Jon Kay

Rice Football to promote Jon Kay to Defensive Coordinator

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Jon Kay

Rice Football has its next defensive coordinator. Sources confirm to The Roost that linebacker coach Jon Kay is expected to be promoted to the position. It didn’t take Rice football head coach Scott Abell to find a replacement for former defensive coordinator Brian Smith. Sources tell The Roost that Abell zeroed in quickly on current … Read more

Rice Football 2023 Spring Notebook 10: Defensive Takeaways

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DJ Arkansas makes a tackle in the 2023 Rice Football Spring Game.

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