Nearly automatic at a position in need of stability, kicker Christian VanSickle is our 2022 Rice Football Special Teams Player of the Year. There was a point during the 2021 season when Rice football just stopped kicking field goals. The coaching staff wisely made the decision to go for it on fourth down more often … Read more
Rice football rebuilt its offense during the offseason, bulking up the receiving corps and finding a playmaker in Isaiah Esdale. After playing a part-time role at West Virginia before he arrived in Houston, Isaiah Esdale wanted to make his final season count. “I want to break records,” he said with a serious smile upon his … Read more
One of the few transfer additions on defense, linebacker Chris Conti quickly became a mainstay and our 2022 Rice Football Defensive Newcomer of the Year. Rice football received commitments from two transfer linebackers from the Transfer Portal last winter. The hope, at least among the coaching staff, was that both would play meaningful roles for … Read more