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Rice Football 2022: NFL Owls Week 12 Roundup

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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 Anderson (OL) at Panthers L, 23-10 at Ravens
Detroit Lions Jack Fox (P) vs Bills (Thanksgiving) L, 28-25 vs Jaguars
Indianapolis Colts Kylen Granson (TE) vs Steelers (MNF) L, 24-17 at Cowboys
LA Chargers Bryce Callahan (DB)
Christian Covington (DL)		 vs Cardinals W, 25-24 at Raiders
Pittsburgh Steelers Chris Boswell (PK) at Colts (MNF) W, 24-17 vs Falcons
Seattle Seahawks Myles Adams (DL) vs Raiders L, 40-34 (OT) at Rams
Tampa Bay Bucs Nick Leverett (OL) at Browns L, 23-17 (OT) vs Saints (MNF)

Offense

Calvin Anderson – OT, Broncos

Anderson started his fourth straight game this weekend, his fifth start of the season.

Kylen Gransen – TE, Colts

Gransen was not inactive for the Colts’ Week 12 loss to the Steelers on Monday Night Football.

Nick Leverett – OT, Buccaneers

Leverett started his fourth consecutive game this weekend. He’s appeared in every game for the Bucs since Week 7.

Defense

Myles Adams – DL, Seahawks

Adams wasn’t active in the Seahawks’ Week 12 loss to the Raiders.

Bryce Callahan – CB, Chargers

Callahan posted five tackles in the Chargers’ Week 12 win over the Cardinals.

Christian Covington – DL, Chargers

Covington was placed on Injured Reserve after suffering a pec injury in the Chargers’ Week 10 game against the 49ers.

Special Teams

Jack Fox – P, Lions

Fox punted twice in the Lions’ loss to the Bills on Thanksgiving Day, including a long of 57 yards. Both his punts were downed inside the 20.

Chris Boswell – K, Steelers

The Steelers placed Boswell on IR prior to their Week 10 game against the Saints. He’ll be out for at least four weeks.

More Owls in the NFL

From practice squads to current free agents, there are other Owls on the cusp of returning to active rosters. Find more detail on current contractual agreements and former Rice football players waiting for their next opportunity here.

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Rice Volleyball heads to Waco, opens vs Colorado in NCAA Tournament

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Officially NCAA Tournament bound, Rice women’s basketball heard their name called in the NCAA Volleyball selection show on Sunday night.

Rice Volleyball (26-3) ends its impressive regular season with a spot in the NCAA Tournament. The Owls will head to Waco Texas to play Colorado (20-10) on Thursday, Dec. 1 at 4:00 p.m. Should they win, they’d play the winner of a matchup between Baylor and Stephen F. Austin on Friday at 7:00 p.m.

The Conference USA Champions, Rice avenged its only regular season conference loss in the conference championship game, toppling Western Kentucky to secure the auto-bid to the dance. Rice had fallen to Western Kentucky just nine days prior on the Hilltoppers’ own court but came back in the match that mattered most to punch their ticket and snap WKU’s three-year run as tournament champs.

The Owls were in the running for a host opportunity in the lead-up to the announcement. Ultimately, they weren’t given the opportunity but won’t have to travel far for their fifth straight NCAA Tournament appearance under head coach Gena Volpe.

The complete bracket looks like this:

Should Rice volleyball advance out of Waco, they’d face the winner of the quartet including 1-Seed Louisville, Samford, Tennessee and 8-Seed Purdue. First things first, Rice will focus their attention on Colorado.

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Rice Women’s Basketball knocks off Texas A&M, stays perfect

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Rice Women’s Basketball remains unbeaten, upsetting Texas A&M to move to 6-0. It’s the Owls’ first win over the Aggies since 2006.

On the final leg of a four-game road trip, Rice women’s basketball faced perhaps its toughest test yet. Texas A&M was unbeaten on their home court this season and the Owls had just three victories over the Aggies in College Station in program history.

If there were a game to experience some nerves, this might have been it. But head coach Lindsay Edmonds and her team never blinked. Rice opened the game with a quick 10-4 run, putting the Aggies on notice from the jump: this was going to be a close one.

