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Rice Athletics Roundup: May Subscriber Q&A

May 24, 2025 By Matthew Bartlett

Rice Football transfers, Rice baseball offseason and updates on The Roost Podcast make up this month’s edition of our subscriber Q&A.

The whirlwind of Rice Athletic events hasn’t slowed down with as the academic calendar comes to a close. Rice football is adding transfers and Rice baseball is beginning a very important offseason. This month’s Q&A focuses on those two areas as well as providing a quick update on plans for The Roost Podcast this summer.

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Q: Any sleepers on the new transfer signings?

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Rice Football: Spring Practice Takeaways – March Q&A

March 30, 2025 By Matthew Bartlett

A month into Rice Football spring practices, some clarity is emerging. This Q&A focuses on what we’ve learned about the Owls on the gridiron so far.

More than half of spring practices are in the books, and a better picture of what Rice football will look like under head coach Scott Abell is beginning to form. This month’s Q&A focuses on some of those takeaways, ranging from the team’s propensity to avoid huddling and the quarterback race to what’s going on with the kicking game.

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Q: On the new offense: Will the team huddle? Will the linemen line up in a 2-point stance?

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Rice Football New Offense Musings: February 2025 Q&A

February 24, 2025 By Matthew Bartlett

Spring practice is looming and questions abound as to what Rice football will look like once new head coach Scott Abell installs his offense.

Much speculation has been made as to what new Rice football head coach Scott Abell is bringing with him to South Main. For those who haven’t lived and breathed option football, this new venture is going to take some time to fully comprehend. This month’s Q&A addresses the offense, the line and what might be next for the Owls as they work to implement the scheme this spring.

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Q: With the new Coach Abell, will his offense use the Triple option similar to the Navy, Army, and Air Force offenses? Or will he use a version far more sophisticated?

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2025 Rice Football Roster Analysis: January 2025 Q&A

January 31, 2025 By Matthew Bartlett

The Transfer Portal has closed and the 2025 Rice Football spring roster is set. Are there any gaps? Which positions need reinforcements before the fall?

New Rice football head coach Scott Abell has wrapped up a whirlwind first few weeks on the job, finalizing his staff and his initial roster before spring practices get underway in the coming weeks. Before the team gets onto the field, though, how did he and his staff do on the first pass of the roster? This month’s Q&A addresses that current state and digs into which positions made the biggest strides and a few areas potentially in need of more reinforcements.

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Rice Football Position Battles to Watch in Fall Camp: July 2024 Q&A

July 29, 2024 By Matthew Bartlett

Rice Football reports for fall camp this week. With the season approaching in earnest, this month’s Q&A focuses on what we’re watching for in camp.

After what felt like forever, Rice football is back on the grass this week. There are a lot of returning pieces, but not every section of the two deep is written in stone, far from it. This month’s Q&A focuses on some of those less certain areas and highlights which position groups will receive the most scrutiny over the next few weeks.

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Q: Is it too early to talk about fall camp? Obviously wide receiver is up in the air without Luke [McCaffrey], but what other positions are you most interested in?

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