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The Roost Podcast | Ep 205 – 2025 Rice Football Opponent Previews: UTSA

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The 2025 Rice Football season previews march on. This week, we’re joined by Jared Kalmus of Alamo Audible to talk about the upcoming UTSA season.

The seventh edition of our Rice Football opponent summer preview series is now available in your podcast feeds. Returning guest Jared Kalmus, who covers UTSA for Alamo Audible, joins the show to refresh us on the Roadrunners and where things stand for the program following a relatively down year, if recent history should be any indication. Listen in.

You can find previous episodes on the podcast page. For now, give a listen to Episode 205.

Episode Notes

DCTF

The Roost Podcast is now part of the Dave Campbell’s Republic of Football Podcast Network. You’ll still get the same content with the same hosts, but now under the DCTF banner.

Homefield

We’re thrilled to partner with Homefield Apparel, the premier proprietor of college football clothing. First-time buyers can use the code ROOST for 15% off their order. The Owls hoodie is a personal favorite as is the Luv-Ya-Owls shirt. Make sure you check out the sailor hat (pictured below) as you shop the Rice collection or pick up something else (or both)!

Homefield

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Rice Football Opponent Preview: UTSA

  • What are appropriate expectations for a program like UTSA?
  • Evaluating the Roadrunners after a down season
  • Owen McCown, the rare AAC returning quarterback
  • Options at the skill position
  • Plenty of question marks on defense
  • Support your independent media
  • No kickers to be found
  • The Lightning Round

Where can you find us?

The Roost Podcast is part of the Dave Campbell’s Republic of Football Podcast Network. You can find this podcast and all of our partner podcasts on Apple, Spotify and wherever you get your podcasts.

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Rice Baseball 2025: MLB Owls Update – All Star Break

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The 2025 MLB season is underway and Rice baseball alums are making the most of their time in The Show. Here’s the latest from the MLB Owls.

Dane Myers – Miami Marlins

Myers finished with three hits across his last two games before the break, entering the All Star break on a high note after a phenomenal start to his 2025 season. Myers is fifth on the Marlins in batting average, and second in stolen bases despite appearing in only 66 games, ninth most on the team.

Through the break, Myers is hitting .282 with 12 extra-base hits, 13 walks and 47 strikeouts. His OPS is .711 and he’s collected 23 RBI and stolen 14 bases.

Tristan Gray – Chicago White Sox

Myers was the only other Rice Baseball alum active on a major league roster in the first half, briefly getting the call to The Show for one day without appearing in a game before heading back to join the AAA affiliate. Gray has appeared in 17 MLB games across the past two seasons with the Rays and the Marlins.

Injured List

Anthony Rendon – Los Angeles Angels

Rendon has been out of the news since it was reported he would miss a significant amount of time following hip surgery this spring. There have been no updates from the Angels or his camp since then.

Matt Canterino – Twins AAA

Canterino underwent season-ending surgery this spring and was released by the Twins before subsequently signing back with the club on a minor league contract while he undergoes rehab.

Knocking on the Door

The following Owls began the season in AAA:

  • Tristan Gray – Charlotte Knights (White Sox)
  • Evan Kravetz – Louisville Bats (Reds)
  • Glenn Otto – Sugar Land Space Cowboys (Astros)
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Rice Football: Summer Updated Roster Notes

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Summer is winding down and the Rice football roster is finally starting to take shape. Here are a few important updates as players return to campus.

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Dave Campbell’s Texas Football: 2025 Rice Football Preview

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We stopped by the big show this week to offer our 2025 Rice Football Preview for the Dave Campbell’s Texas Football Podcast.

As The Roost Podcast prepares to embark on its second season as a member of the Dave Campbell’s Texas Football Podcast Network, I joined the big show this week to preview the 2025 Rice Football Season. From the hiring of head coach Scott Abell to the spring and expectations for the fall ahead, we covered a lot of ground on the show.

Episode Notes

DCTF

The Roost Podcast is now part of the Dave Campbell’s Republic of Football Podcast Network. You’ll still get the same content with the same hosts, but now under the DCTF banner.

Homefield

We’re thrilled to partner with Homefield Apparel, the premier proprietor of college football clothing. First-time buyers can use the code ROOST for 15% off their order. The Owls hoodie is a personal favorite as is the Luv-Ya-Owls shirt. Make sure you check out the sailor hat (pictured below) as you shop the Rice collection or pick up something else (or both)!

Homefield

Patreon

Get exclusive insight on Patreon. Be the first to get the inside scoop on what’s going on with Rice football and stick around for even further analysis. That includes practice updates, analysis and more. Your support matters and makes The Roost better. Join our discussion on Discord here.

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2025 Rice Football Season Preview

  • Head Coach Scott Abell and the new era of Rice Football
  • The option and it’s fit with Rice throughout history
  • Strengths and weaknesses for the offense and the defense
  • The retention of Jon Kay and his elevation to the defensive coordinator position
  • Expectations for Rice Football this season

Where can you find us?

The Roost Podcast is part of the Dave Campbell’s Republic of Football Podcast Network. You can find this podcast and all of our partner podcasts on Apple, Spotify and wherever you get your podcasts.

Subscribe on Patreon for exclusive Rice football recruiting updates, practice notes and more.

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Rice Baseball: Dodgers select Davion Hickson in 5th Round of MLB Draft

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Rice pitcher Davion has been selected in the fifth round of the 2025 MLB Draft by the Los Angeles Dodgers.

Davion Hickson was an outstanding pitcher across two seasons with Rice baseball, finding success as a closer and then a Friday night starter. Those effort did not go unnoticed as Hickson was selected in the fifth round of the 2025 MLB Draft by the Houston Astros on Monday. He became the highest Owl drafted since Trei Cruz went in the third round to the Detroit Tigers in 2020 and a sixth top-five round selection for the program in the past six years.

Hickson was the most reliable arm the Owls fielded over the last two seasons, leading Rice in innings (73.0), strikeouts (90), ERA (3.82) and opponent batting average (.220) as a starter this past spring. He’s is the sixth Rice player drafted by the Dodgers and the first since Jeremy Rathjen (11th round) and Matthew Reckling (14th) were selected by Los Angeles in 2012.

Update: Reliever Garrett Stratton joined Hickson among MLB Draft selections, going to the Mets in the 20th Round

Rice Baseball MLB Draft selections (since 2015)

PlayerDraft YearTeamRound
Davion Hickson2025Dogers5
Garrett Stratton2025Mets20
Parker Smith2024Astros4
Justin Long2023Braves7
Hayden Durke2023Diamondbacks13
Matthew Linskey2023Diamondbacks16
Roel Garcia2022Rays14
Trei Cruz2020Tigers3
Matt Canterino2019Twins2
Evan Kravetz2019Reds5
Garrett Gayle2019Astros12
Roel Garcia2019Blue Jays27
Trei Cruz2019Nationals37
Addison Moss2019Rays37
Ford Proctor2018Rays3
Ricky Salinas2018Reds25
Cody Staab2018Marines30
Glenn Otto2017Yankees5
Dane Myers2017Tigers6
Tristan Gray2017Pirates13
Jon Duplantier2016Diamondbacks3
Blake Fox2016Brewers10
Jordan Stephens2015White Sox5
Leon Byrd2015Rangers10
Kevin McCanna2015Astros13
Austin Orewiler2015Reds14
Matt Ditman2015Roayls16
John Clay Reeves2015Nationals20
John Williamson2015Cubs23
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