Texas A&M battled back to tie the game at 25-25 at the break, then they went on the offensive. The Aggies scored the first eight points after halftime, pushing the Owls to the brink before India Bellamy and Malia Fisher trimmed the deficit back down to four points. Then the game was on.

More: Rice Women’s Basketball Season Preview

Rice tied the game gain in the final minute of the third quarter, entering the final period ahead by one thanks to a layup from Destiny Jackson. The fourth quarter belonged to the Owls. Katelyn Crosthwait knocked down two threes while Shelby Hayes made a shot and a free throw of her own to eventually push the Rice advantage to nine points. It proved to be enough and Rice hung on for the big win.

“This is a group that played a lot of minutes last year, so I think they had that confidence and they knew they’d won in close games before,” “I felt like they weren’t worried about was across the chest of the opponents. They were just playing basketball”

Player Spotlight | India Bellamy

On an afternoon where so many did their part, Bellamy’s contributions stood out. In just her second appearance of the season, she was third among all scorers with 11 points, knocking down 5-of-10 shots from the field and adding one free throw.

Final Box | Rice 66 – Texas A&M 58

Up Next | Full Schedule

Rice women’s basketball finally gets to return home this coming week where they’ll host a string of Texas teams. On Friday, TCU comes to town for a 7:00 p.m. game (streamed on ESPN+) and Houston follows on Saturday, Dec. 10.

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Conference USA Football 2022: Week 13 Roundup

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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, 37-27 3-9 No
MTSU at FIU W, 33-28 7-5 Yes
North Texas vs Rice W, 21-17 7-5 Yes
Rice at North Texas L, 21-17 5-7 Yes
UAB at LA Tech W, 37-27 6-6 Yes
UTEP at UTSA L, 34-31 5-7 No
UTSA vs UTEP W, 34-31 10-2 Yes
WKU at FAU W, 32-31 (OT) 8-5 Yes

Notable Week 13 results – Standings

Six go bowling

UAB clinched a bowl berth with a win on Saturday, downing Louisiana Tech in their final game of the regular season. They’ve already announced they are heading to the Bahamas Bowl. Rice was the second C-USA squad to secure bowl eligibility, although they did so in defeat, becoming the highest-rated remaining five-win team by APR. It’ll be the Owls’ first bowl invitation since 2014.

Another coaching change

In the hours following Florida Atlantic’s loss to Western Kentucky, Willie Taggart was out.

It’s the second coaching change of the season following Will Healy’s dismissal from Charlotte earlier this fall.

What’s next

North Texas clinched a spot in the Conference USA Championship Game with a home win over Rice on Saturday. The Mean Green will get a rematch with UTSA, which came from behind to beat the Mean Grene earlier this season. The Roadrunners sit at 10-2 with a chance to finish the season an unprecedented 12-2 should they beat North Texas and win a bowl game. Jeff Traylor has things rolling in San Antonio.

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Rice Football officially bowl eligible as top 5-7 team

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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 does this work?

There aren’t enough six-win teams to fill out a complete field of 82 teams. That means the top 5-7 teams are eligible to take the open spots. Those invitations are given to teams with the highest APR (Academic Progress Rating) first and Rice sits atop that list of currently non-eligible teams.

Wins by Tennessee over Vanderbilt and Pitt over Miami ensured there’d be a spot for at least one 5-win team invited to the postseason. Should Buffalo lose to Akron next weekend, another spot would open.

There are currently some conflicting reports as to whether or not 6-6 App State (two FCS wins) would be invited over Rice with a waiver, but there’s still at least one spot remaining, even if that were to be the case.

When are bowls announced?

While UAB has already announced they are heading to the Bahamas, the majority of bowl games are typically announced the Sunday after conference championship games are complete. Rice football is most likely to find out where it’ll be heading that Sunday, although it’s always possible things get leaked or announced prior to that.

Will Rice football accept the invitation?

Technically, Rice could decline. But realistically, that seems farfetched. Rice has been to a bowl game since 2014 and set out with the expressed intent of doing that this year. Having them receive an invite under any circumstance and turn it down is extremely unlikely, regardless of anything else that might be going on with the program in the interim.

If for no other reason that rewarding the seniors and the classes that worked to get to this point, Rice football is expected to accept any invitation that comes there way.

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