Football

Rice football bounced back in a big way, taking down Texas Southern for their first win of the 2024 season. Let’s reminisce together. Everyone is feeling much better after Rice football got back into the win column with a complete dismantling of Texas Southern in Week 2. How much can we take away from a […]

Rice Football is well represented on 2024 NFL rosters. Here’s the latest from the NFL Owls in action in Week 1. 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 takes on Houston across town this week. How to watch, key stats, x-factor picks and more. The battle for the Bayou Bucket is back as both Rice football and crosstown rival Houston look build momentum prior to conference play with a rivalry win. Rice (1-1) dispatched Texas Southern in Week 2 after falling […]

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 2-0 (1-0) at FAU W, 24-7 — OFF — Charlotte 0-2 (0-0) at North Carolina L, 38-20 vs Gardner-Webb ECU 2-0 (0-0) at ODU W, 20-14 vs App […]

Rice Football took command early and never let up, eviscerating Texas Southern in one of the most dominant wins of the Mike Bloomgren era. Rice football took the field on Saturday with a newfound sense of urgency following last week’s debacle against Sam Houston. In that game, the Owls were ineffective in all three phases […]

Rice football looks to bounce back this week against Texas Southern. What adjustments can be made? Here’s what we learned from the Owls at practice this week. Last week was a rude awakening for Rice football. The entire locker room was put on notice as head coach Mike Bloomgren called for leaders to step up […]

Next up for Rice football: the season opener against Texas Southern. Here’s what Mike Bloomgren had to say about the matchup and a few depth chart notes. Head coach Mike Bloomgren and a set of players met with the media for their customary weekly availability. They recapped the Sam Houston State loss and looked ahead […]

Rice football began its 2024 season with a dud, falling to Sam Houston State at home. Is the sky falling or can this team right the ship? We discuss. If you need some audio therapy, give this week’s podcast a listen. Carter and Matthew work through the disastrous showing Rice football put on display in […]

Rice football takes on Texas Southern at home this week. How to watch, key stats, x-factor picks and more. Both Texas Southern and Rice football hosted nearby foes in Week 1 with very different results. The Tigers went on the road and beat Prairie View A&M while the Owls fell at home to Sam Houston. […]

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 1-0 (0-0) at Lehigh (Fri) W, 42-7 at FAU Charlotte 0-1 (0-0) vs James Madison L, 30-7 at North Carolina ECU 1-0 (0-0) vs Norfolk St W, 42-3 […]

After a summer of hope, Rice Football spent all its goodwill in an opening night loss to Sam Houston that never seemed as close as the score suggests. Any illusions of a storybook season on South Main were shattered quickly on Saturday night. Rice football dropped its season opener to a Sam Houston State team […]

Sam Houston State is next up on the 2024 Rice football schedule so we’re going behind enemy lines with Bearkats insider Ben Sorrells from the Kat Fund. Bearkats insider Ben Sorrells from Sports of SHSU and the Kat Fund was kind enough to stop by and answer a few questions about the upcoming matchup between […]

Rice football opens the season against Sam Houston State, their first home opener in six years. Here’s what we learned from the Owls at practice this week. After practicing against guys wearing the same colored jersey for weeks, everyone around South Main is ready for Rice football to kick off its season this coming Saturday […]

Next up for Rice football: the season opener against Sam Houston State. Here’s what Mike Bloomgren had to say about the matchup and a few depth chart notes. Head coach Mike Bloomgren and a set of players met with the media for their customary weekly availability. They recapped the past few weeks of practice and […]

Rice football kicks off its season at home game against Sam Houston this week. How to watch, key stats, x-factor picks and more. A pair of nearby Texas teams meet in Week 1 for the first time as FBS peers. Sam Houston made the leap from the FCS ranks to Conference USA last season, going […]

The 2024 Rice football season is right around the corner. Here’s the final forecast for player superlatives this fall. There are high expectations for a host of individual Rice football players this season. The roster is deep and there appear to be playmakers at a variety of positions. Handing out superlatives is always a challenging […]

The 2024 Rice Football season is around the corner. What does that mean for the depth chart and when are we getting news on the stadium front? Here’s the latest. There’s a lot going on around South Main these days. Fall camp wrapped up last week and the 2024 Rice football season kicks off next […]

Former Rice football offensive lineman Lavel Dumont joins The Roost Podcast this week to talk about his transition to coaching and help preview the Owls’ offense in 2024. Like his former Rice football teammate Coleman Coco, Lavel Dumont also had his playing career cut short this offseason. He’s made the transition to the coaching world, […]

A tackling machine has joined the ranks of the 2025 Rice Football recruiting class. Liberty Christian linebacker CJ Witten has committed to the Owls. The 2025 Rice football recruiting class heated up in earnest this summer with players attending camp on campus and getting up close and personal with the staff. While that run of […]

Which new faces will emerge as difference makers for Rice football in 2024? The Roost picks three rising stars for the upcoming season. An annual tradition, this Rising Stars segment attempts to highlight potential differential players for the 2024 Rice football team that might not quite be household names… yet. Transfers, freshmen and newcomers of […]

Entering his seventh season, Rice football head coach Mike Bloomgren has become one of the longest-tenured coaches in the country, persevering through a rebuild that was far from easy. Mike Bloomgren found himself the elder statesman when he took the podium at American Conference Media Days in mid-July. A veteran of seven years as the […]

Next up in our 2024 Rice Football Season Preview: corner. Here’s our breakdown of the Owls’ plans for the group this season. The corner room has made a lot of progress in recent seasons, but once again will ask some relatively new faces to step into large roles on a defense that asks a lot […]

Freshman running back Taji Atkins continues to impress whenever Rice Football takes the field. Nothing has been too big for this talented newcomer. There’s been a “Here’s What Taji Atkins Did Today” section of every report I’ve written from camp thus far, and for good reason. The freshman runner continues to dazzle whenever he gets […]

Youth was on display in the second scrimmage of Rice football fall camp. With so many starters resting, we learned a lot about the depth of this roster. Lightning couldn’t thwart a three-hour showcase of Rice football talent on Saturday night as the Owls’ wrapped up fall with a lengthy scrimmage that saw a myriad […]

Next up as The Roost Podcast continues its AAC opponent previews: Omar Borja dives into Army and Navy Football in 2024. Rice football gets both academies this season, facing off with Army in an American Conference game before meeting Navy later in the season. These triple option teams share some similarities, but it might not […]