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Rice Football 2021: Captains, position battles and practice notes

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Rice football announced captains this week and solidified some of the final starting spots for Saturday’s opener against Arkansas.

The 2021 Rice football season is approaching quickly. Rice football has wrapped up its final full practice prior to their flight to Arkansas. And has been customary over the last several years, the Owls announced their captains for the season at what is officially the end of fall camp.

This update will kick off with more on who those captains, including a significant quarterback inclusion, then we’ll turn our attention to (primarily) good news on the injury front, updates on key position battles at linebacker and corner and some last-minute notes from practice before the season begins on Saturday.

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2021 Rice Football Captains Announced

As has been customary under Mike Bloomgren, Rice football announced its 2021 captains after wrapping up the final full practice prior to their season-opening game.

Jordan Myers and Cam Riddle are making repeat appearances after being chosen as captains by their teammates last season. Wiley Green, Trey Schuman and Naeem Smith are new additions this season.

This is Schuman’s fifth season at Rice. He made his collegiate debut at Stanford as a true freshman in 2017 and a fixture in the starting lineup when healthy since 2019.  Smith arrived at Rice in 2019 and became a vocal leader for the defense quickly. Like with Myers and Riddle, their teammates are quick to listen when they offer advice.

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Green’s journey has been somewhat unique. He began his Rice career as the scout team quarterback in 2018, rising to starter midseason. He battled for the top job in 2019, making seven starters before falling behind in the pecking order in 2020, seeing only one relief appearance.

Many college football players have thrown in the towel after much less daunting odds, but Green persevered and remains the most probable man to get the opening snap against Arkansas. That speaks volumes to Green’s character and perseverance and how highly his teammates value his leadership. Starter or not, Green’s spot in the captain’s circle is significant.

Key players returning to practice

Rice has seen significantly better injury luck during fall camp this year compared to last year, but there have been some bumps and bruises along the way. It’s likely Rice will be without a handful of players on Saturday — but some good news, too — a few key players did return to practice this week.

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Rice Football 2021 Fall Camp Report: QB battle continues, young faces stand out

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Rice football has begun prep work for its first game, but the quarterback position remains up in the air. Here’s the latest regarding who has the edge and happenings from practice this week.

It’s been a busy week on South Main. We got some clarity on various position battles that were still underway entering last Saturday’s scrimmage, but we did not get a definitive answer at the quarterback spot, and it’s not sounding like a declaration is forthcoming this week. This update has some direct comments from head coach Mike Bloomgren and others on the state of that battle, a potential position switch and a handful of younger players that have stood out.

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Rice Football 2021 Fall Camp Report: Defense dominates in first scrimmage

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As has been the case in recent years, the Rice football defense stole the show in the first scrimmage of fall camp. Here are a few things we learned.

The first official scrimmage of fall camp is in the books and there’s a lot to unpack. As expected Wiley Green and Luke McCaffrey split first-team reps, but they were the only players who had their performances scrutinized on Saturday. There will be more on them coming soon. For now, a few notes of impressive performers and takeaways from who was (and wasn’t) available.

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Rice Football 2021 Fall Camp Report: Breaking down the initial depth chart

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The first depth chart of Rice football fall camp has been released. Here are a few immediate takeaways on what it means for the Owls.

This is our third camp update. You can read the others, as well as all our premium content, here.

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Rice Football 2021 Fall Camp Report: 5 Position battles to watch

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Rice football has finished a handful of practices in fall camp and several position battles at key spots are starting to get interesting.

Four practices into fall camp, a handful of position battles are starting to get particularly interesting. Everyone’s eyes will turn to the quarterbacks, naturally, but they’re not the only players fighting for reps come September. Here are five positions I’ll be watching closely as the first scrimmage approaches at the end of the week.

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