Rice Athletics: Owls have no plans to cut sports

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Athletic departments across the country are trimming back. Rice Athletics has no plans to cut sports and will keep its 14 teams intact. Rice Athletics does not intend to cut any of its sponsored athletic teams. In fact, dropping a sport was never on the table at Rice. “It’s just not been part of our … Read more

Rice Athletics: Bubble inflation some good news on South Main

Rice Athletics has its bubble. After more than a year of waiting, the Waltrip Indoor Training center has been inflated and will soon be ready for use. Originally announced last summer, the Waltrip Indoor Training Center is nearing completion. For the first time, the bubble, as it is more often referred to, began being inflated … Read more

Rice Athletics has flexibility with scholarships for spring sports seniors

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Rice Athletics is working through the scholarship situation for seniors in spring sports. Decisions will ultimately be made on an individual basis. Most agreed that granting an additional year of eligibility for spring sport athletes impacted by the COVID-19 shutdowns was the right thing to do. Somewhat surprisingly, the NCAA held up their end of … Read more