It was a down year for the Rice football defense in 2022. Was that an anomaly or a trend that could impact the unit in 2023? When head coach Mike Bloomgren and defensive coordinator Brian Smith arrived prior to the 2018 season there was a spoken understanding that their first season on campus would be … Read more
The Rice Football defense once again had a productive spring. Here’s what we learned about that side of the ball. Despite coming out of the wrong side according to the final score in the 2023 Rice Football Blue and Gray Game, the defense had a largely positive spring. They asserted their will in the prior … Read more
The last practice before the 2023 Rice Football spring game has wrapped up and there are several questions that still need answering as spring ball ends. All eyes were focused on the arrival of transfer quarterback JT Daniels, who took the field for the first time this spring. Would he live up to expectations? Early … Read more