Conference USA football struggled in its battle against COVID-19 this fall. Here’s the final total of postponements and cancelations. The impacts of COVID-19 were ever-present on the 2020 Conference USA football season. No program was immune. From Western Kentucky, which played 12 games and had just one game postponed, to Charlotte, which had NINE games […]

The 2020 Rice football season was filled with highs and lows. After time to reflect, what can we take away from the Owls’ five-game campaign? From rocky beginnings to the National Championship Game, the 2020 season is finally in the books. Rice football participated in five games, experiencing the full range of emotions. There was […]

Rice Football is well represented on 2020 NFL rosters. Here’s the latest from the NFL Owls in action on Wild Card weekend. There are former Rice football players scattered across the NFL. Stay tuned each week for their game results and notables from each player. Four Rice football alums are on playoff teams this year. […]

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 Rice football coaching staff will look slightly different next season. The Owls will have to replace special teams coach Drew Svoboda. Coaching staff changes are part of the norm in today’s college football. Rice football coach Mike Bloomgren has fairly well when it comes to retaining his staff but hasn’t curtailed turnover completely. This […]

Rice Football is well represented on 2020 NFL rosters. Here’s the latest from the NFL Owls in action 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. Playoff matchups have been notated. Three Rice football alums are on […]

2020 was filled with highs and lows on the home from, but Rice Athletics made the best of the tough year. Here are some of the most impactful moments. 10. Men’s Basketball upsets C-USA regular-season champion North Texas Rice basketball started slow out of the gates in conference play this past March, falling to 1-7 […]

Team captain Austin Trammell broke records and more than earned the selection for our 2020 Rice Football Team MVP. Austin Trammell didn’t touch the football in the first two quarters of the Owls’ season opener against Middle Tennessee. In the third quarter of that game, he hauled in his first catch, an eight-yard touchdown reception. […]

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 2020 Rice Football is complete. Carter and Matthew look back at the year and hand out The Roosties, season-long superlatives for top players and plays. It’s been a wild ride, but the 2020 Rice Football season has reached its conclusion. In addition to the more conventional awards — Team MVP, Offensive Newcomer of the […]

Rice Football is well represented on 2020 NFL rosters. Here’s the latest from the NFL Owls in action 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 Cincinnati (Covington) def. Houston (Gaines), 37-31 New York […]

Linebacker Blaze Alldredge set a new standard at South Main. The Owls’ captain is our pick for Rice Football Defensive Player of the Year. The story of how Blaze Alldredge came to be a Rice Owl is a good one, but the impact he’s had on the Rice football program is a legacy still being […]

Mike Collins impressed in limited action, doing more than enough to be named our 2020 Rice Football Offensive Player of the Year. Rice football did a lot of things well in the first two years under head coach Mike Bloomgren. Consistency at the quarterback position remained squarely on the “work in progress” side of the […]

We saw flashes this season, but we’ve only scratched the surface of what 2020 Rice Football Rising Star Jake Bailey will do in his career at South Main. Jake Bailey’s commitment was announced in the middle of the 2018 Early Signing Period. The Owls’ had already amassed what looked to be a strong class in […]

All-American Level subscribers on Patreon get access to a monthly Q&A with me. This update focuses on eligibility and potential Rice football returning seniors. Q. Can Collins come back since he only played 3 games? Q. Do you expect any senior/grad transfers to come back next year? A. There were a couple of questions to this effect […]

Charlie Mendes impressed in his debut season. The redshirt freshmen punter is our 2020 Rice Football Special Teams Player of the Year. Before former Rice football special teams coordinator Pete Lembo left Houston to take a job with Memphis, he helped secure a commitment from punter Charlie Mendes. The California native was a member of […]

After rising through the ranks and making the most of his opportunity, Khalan Griffin is our 2020 Rice Football Offensive Newcomer of the Year. A year removed from his first carry as a Rice Owl, Khalan Griffin was on crutches. A leg injury suffered in the first game of his senior season shortened his high […]

Thrust into a starting job, corner Miles McCord made the most of it, earning the title of 2020 Rice Football Defensive Newcomer of the Year. McCord began his collegiate career at Gold West College in 2018. He was a rotational defensive back that year, but did enough to give himself a chance to play at […]

Rice Football is well represented on 2020 NFL rosters. Here’s the latest from the NFL Owls in action in Week 15. There are former Rice football players scattered across the NFL. Stay tuned each week for their game results and notables from each player. Week 15 results Cincinnati (Covington) def. Pittsburgh (Boswell, McDonald), 27-17 Dallas […]

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 2020 Rice Football season has come to an end and we’d like to know how we did. Please take a few minutes and consider leaving your feedback. A season like none other ended with plenty of drama. Rice football experienced the highest of highs with a road upset of No. 15 Marshall, then saw […]

Rice Football wrapped up its shortened 2020 season with a home loss to UAB. This week’s film room digs into two key plays from that defeat. Losing to UAB in frustrating fashion at home wasn’t the ideal end for this strange, abbreviated Rice football season. But I’ll say what I said both on The Roost […]

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 […]

The 2021 Rice Football Recruiting class features a ton of talent on the offensive side of the ball, starting up front in the trenches. Rice signed 18 players on the first day of the Early Signing Period. Of their new additions, 16 are current high school seniors. 7 of them play on the defensive side […]

The 2021 Rice Football Recruiting class has stocked with defensive talent at all three levels from a rangy secondary to powerful additions in the front seven. Rice signed 18 players on the first day of the Early Signing Period. Of their new additions, 16 are current high school seniors. 11 of them play on the […]