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2025 Rice Football Season Preview: Running Back

August 22, 2025 By Matthew Bartlett

Next up in our 2025 Rice Football Season Preview: running back. Here’s our breakdown of the Owls’ plans for the group this season.

A new offense brings with it a myriad of differing outlooks for key position groups, few of which will enter the upcoming 2025 Rice Football season with as much expectation as the running back room. The focal point of a scheme that has led the nation in rushing frequently when head coach Scott Abell was at Davidson, the Owls’ backs are going to be leaned on to carry a significant load in this offense.

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2025 Rice Football Season Preview: Defensive Line

August 20, 2025 By Matthew Bartlett

Next up in our 2025 Rice Football Season Preview: defensive line. Here’s our breakdown of the Owls’ plans for the group this season.

There’s a new coordinator at the helm of the Rice Football defense and a mix of new and old faces who will be asked to step into significant roles this coming season. Even with the changes, getting to the passer and creating havoc in the run game will be the marching orders for a front that believes it has enough depth to make a difference.

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2025 Rice Football Season Preview: Offensive Line

August 18, 2025 By Matthew Bartlett

Next up in our 2025 Rice Football Season Preview: offensive line. Here’s our breakdown of the Owls’ plans for the group this season.

A new Rice football offensive scheme means a reworked offensive line, which will be asked to operate much differently than the unit was a season ago when Rice ran a more West Coast style of offense. While that was a tall order when head coach Scott Abell arrived, it’s been nothing but glowing endorsements of the progress made by the players they inherited in the offensive trenches to this point. Abell has continued to reiterate how optimistic he is about this unit.

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2025 Rice Football Opponent Season Preview: Navy

August 16, 2025 By Matthew Bartlett

Navy is aiming high after a breakthrough second season under Brian Newberry. What can Rice Football expect from the Midshipmen in 2025?

Head Coach: Brian Newberry
Record at School: 25-15 (2 Yr) | Career FBS Record: 25-15 (2 Yr)
Offensive Coordinator: Drew Cronic | Defensive Coordinator: P.J. Volker

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Rice Football 2025 Season Preview: Roster Grid

August 13, 2025 By Matthew Bartlett

Rice football has a 106-man roster entering the 2025 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 and as a complement to the roster, which has been updated to account for all the final additions and changes with the start of camp, this grid tracks every Rice football player by position and classification. Position changes from last season and/or the spring are also detailed below.

All roster changes are up to date as of Aug. 1, 2025.

Rice Football Preseason Preview: Check out the rest of the series here.

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