Football

The first commitment of the 2022 Rice football recruiting class in the books. Defensive lineman Davion Carter has committed to the Owls. It’s been a relatively quiet spring on South Main, at least as far as the 2022 Rice football recruiting class was concerned. But even without a commitment through the end of March, the […]

The Rice football spring practices are complete. What did we learn about the defense and where does it stand entering the summer? There wasn’t much mystery with the Rice football defense entering spring practices. The Owls finished the 2020 regular season ranked 12th nationally in scoring defense and returned the vast majority of their starters […]

Rice football spring practice wrapped up this week with the Blue-Gray Game. Final thoughts and takeaways from the last session of the spring. What a difference a week can make. The last update came following the final scrimmage of the spring in which the defense dominated the offense from start to finish. The reversal came […]

All-American Level subscribers on Patreon get access to a monthly Q&A with me. This update focuses on Rice football and its stalwart defense. Q. The spring practice updates have only underscored how excited I am to see the Rice defense against non-Conference USA opponents in 2021. Can Rice shut down everyone else like they blanked […]

Rice Football has completed its final scrimmage prior to the Blue-Gray Spring Game. There was a ton to unpack from this week’s sessions. The second of two spring scrimmages wrapped up last Friday. Rice football took the field for 12 drives then finished up with a few situational drills. The defense won the day in […]

We catch up with former Rice football running back Aston Walter on this week’s show and dive into trends and surprises from spring practice. Spring is in the air and Rice football is on the grass. More than half of the spring sessions have passed, giving us a decent sample size to draw conclusions from. […]

Rice football has one scrimmage in the books and continues to work. Here are some growing pains and high points from Week 3 of spring ball. Overall, Rice Football head coach Mike Bloomgren was optimistic following the first scrimmage of the spring. “I look at our team in totality and we are better in terms […]

Rice football had their first scrimmage of the spring this past week. A few players stood out, including one very notable position switch. Rice football head coach Mike Bloomgren called spring practice “the lab” during his opening media sessions. The phrase stuck with me as I’ve watched the team go through drills over the last […]

Former Rice football defensive lineman Christian Covington returns for his third podcast appearance to recap his NFL season and discuss WandaVision. This week’s edition of The Roost Podcast synced up well with the final episode of Marvel’s new show, WandaVision. Naturally, we had to bring on former Rice football player and current Marvel super fan […]

Rice football returned to the practice field this week. Here are a few initial reactions from the first week of spring ball. For the first time in three months, Rice football put on the pads and hit the practice field. It was a refreshing sight that seemed almost normal after a winter that was anything […]

The first Rice football practices are in the books. This is the first of several updates of how the Owls are looking on the grass. Rice football announced its spring roster in mid-February. Two new coaches, including new offensive coordinator Marques Tuiasosopo, were introduced on Tuesday. In between those events, the Owls kicked off spring […]

The Rice football offseason calendar is moving along. National Signing Day is done, spring ball is here and the 2022 recruiting class is ramping up. Ever since recruiting director Alex Brown was hired, National Signing Day has signaled a turning of the page to the next recruiting cycle. Over the past two years, Rice football […]

Rice football has hired Marques Tuiasosopo as its new offensive coordinator. His task: reinvigorate the Owls’ offense. Marques Tuiasosopo was introduced on Tuesday as the new offensive coordinator for Rice Football. Tuiasosopo brings a wealth of experience from the Pac-12 with him to South Main. His path to Houston includes stops at Washington, UCLA, USC […]

Spring football is back. Rice football is scheduled to kick off its spring schedule on Monday, March 1. Stay tuned to The Roost for updates. Rice football will begin spring practices on March 1. The spring football roster, including early enrollees and returning seniors, was released mid-February but might have gotten lost in the shuffle […]

The Rice football offseason interview series kicks off with punter Jack Fox who joins the show to talk Pro Bowl and his year in Detroit. Detroit Lions Pro Bowler and former Rice football punter Jack Fox has become a frequent guest of The Roost Podcast. Jack stopped by the show this week to talk about […]

The 2021 Rice Football spring roster has been released. From thoughts on newcomers to departing names, here are five initial observations. There has been a lot of movement on the coaching staff, but that hasn’t been the only interesting development for the Owls in the past few days. The 2021 Rice Football spring roster was […]

Rice football has found its next offensive coordinator. The Owls are set to hire Cal tight ends coach Marques Tuiasosopo to run the Rice offense. There have been a few changes to the Rice football coaching staff over the past several weeks. By the time the Owls arrive at spring practice in March they’ll have […]

Rice Football offensive coordinator Jerry Mack is headed to Tennessee. How will his departure impact the Owls on offense? First reported by Pete Thamel, Rice football offensive coordinator Jerry Mack is set to be named the next running backs coach at Tennessee. He will join the staff of newly hired head coach Josh Heupel, who […]

There’s a new coach in town. Rice football is expected to hire UMass assistant Jim Jackson to coach tight ends for the Owls. First reported by The Athletic, Rice football is expected to hire former UMass run game coordinator Jim Jackson. He’ll coach tight ends for Rice, a position held last year by Chris Monfiletto, […]

The 2021 Rice Football class made is flush with talent. Here are our picks for just a handful of standouts from the incoming class. National Signing Day is in the books. With the possible exception of a key transfer addition (or two) in the months ahead, this will be the group of new players added […]

There won’t be any Rice football alums participating in Super Bowl LV, but the Owls do share a few connections with the Big Game. Super Bowl LV marks the end of the 2020 NFL Season. Seven former Rice football players have made an appearance in the Big Game. And although there won’t be any Owls’ […]

The 2021 Rice Football recruiting class wrapped things up on National Signing Day. We debrief it all and talk roster and offseason news. We’re back! After a short break to recover from a strange 2020 season, Carter and Matthew open up 2021 talking about the most recent Rice Football recruiting class and everything that has […]

National Signing Day is in the books and another highly-rated Rice football recruiting class is on its way to South Main. Rice Football announced the hiring of Mike Bloomgren on December 6, 2017. He assembled his first official Rice Football recruiting class in the immediate weeks that followed. That first group, pulled together almost on […]

The 2021 Rice Football Recruiting class is wrapping up. Follow all the action here as the Owls close out another strong haul. Everything in college football comes back to recruiting. The 2021 Rice Football recruiting class hopes to build on a strong foundation and raise the Owls to new heights. This live tracker will follow all […]

The 2021 Rice Football recruiting class will be nearly complete on Wednesday. Here’s what we’re watching on National Signing Day and beyond. National Signing Day is on Wednesday, February 3. As we did during the Early Signing Period, we’ll have a Live Blog. (Not a subscriber, we’ve unlocked this post to give you a flavor […]