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Rice Football: 10 Takeaways from 2023 Season

December 28, 2023 By Matthew Bartlett

The 2023 Rice football season was unpredictable and one-of-a-kind. What can we take away from the Owls’ six-win campaign?

A SERVPRO First Responder’s Bowl appearance marks the end of an eventful 2023 Rice Football season, filled with extremely high highs and some questionable lows. Ultimately, this year will be remembered most for that second-straight bowl appearance, but we learned a lot about this team and this program throughout the season.

Make sure you check out The Roosties, our take on an annual Rice football awards show from The Roost Podcast. There will also be Team Superlatives released throughout the next few weeks featuring more traditional awards like Team MVP, Offense and Defensive Player of the Year and more.

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Here are a few final thoughts on the 2023 Rice football season, ordered with five initial positives from the year that was and five pressing questions for the future based on what we saw on the field this year.

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Rice Football 2023: UTSA Game Week Practice Report

November 9, 2023 By Matthew Bartlett

Rice football visits UTSA this weekend seeking to snap a losing streak. Here’s what we learned from the Owls at practice this week.

It’s mid-November and we’ve got a situation in the Rice football quarterback room. An unwanted, annual tradition has returned to South Main as the Owls prepare for the possibility of a game without quarterback JT Daniels at the helm.

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This week’s roundup focuses on what the Owls plan to do if Daniels is ruled out, what additional adjustments they’re having to make because of injuries and some closing thoughts on the importance of this matchup.

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Rice Football 2023: UConn Game Week Practice Report

October 5, 2023 By Matthew Bartlett

Rice football hosts UConn this week in their final non-conference game of the season. Here’s what we learned from practice this week.

A week removed from their first ever AAC win, Rice football returns to non-conference play for one final time this season against UConn. The health of quarterback JT Daniels remains a question heading into the week, but there was some good news on that front, as well as some clarification on how the team will build their gameplan as they prep for the Huskies.

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This week’s roundup focuses on Daniels’ status for Saturday, what the Owls are doing alongside of him and a few defensive beliefs that are driving the Owls on that side of the ball.

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Rice Football 2023: Houston Game Week Practice Report

September 7, 2023 By Matthew Bartlett

Rice football comes home this week to play the Bayou Bucket rivalry game against Houston. Here’s what we learned from practice this week.

This week was spent refining some things as Rice football prepares for its 2023 home opener, an important intra-city rivalry game with Houston. The Owls came close a year ago and believe they have what it takes to get over the hump this time around.

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This week’s roundup focuses on a shakeup at one offensive possession, some learnings from the Texas game and some healthy updates as the team readies for Week 2.

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Rice Football Practice Report: Availability, opportunities and questions before game week

August 23, 2023 By Matthew Bartlett

Rice football has some positions solved and others are still up in the air as the team gets closer and closer to starting game prep for its season opener against Texas.

In the days ahead, Rice football will officially start installing its game plan for the season opener against Texas on September 2. In the meantime, there are a few position groups with uncertainty to figure out. Depth charts are forthcoming, but how the team is attacking this interim period also says a lot about who is in the mix for which spots.

This practice report digs into those position groups of note, addressing a few existing injuries and some players on their way back as well as a few additional items.

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