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The Roost Podcast | Ep 205 – 2025 Rice Football Opponent Previews: UTSA

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The 2025 Rice Football season previews march on. This week, we’re joined by Jared Kalmus of Alamo Audible to talk about the upcoming UTSA season.

The seventh edition of our Rice Football opponent summer preview series is now available in your podcast feeds. Returning guest Jared Kalmus, who covers UTSA for Alamo Audible, joins the show to refresh us on the Roadrunners and where things stand for the program following a relatively down year, if recent history should be any indication. Listen in.

You can find previous episodes on the podcast page. For now, give a listen to Episode 205.

Episode Notes

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Rice Football Opponent Preview: UTSA

  • What are appropriate expectations for a program like UTSA?
  • Evaluating the Roadrunners after a down season
  • Owen McCown, the rare AAC returning quarterback
  • Options at the skill position
  • Plenty of question marks on defense
  • Support your independent media
  • No kickers to be found
  • The Lightning Round

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Rice Football: Summer Updated Roster Notes

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Summer is winding down and the Rice football roster is finally starting to take shape. Here are a few important updates as players return to campus.

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Dave Campbell’s Texas Football: 2025 Rice Football Preview

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We stopped by the big show this week to offer our 2025 Rice Football Preview for the Dave Campbell’s Texas Football Podcast.

As The Roost Podcast prepares to embark on its second season as a member of the Dave Campbell’s Texas Football Podcast Network, I joined the big show this week to preview the 2025 Rice Football Season. From the hiring of head coach Scott Abell to the spring and expectations for the fall ahead, we covered a lot of ground on the show.

Episode Notes

DCTF

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.

Homefield

We’re thrilled to partner with Homefield Apparel, the premier proprietor of college football clothing. First-time buyers can use the code ROOST for 15% off their order. The Owls hoodie is a personal favorite as is the Luv-Ya-Owls shirt. Make sure you check out the sailor hat (pictured below) as you shop the Rice collection or pick up something else (or both)!

Homefield

Patreon

Get exclusive insight on Patreon. Be the first to get the inside scoop on what’s going on with Rice football and stick around for even further analysis. That includes practice updates, analysis and more. Your support matters and makes The Roost better. Join our discussion on Discord here.

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2025 Rice Football Season Preview

  • Head Coach Scott Abell and the new era of Rice Football
  • The option and it’s fit with Rice throughout history
  • Strengths and weaknesses for the offense and the defense
  • The retention of Jon Kay and his elevation to the defensive coordinator position
  • Expectations for Rice Football this season

Where can you find us?

The Roost Podcast is part of the Dave Campbell’s Republic of Football Podcast Network. You can find this podcast and all of our partner podcasts on Apple, Spotify and wherever you get your podcasts.

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Rice Football Recruiting: OL Leyonte Chandler commits to Owls

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Days removed from landing its quarterback, the 2026 Rice Football recruiting class picked up one of his protectors. Offensive lineman Leyonte Chandler has committed to the Owls.

The 2026 Rice Football recruiting class isn’t slowing down as it continues to stockpile talent throughout the summer. While June was particularly busy, the Owls have made two crucial additions to their group in July, most recently adding this key protector in the trenches. Euless Trinity offensive lineman Leyonte Chandler has committed to the Owls.

Chandler’s services were tightly contested with more than a dozen programs vying for his services including San Diego State, UTSA, Navy, North Texas, Texas State, Arkansas State and New Mexico, among others. Given a myriad of choices, Chandler picked South Main.

“I can tell coach Abell wants to win and the program is like a family,” Chandler told The Roost. “I feel like they will develop me to be the best version of myself.”

Chandler joins Sinton HS product Clay Mitchell as the Owls’ pair of offensive line commitments in the class, so far. They’ll block for newly committed quarterback Ayden Wilhelm, who made his pledge just days before Chandler.

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The 6-foot-5, 285-pound Chandler gets low and moves people, aspect of his game that jump out as soon as you turn on the tape. When asked about his game, Chandler pointed to his hand usage to engage defenders and active feet. He’s a physical presence in the trenches and should be a great building block for the Owls up front for years to come.

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2025 Rice Football Opponent Season Preview: FAU

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It’s a reboot in Boca Raton. Can Zach Kittley hit the ground running in Year One, or will it be a slow build? What can Rice Football expect from the Owls in 2025?

Head Coach: Zach Kittley
Record at School: 0-0 (1 Yr) | Career FBS Record 0-0 (1 Yr)
Offensive Coordinator: Zach Kittley | Defensive Coordinator: Brett Dewhurst

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