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Rice Football 2024 Spring Notebook 10: Unanswered Questions

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A few outstanding questions remain for Rice football after the conclusion of spring practice. Let’s address a few unknowns and potential concerns.

It was largely an encouraging spring for Rice football. Both sides of the ball had their moments. New quarterback EJ Warner looked poised and productive in just a few short weeks. The coaching staff walked away happy, for the most part. But no football team is ever perfect after spring practices and they’ll have a few months to address the concerns that remain as best they can. What are those potential pain points? We highlight a few from the totality of spring practices below.

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A wide receiver room in transition

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Rice Football 2024 Spring Practice Notebook 5: Scrimmage 2

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The defense punched back in the second scrimmage of Rice football spring practices, dominating the afternoon after the offense started the week strong.

On a beautiful spring afternoon, the Rice football defense roared back to life in the second scrimmage of spring practices, emphatically declaring their preeminence against the offenses’ best. In the words of head coach Mike Bloomgren, it was “complete domination to start” with the offense not really showing much life until later in the session. Here are the standouts, impact plays, stat lines and more from Scrimmage 2:

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“Nobody could move the ball on them”

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Rice Football 2024 Spring Practice Notebook 2: From the Trenches

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Spring is meant to be a time for improvement and learning. That’s been the theme from Rice football on the practice field this week.

Rice football returned from spring break and got back on the practice field this week. There were standouts at all levels, but the trenches stuck out the most. The offensive line has wowed early, even as they rotate through several faces. Meanwhile, on defense, the up-and-coming youngsters are working to make a name for themselves alongside some veteran pieces.

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Growth, competition and good news up front

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Rice Football 2024 Spring Practice Notebook 1: Spring Intros

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The 2024 Rice Football spring practices are officially underway. Here’s the latest on the roster and their plans this spring.

Rice football was back on the grass for the first week of spring practices this week. The Owls will have a short hiatus for spring break, then return to finish the final four weeks of camp and conclude with their spring game on April 13. That’s a short window to accomplish a lot. Stay tuned here for updates throughout the weeks ahead, starting right now with more on their starting point, some news faces, a notable position change and more.

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Quarterback-to-wideout conversion continues

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Rice Football 2023: Bowl Prep Practice Report 1

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Rice football is prepping for the SERVPRO First Responders Bowl. Here’s what we learned from the Owls at practice this week.

Extra practices are one of the most significant benefits of postseason play and Rice football is taking full advantage of the opportunity. The Owls are getting time on the practice field last week and this week, working around finals as they install their game plan and get reps in for their upcoming matchup with Texas State.

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This week’s roundup focuses on what the bowl roster will look like for Rice football as well as some notes on how prep has gone and who has shown out in the early goings.

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Who’s here and who isn’t

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