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2024 Rice Football Season Preview

All the content of our Rice Football season preview is available to our Starting Lineup patrons as soon as it goes live. Bookmark this page and stay tuned for position previews, depth charts, roster updates and more. Not a patron yet? Get access to all this content with a limited-time fee trial when you subscribe now.

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Rice Football 2024 Season Preview: Preseason Superlatives

Posted: August 24, 2024

The 2024 Rice football season is right around the corner. Here’s the final forecast for player superlatives this fall. There are high expectations for a host of individual Rice football players this season. The roster is deep and there appear to be playmakers at a variety of positions. Handing out superlatives is always a challenging […]

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2024 Rice Football Season Preview: Corner

Posted: August 19, 2024

Next up in our 2024 Rice Football Season Preview: corner. Here’s our breakdown of the Owls’ plans for the group this season. The corner room has made a lot of progress in recent seasons, but once again will ask some relatively new faces to step into large roles on a defense that asks a lot […]

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2024 Rice Football Season Preview: Defensive Line

Posted: August 14, 2024

Next up in our 2024 Rice Football Season Preview: defensive line. Here’s our breakdown of the Owls’ plans for the group this season. The defensive line has been a solid unit since head coach Mike Bloomgren arrived. Rice football has fielded several all-conference caliber players in the trenches, building on the consistency of having the […]

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2024 Rice Football Season Preview: Offensive Line

Posted: August 12, 2024

Next up in our 2024 Rice Football Season Preview: offensive line. Here’s our breakdown of the Owls’ plans for the group this season. The Rice football offensive line is starting to round into form. A multi-year journey of recruiting, developing and withstanding injuries has led the Owls to a strong room with five talented starting […]

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2024 Rice Football Season Preview: Linebacker

Posted: August 11, 2024

Next up in our 2024 Rice Football Season Preview: linebacker. Here’s our breakdown of the Owls’ plans for the group this season. A room flush with talent and limited spots on the field, Rice football has an embarrassment of riches at the linebacker position. Led by returning captain Myron Morrison, this room is going to […]

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2024 Rice Football Opponent Season Preview: South Florida

Posted: August 10, 2024

South Florida was a surprising success story in Year One under Alex Golesh. What can Rice Football expect from the Bulls in 2024? Head Coach: Alex Golseh Record at School: 7-6 (1 Yr) | Career Record 7-6 (1 Yr) Offensive Coordinator:  Joel Gordon Defensive Coordinators: Todd Orlando Rice Football Preseason Preview: Check out the rest […]

Rice Football 2024 Season Preview: Roster Grid

Posted: August 7, 2024

Rice football has a 121-man roster entering the 2024 season. From position changes to eligibility remaining, this chart will help keep everything in order. Keeping track of eligibility and positions can be challenging and there wasn’t one single source that had the most up-to-date information — now there is. In addition to the roster tracker […]

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2024 Rice Football Opponent Season Preview: UAB

Posted: August 5, 2024

UAB took a step back under Trent Dilfer last season. What can Rice Football expect from the Blazers in 2024? Head Coach: Trent Dilfer Record at School: 4-8 (1 Yr) | Career FBS Record 4-8 (1 Yr) Offensive Coordinator: Alex Mortensen | Defensive Coordinator: Sione Ta’ufo’ou

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2024 Rice Football Season Preview: Wide Receiver

Posted: August 4, 2024

Next up in our 2024 Rice Football Season Preview: wide receiver. Here’s our breakdown of the Owls’ plans for the group this season. Perhaps the deepest room on the Rice football roster, the second and third levels of the wide receiver depth chart represent a fierce battle for playing time that will be worth following […]

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2024 Rice Football Opponent Season Preview: Tulane

Posted: July 31, 2024

Under the leadership of a new head coach, Tulane aims to continue their winning ways. What can Rice Football expect from the Green Wave in 2024? Head Coach: Jon Sumrall Record at School: 0-0 (1 Yr) | Career FBS Record 23-4 (2 Yr) Offensive Coordinator: Joe Craddock | Defensive Coordinator: Greg Gasparato

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Rice Football 2024 Season Preview: Extended Schedule

Posted: July 28, 2024

2024 Rice Football Extended Schedule A favorite from the former digital magazine editions of the season preview, this Rice football extended schedule includes series breakdowns, updated coaching information/records and more for each of the Owls’ 2024 opponents. Rice Football Preseason Preview: Check out the rest of the series here. This piece is part of our […]

