The much-maligned Trent Dilfer won the day on Saturday, earning a lopsided win over a listless Rice Football squad that never found its way. “I don’t think we played the game I […]

UAB is next up on the 2024 Rice football schedule so we’re going behind enemy lines with Blazers’ insider Evan Dudley from AL.com. Blazers’ insider Evan Dudley of AL.com was kind enough to stop by and answer a few questions about the upcoming matchup between Rice Football and UAB. The answers below should shed some […]

Rice football has two games left in the regular season and UAB is next on the docket. Here’s what we learned from the Owls at practice this week. After a lighter week of work on the practice field last week, Rice football returned to work in earnest this week following the bye. A relatively healthy […]

Next up for Rice football: UAB. Here’s what interim head coach Pete Alamar had to say about the matchup and a few depth chart notes. Interim head coach Pete Alamar and a set of players met with the media for their customary weekly availability. They recapped the bye week and then looked ahead at their […]

Rice Football is well represented on 2024 NFL rosters. Here’s the latest from the NFL Owls in action in Week 11. There are former Rice football players scattered across the NFL. Stay tuned each week for their game results and notables from each player. Team NFL Owl(s) This Week Result Next Week Detroit Lions Jack […]

Rice football is back from the bye week and hopes to finish the season strong with a win over UAB. How to watch, key stats, x-factor picks and more. Both Rice football and their upcoming opponent, the UAB Blazers, most recently squared off with UAB and met similar results. Rice fell 27-20 in a Friday […]

Rather than dwell on the Memphis game we welcome Shehan Jeyarajah of CBS Sports to discuss where Rice football fits in the college football world right now. As Rice football embarks on a head coaching search — the latest on that front is right here — it felt appropriate to step back from the game […]

Rice Football is in the market for a new head football coach. Here are a few names to scratch off and a few that make the most sense for the Owls. Whenever there’s a head coaching change, candidate lists pop up all over the internet. It’s part of the gig. Every outlet has its natural […]

Rice Football is well represented on 2024 NFL rosters. Here’s the latest from the NFL Owls in action in Week 10. There are former Rice football players scattered across the NFL. Stay tuned each week for their game results and notables from each player. Team NFL Owl(s) This Week Result Next Week Detroit Lions Jack […]