Football

The 2022 Rice football regular season is over and there’s a bowl game on its way, but first, the fourth annual Roosties Award ceremony is here. There will be a time for a more formal set of Rice football postseason awards. From Team MVP to newcomers of the year, those awards are coming. First, it’s […]

The coaching carousel has been in full swing since the regular season ended. Here are the relevant changes in Conference USA and the American. With the membership of both leagues in flux, there are folks tracking moves in both Conference USA and the American Athletic Conference as the coaching carousel continues to spin. Here’s the […]

Rice Football is well represented on 2022 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) Week 13 Result Week 14 Denver Broncos Calvin […]

UTSA has won the 2022 Conference USA football championship. Now six teams venture on to bowl season, with the first game fast approaching. Here are the reported matchups as of early Sunday afternoon: Team Opponent Bowl Time Date MTSU SDSU Hawaii Bowl 8:00 pm ET Dec. 24 North Texas Boise St. Frisco Bowl 9:15 pm […]

For the first time since 2014, Rice football is going to a bowl game. The Owls will play Southern Miss in the Lending Tree Bowl. Rice Football is back in the postseason. After finishing the regular season 5-7, the Owls qualified for bowl eligibility by way of Academic Progress Rate (APR), which rates programs based […]

Rice football faces a lot of uncertainty this week. From bowl possibilities to head coaching questions, here’s the latest from South Main. It’s been a crazy couple of days on the Rice football front. There have, understandably, been lots of questions regarding the nuances of a five-win bowl berth and the latest on Mike Bloomgren […]

The 2022 Rice football regular season is over. The Roost Podcast is here to unpack the North Texas game and discuss the coaching staff and the program. In many ways, it was a microcosm of the 2022 Rice Football season as a whole. The Owls made a game out of their trip to Denton as […]

Rice Football is well represented on 2022 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) Week 12 Result Week 13 Denver Broncos Calvin […]

Conference USA Football was back in action this weekend. Here’s the latest from the teams on the gridiron in Week 13. Team Week 13 Result Record Bowl Eligible Charlotte vs LA Tech  — 3-9 No FAU vs WKU L, 32-31 (OT) 5-7 No FIU vs MTSU L, 33-28 4-8 No LA Tech vs UAB L, […]

Despite the loss to North Texas, Rice football is bowl eligible. The 5-7 Owls will earn an invite to the postseason based on their APR score. The hows and intricacies of the run-up to this moment were discussed in detail for subscribers this week, but the synopsis is this: Rice football is going bowling. How […]

Rice Football took a fourth quarter lead, but was unable to secure their sixth win, falling to 5-7 on a dreary day in Denton against North Texas. On the arm of a scout team quarterback, Rice football stood toe to toe with the Conference USA Title Game-bound North Texas Mean Green for nearly four quarters. […]

Rice football hits the road in search of their sixth win and securing bowl eligibility against North Texas. Here’s what we learned from practice this week. Bouncing back has been the message for Rice football all week as they prepare for North Texas in what they hope will not be their final game of the […]

Rice football had its eyes set on a bowl berth. Six wins was the assumed path to get there, but could they get in with less? It’s possible. There were a lot of good questions that came in during this month’s mailbag ask. Several of those were answers throughout the month in practice updates, podcasts […]

Rice football visits North Texas this week. Here’s what Mike Bloomgren had to say about the matchup at hand and a few depth chart notes. Head coach Mike Bloomgren and a pair of players met with the media for their customary weekly availability. They recapped the UTSA loss and looked at the week ahead, detailing […]

Rice football would soon forget a soggy, sad loss to UTSA, but rain or shy, The Roost Podcast is here to break down the entire affair. For the third time this season, Rice football had its starting quarterback knocked out of a game in the first half. For the third time this season, Rice lost […]

Rice Football is well represented on 2022 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) Week 11 Result Week 12 Denver Broncos Calvin […]

Rice football closes out the regular season against North Texas still in search of win number six. How to watch, key stats, x-factor picks and more. North Texas was on bye last weekend. Rice football might have wished they were. The Owls were rocked on Senior Day, losing their starting quarterback to injury for the […]

Conference USA Football was back in action this weekend. Here’s the latest from the teams on the gridiron in Week 12. Team Week 12 Result Up Next Charlotte vs LA Tech W, 26-21  — FAU at MTSU L, 49-21 vs WKU FIU at UTEP L, 40-6 vs MTSU LA Tech at Charlotte L, 26-21 vs […]

Rice Football never got hot on a cold and gloomy Senior Day, falling at home to UTSA in their final home game of the season. On a cold and rainy Saturday morning, Rice football froze up. Injuries and missed opportunities stifled a Rice team that has yet to complete a complete four-quarter performance this season, […]

Rice Football returns home this week to take on C-USA frontrunner, UTSA. Roadrunners’ insider Jared Kalmus fills us in on what to expect in this game. Roadrunners’ insider Jared Kalmus of Underdog Dynasty was kind enough to stop by and answer a few questions about the upcoming matchup between Rice Football and UTSA. The answers […]

Rice football hosts UTSA in their final home game on Senior Day, their final home game of the 2022 season. Here’s what we learned from practice this week. The final quarter of a rigorous 2022 Rice football schedule begins this week with a road trip to Western Kentucky. The Hilltoppers are just ahead of the […]

Rice Football is well represented on 2022 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) Week 10 Result Week 11 Denver Broncos Calvin […]

Rice football hosts UTSA this week. Here’s what Mike Bloomgren had to say about the matchup at hand and a few depth chart notes. Head coach Mike Bloomgren and a pair of players met with the media for their customary weekly availability. They recapped the WKU loss and looked at the week ahead, detailing what […]

Rice football fumbled away too many opportunities in a crushing road loss to Western Kentucky. It’s time to unpack the defeat and search for answers. Six turnovers and very few third down stops is a recipe for disaster and unfortunately for Rice football, their main course served extra cold on Saturday against Western Kentucky. To […]

Rice football is preparing for their final home game of the season, a tall challenge against UTSA. How to watch, key stats, x-factor picks and more. Neither Rice football nor UTSA played a competitive game last weekend. The Roadrunners ran past Louisiana Tech at home while Rice watched Western Kentucky run away with their contest […]