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2024 Rice Football Season Preview: Tight End

Posted: July 27, 2024

Next up in our 2024 Rice Football Season Preview: tight end. Here’s our breakdown of the Owls’ plans for the group this season. Perhaps the deepest room on the Rice football roster, the second and third levels of the wide receiver depth chart represent a fierce battle for playing time that will be worth following […]

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2024 Rice Football Opponent Season Preview: Memphis

Posted: July 24, 2024

Memphis has been close but hasn’t won a conference title in five years. What can Rice Football expect from the Tigers in 2024? Head Coach: Ryan Silverfield Record at School: 31-18 (4 Yr) | Career FBS Record 31-18 (4 Yr) Offensive Coordinator: Tim Cramsey | Defensive Coordinator: Jordon Hankins

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2024 Rice Football Opponent Season Preview: Navy

Posted: July 17, 2024

Navy experienced a solid first season under head coach Brian Newberry last season. What can Rice Football expect from the Midshipmen in 2024? Head Coach: Brian Newberry Record at School: 5-7 (1 Yr) | Career Record 5-7 (1 Yr) Offensive Coordinator:  Drew Cronic Defensive Coordinators: PJ Volker Rice Football Preseason Preview: Check out the rest […]

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2024 Rice Football Opponent Season Preview: UTSA

Posted: July 14, 2024

Frank Harris won’t be on the field, but UTSA still has grand aspirations. What can Rice Football expect from the Roadrunners in 2024? Head Coach: Jeff Traylor Record at School: 39-14 (4 Yr) | Career FBS Record 39-14 (4 Yr) Offensive Coordinator: Justin Burke | Defensive Coordinator: Jess Loepp

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2024 Rice Football Season Preview: Running Back

Posted: July 10, 2024

Next up in our 2024 Rice Football Season Preview: running back. Here’s our breakdown of the Owls’ plans for the group this season. Rice football has a bonafide star in the running back room, but that doesn’t mean it’s going to be a one-man show in the Owls’ backfield this fall. How will the coaching […]

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2024 Rice Football Opponent Season Preview: Charlotte

Posted: July 5, 2024

It was a bumpy first year for Biff Poggi and Charlotte last season. What can Rice Football expect from the 49ers in 2024? Head Coach: Biff Poggi Record at School: 3-9 (1 Yr) | Career FBS Record 3-9 (4 Yr) Offensive Coordinator: Mike Miller | Defensive Coordinator: Ryan Osborn

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Rice Football 2024 Roster Tracker

Posted: July 5, 2024

The Rice football roster is ever-evolving. From the Transfer portal to high school signees, stay tuned here for updates. Roster churn has become a part of college sports as we know and Rice football is not immune to the ebb and flow of players coming in and out. The Owls have a higher retention rate […]

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2024 Rice Football Season Preview: Safety

Posted: June 30, 2024

Next up in our 2024 Rice Football Season Preview: safety. Here’s our breakdown of the Owls’ plans for the group this season. One of the younger rooms on the Rice football roster, the safety position boasts an interesting mix of established veterans and up-and-coming players looking to make a name for themselves. Gabe Taylor is […]

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2024 Rice Football Season Preview live now

Posted: June 26, 2024

The 2024 Rice Football season is right around the corner. Season Preview content starts rolling out this week! Subscribe now for access. In prior years, The Roost has offered digital magazines previewing the upcoming Rice Football and conference seasons. To streamline the process and give you one place to access everything, we made the transition […]

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2024 Rice Football Opponent Season Preview: Army

Posted: June 25, 2024

Army has been fairly consistent under Jeff Monken for quite a while now. What can Rice Football expect from the Black Knights in 2024? Head Coach: Jeff Monken Record at School: 70-55 (10 Yr) | Career Record 70-55 (10 Yr) Offensive Coordinator:  Cody Worley Defensive Coordinators: Nate Woody Rice Football Preseason Preview: Check out the […]

2024 Rice Football Season Preview: Quarterback

Posted: June 25, 2024

Next up in our 2024 Rice Football Season Preview: quarterback. Here’s our breakdown of the Owls’ plans for the group this season. For the umpteenth year in a row, there’s a new quarterback in town. Rice football will trot out yet another opening day starter, but that might not necessarily be a bad thing for […]

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