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The Roost Podcast | Ep 196 – Rice Football Signing Day and Winter Recap

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A lot has transpired on South Main the past several weeks. Here’s our take on National Signing Day, the Rice Football coaching staff and more.

A lot has happened since we handed out The Roosties, our annual Rice Football postseason awards. From National Signing Day to a brand new coaching staff, here’s the latest on the Owls and a few thoughts on what could be next around South Main.

You can find previous episodes on the podcast page. For now, give a listen to Episode 196.

Episode Notes

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The Roost Podcast is now part of the Dave Campbell’s Republic of Football Podcast Network. You’ll still get the same content with the same hosts, but now under the DCTF banner.

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Rice Football News and National Signing Day Recap

  • Head coach Scott Abell finalizes coaching staff
  • JUCO waiver news and the departure of Dean Connors
  • Takeaways from 2025 Rice Football Signing Class
  • The State of the Quarterback Room
  • Positions of need?
  • How do we evaluate this class?

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Rice Football Recruiting: 2025 National Signing Day Live Blog

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The 2025 Rice Football Recruiting class wraps up on National Signing Day. Follow all the action here as the Owls close out the class.

National Signing Day marks the culmination of the 2025 Rice Football recruiting class. This live tracker will follow all the latest news and updates throughout the day, with further updates on the class as it’s finalized. If you’re not a subscriber yet, here’s your chance.

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As we did during the Early Signing Period, we’ll have a Live Blog up and running with updates throughout the day. (Not a subscriber? We’ve unlocked this post from a prior cycle to give you a flavor of what to expect — live updates as soon as we get them). Subscribers get access to the full list of Rice offers, commits, signees and more.

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Which newcomers are program-changing talents? Who is the diamond in the rough? More to come. For the time being, let’s dig into the latest from National Signing Day, below.

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Rice Football Recruiting: What to expect from 2025 National Signing Day

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The 2025 Rice Football Recruiting class is essentially complete with the bulk of the outstanding pledges putting pen to paper on National Signing Day.

National Signing Day is Wednesday, February 5. As we did during the Early Signing Period, we’ll have a Live Blog up and running with updates throughout the day. If you’re not a subscriber, now’s a reminder that you can get access to the latest live Rice news and analysis, a full lineup of current commits and signees and more.

This is normally the part where I’d post an updated snapshot of the Owls’ recruiting ranking and compare it to the program’s standard and the conference. With the continued growth of the Transfer Portal, mainstream recruiting websites have all but given up on maintaining most G5 team lists, at least until classes are finalized this week.

It’s impossible to say where the Owls’ compare right now given most services have less than half the Owls’ current class listed. The Roost’s offer and commitment tracker remains the best place to find this information.

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What Happened Since the Early Signing Period

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Rice Football Recruiting: 2024 National Signing Day Live Blog

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The 2024 Rice Football Recruiting class wraps up on National Signing Day. Follow all the action here as the Owls close out the class.

National Signing Day marks the culmination of the 2024 Rice Football recruiting class. This live tracker will follow all the latest news and updates throughout the day, with further updates on the class as it’s finalized. If you’re not a subscriber yet, here’s your chance.

Subscriber content.<br /> Please login to see the full post or visit our Patreon page.

As we did during the Early Signing Period, we’ll have a Live Blog up and running with updates throughout the day. (Not a subscriber, we’ve unlocked this post to give you a flavor of what to expect — live updates as soon as we get them).

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Which newcomers are program-changing talents? Who is the diamond in the rough? More to come. For the time being, let’s dig into the latest from National Signing Day, below.

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Rice Football Recruiting: 2023 National Signing Day Live Blog

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The 2023 Rice Football Recruiting class wraps up on National Signing Day. Follow all the action here as the Owls close out the class.

Like in years past, Rice football recruiting looks to close out another successful class on National Signing Day. This live tracker will follow all the latest news and updates throughout the day, with further updates on the class as its finalized. If you’re not a subscriber yet, here’s your chance.

Subscriber content.<br /> Please login to see the full post or visit our Patreon page.

As we did during the Early Signing Period, we’ll have a Live Blog up and running with updates throughout the day. (Not a subscriber, we’ve unlocked this post to give you a flavor of what to expect — live updates, when we get them).

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Which newcomers are program-changing talents? Who is the diamond in the rough? More to come. For the time being, let’s dig into the latest from National Signing Day, below.

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