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Head Coach: Kevin Wilson
Record at School: 0-0 (1 Yr) | Career FBS Record 26-47 (6 Yr)
Offensive Coordinator: Steve Spurrier Jr. | Defensive Coordinators: Chris Polizzi
As of the end of June, it seemed reasonable to conclude the wide receiver room was the deepest position group Rice football would bring into the 2023 season. That might still very well be the case, but the room dynamics will inevitably shift with the loss of star wideout Bradley Rozner to the Transfer Portal in early July. Here’s how the position looks in 2023.
This piece is part of our 2023 Rice Football Season Preview. Get access to it, as well as all other preview posts such as positional breakdowns, depth chart and schedule analysis and more when you subscribe on Patreon today.
The running game was meant to be the bread and butter of the Rice football offense under Mike Bloomgren, but it’s been a slog in recent years for a myriad of reasons. Will 2023 be the year the ground game breaks through? And if so, what is it going to take from the personnel on hand (and/or the scheme) to get that aspect of the Owls’ offense moving? Here’s how the position looks in 2023.
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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. With the 2022 season in the books, this page will serve as a running tracker regarding the roster for the upcoming season as it currently stands.
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All roster changes are up to date as of July 7, 2023.
This piece is part of our 2023 Rice Football Season Preview. Get access to it, as well as all other preview posts such as positional breakdowns, depth chart and schedule analysis and more when you subscribe on Patreon today.
Should there be a shortage of six-win teams, Rice football could turn to Academic Progress Rate to reach the postseason. How would that work? The simplest path to bowl eligibility for Rice football would be a win over South Florida on Saturday. A win over the Bulls would be the Owls’ sixth victory of the […]
USF is next up on the 2025 Rice football schedule, so we’re going behind enemy lines with Bulls’ insider Seth Varnadore of the Bay Area Examiner. Bulls’ insider Seth Varnadore was kind enough to stop by and answer a few questions about the upcoming matchup between Rice Football and South Florida. The answers below should […]
Rice Football has a bowl game on the line against South Florida and is doing all they can to squeeze one more win from this schedule. Here’s the latest from the field. The offense took a step forward against North Texas, but there’s a long way to go to keep up with the elite teams […]
Rice Football started fast but couldn’t finish against North Texas. What to take from the loss, which featured free ice cream and beer for students. For roughly one quarter, everything was looking good for Rice football. Then the North Texas offense took off and did not slow down. The Owls didn’t get the win, but […]
Next up for Rice football, a road game against South Florida. Here’s what head coach Scott Abell had to say about the matchup and a few depth chart notes. Head coach Scott Abell and a set of players met with the media for their customary weekly availability. They recapped the North Texas game and looked […]
Head Coach: Mike Houston
Record at School: 22-24 (4 Yr) | Career FBS Record 22-24 (4 Yr)
Offensive Coordinator: Donnie Kirkpatrick | Defensive Coordinators: Blake Harrell