Rice football clinched bowl eligibility, downing the Owls from FAU to secure their sixth win of the season and allow us all to exhale. The first play was scary, but Rice football responded well and found a way to make sure they scored at least one more point than the visiting Owls to secure back-t0-back […]

Rice football got back in the win column with an emphatic victory over Charlotte thanks to a dominant defense and an outstanding day from Dean Connors. For the first time in the last four weeks, Rice football faced an opponent that was not unbeaten in league play and the Owls took out several weeks’ worth […]

Rice football stayed close for a half, but couldn’t overcome a disastrous third quarter against UTSA, falling to the Roadrunners yet again. For the eighth straight time, Rice football lost to UTSA. After being blown out in the last two contests with the Roadrunners, the Owls kept it close this time around with a backup […]

Rice football was down multiple defensive starters and had no JT Daniels late, but still managed to give SMU a dogfight down to the final whistle. When Rice football quarterback JT Daniels didn’t emerge from halftime, the situation felt dire. Yet somehow, Rice rallied and gave one of the best teams in the AAC a […]

Rice football ran out of time at home against Tulane, missing out on what would have been a tremendous upset by a few points and falling to 4-4 on the season. It didn’t look like things would be that tight when Rice football fell behind 27-7 at halftime, but the Owls held Tulane to just […]

Rice football returned from the bye and got right back in the win column, posting an impressive prime time victory over Tulsa. Everybody exhale. Rice football needed a bounce-back win in the worst way and they found it on Thursday night against Tulsa. The Owls put their loss to UConn in the rearview mirror, posting […]

A previously winless UConn team handed Rice Football its first home loss of the season. There’s no way to sugarcoat this one. After starting the season 3-0 at home including a Power 5 win, Rice football lost to UConn in Week 5 as double-digit favorites. The loss soured tempers heading into the bye week, which […]

Rice Football rebounded from a tough loss to USF with their first-ever AAC win, beating East Carolina at home in a gritty win. Quarterback JT Daniels was playing hobbled and the defense gave up yards in bunches, but both beleaguered units made the plays when it mattered most, lifting Rice football to its first-ever AAC […]

Rice Football came back to earth this weekend, dropping their AAC conference opener to South Florida in painful fashion. A halftime lead would not be enough for Rice football on the road. The Owls lost quarterback JT Daniels at the tail end of the third quarter and were unable to keep pace with a USF […]

Rice Football wasted no time in a thorough drubbing of Texas Southern, moving to 2-1 and securing the “Clutch City Sweep” over all Houston programs. Texas Southern barely stood a chance on Saturday in their matchup with Rice football, which dominated their visiting intra-city foes from the very first snap. It was a cathartic and […]

Rice Football knocks off Houston for the first time in 12 years, a marquee win for head coach Mike Bloomgren. Let’s unpack the big game. More than an hour after the final whistle, the Rice football scoreboard was still on. 43-41 it read, Owls over Cougars in double overtime. The win was historic for a […]

Rice Football hung around for a bit before falling to Texas. What does it mean for the Owls moving forward? We discuss on this week’s show. The 2023 Rice football season has officially begun, and although it started with a loss, there were plenty of reasons to be optimistic about its future. The defense had […]

It’s game week! Rice football heads to Austin to play Texas this weekend which means it’s time for a chat with Eric Henry of 247 Sports to preview the game. The 2023 Rice football season is finally upon us. The Owls open with the Texas Longhorns on the road, covered by longtime friend of the […]

We wrap up our fall camp discussion with the Rice football defense, breaking down that side of the ball and talking through the depth chart at each position. The Rice football defensive line lost a lot, but might actually be better. The linebacker room looks as deep as its been in quite some time and […]

The Roost Podcast mixes up the format this week to debrief Tommy McClelland’s introductory press conference. Hear from the Owls’ new AD himself. New athletic director Tommy McClelland was introduced this week and he had a lot to say beyond the podium. In addition to his more formal remarks — you can read those here […]

After touring the conference, it’s time to talk exclusively Rice Football. This week we preview the offense position by position and we get deep. The opponent previews have wrapped up and this week it’s all Rice football talk, starting with the offense. We talk JT Daniels, the pass catching options and the offensive line and […]

In the midst of a crazy college football news cycle, we put Shehan Jeyarajah from CBS in charge of the sport and he had some pretty good ideas. Who’s in charge anyway? After watching realignment overtake the sport once again we thought it was time to bring in someone to help us fix this increasingly […]

The Roost Podcast continues its AAC previews. Up next: Jared Kalmus of the Alamo Audible previews UTSA football in 2023. Even though they’ve moved to a new conference, Rice football once again squares off with UTSA this season. Two of the AAC’s Texan teams compare notes, delving into expectations for the Roadrunners in 2023 and […]

The Roost Podcast continues its AAC previews. Up next: Bubba Rosenbaum of the Sports Objective Podcast previews ECU football in 2023. Rice football will face ECU football in the Owls’ first-ever AAC home game. The Owls and Pirates will take the field in late September, but first Bubba Rosenbaum from the Sports Objective Podcast fills […]

The Roost Podcast continues its AAC football previews with former Rice Football quarterback and current broadcaster Taylor McHargue. As we’ve toured the AAC we’ve hit on a lot of Rice football opponents thus far — and we’ll talk big picture AAC things on this episode — but it seemed due time to focus a little […]

The Roost Podcast continues its AAC football previews with DCTF’s Mike Craven, drafting every AAC city and discussing key storylines in Texas. Rice football officially joined the AAC on July 1, meaning Rice fans can swap Ruston, LA for New Orleans and Murfreesboro, TN for Memphis, TN on their future road trip schedules. Mike Craven […]

The Roost Podcast continues its AAC previews. Up next: Seth Varnadore of the Daily Stampede previews USF football in 2023. Rice football will face USF football in the Owls’ first-ever AAC game. Before the Owls and Bulls take the field in late September, though, there’s a lot of change underway in Tampa. USF has a […]

The Roost Podcast continues its AAC previews. Up next: Hunter Bailey of the Charlotte Observer previews Charlotte football in 2023. Charlotte football is one of the six programs (along with Rice) making the leap up from Conference USA to the American this season. The 49ers are doing so with a brand new coach and lots […]

The Roost Podcast continues its AAC previews. Up next: Kelly Comarda of the Fear The Wave previews Tulane football in 2023. The last time Rice football and Tulane met regularly on the field, both programs were in very different places. The Green Wave weren’t conference championship caliber quite yet; it was the Owls that were […]

The Roost Podcast continues its AAC previews. Up next: Joseph Hoyt of the Dallas Morning News previews SMU football in 2023. Rice football and SMU football haven’t met on the field since 2012, but there is plenty of history between the two Texas teams. This week’s episode of The Roost Podcast explores those connections and […]