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Rice Football Recruiting: TE Jordan Andrus commits to Owls

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The 2025 Rice Football recruiting class continues to soar with another impactful addition. Yates tight end Jordan Andrus has committed to the Owls.

The 2025 Rice Football recruiting class already stretches from coast to coast with commitments ranging from California to South Carolina and as far north as Michigan. The base of the class, though, will always be the Lone Star State. With more than a dozen Texan commitments in the fold so far, the Owls have landed a gem out of their own back yard. Tight end Jordan Andrus, from Houston’s Yates High School, has committed to the Owls.

Andrus is one of the Owls’ most highly sought-after commitments in this class to date. In committing to Rice, Andrus turned down offers from Arizona State, Georgia Tech, SMU, Washington State, Memphis, North Texas and others. Although he certainly had opportunities to head elsewhere, the Houston native is staying home and will be making the short drive across town to South Main.

A multi-sport athlete, Andrus did a little bit of everything at the high school level. He was a basketball star while also playing two ways on the gridiron, working as a tight end as well as the defensive line.

Andrus is listed as a three-star recruit according to 247 Sports ratings and has become one of the highest-rated members of the 2025 class. He’s also the third tight end in the group following earlier commitments from Luke Tevis (Paschal HS) and Will Swartz (Hargrave HS).

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The film matches the resume. Andrus has incredible athleticism for someone of his size. The 6-foot-3, 230-pound playmaker possesses the power to run through would-be tacklers as well as the speed and quickness to leave linebackers over the middle of the field in his dust. The versatile playmaker will be utilized in a myriad of ways in the Owls’ offense.

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Rice Football Recruiting: SAF Michael Amey III commits to Owls

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The recent wave of 2025 Rice Football recruiting class wins marches onward. Hightower safety Michael Amey III has committed to the Owls.

The 2025 Rice Football recruiting class has added commitments from almost every position following a flurry of visits and offers in late June and early July. A true safety wasn’t among those new pledges, though. Now the class has one in the fold. Michael Amey has committed to the Owls.

Amey picked Rice over offers from Hawaii, Texas Southern, HCU, Lamar and UTRGV, among others. The Rice coaching staff hasn’t been afraid to be one of the first to extend an offer and tends to be very confident in their evaluations.

With Amey on board, the 2025 class is starting to fill out and take shape. The 247 Sports rankings, which still have yet to list a few of the Owls’ more recent commitments, including Amey, lists Rice in the top 100 classes nationally and top five in the AAC. That’s a good launching point for the program as the summer starts to wind down as we march toward the fall and the return of football.

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The film does a great job of showcasing Amey’s vision and instincts in the middle of the field. He has tremendous range and isn’t afraid to lower his shoulder and deliver a punishing blow when he arrives at his target. Amey is a true centerfielder who should find himself right at home in the Owls’ defensive scheme.

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2024 Rice Football Season Preview: Running Back

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Next up in our 2024 Rice Football Season Preview: running back. Here’s our breakdown of the Owls’ plans for the group this season.

Rice football has a bonafide star in the running back room, but that doesn’t mean it’s going to be a one-man show in the Owls’ backfield this fall. How will the coaching staff piece together a rotation that maximizes the strengths of several different backs and enables the entire offense to flourish?

Rice Football Preseason Preview: Check out the rest of the series here.

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Rice Football Recruiting: DL Brendon Rice commits to Owls

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The 2025 Rice Football recruiting class is bulking up in the trenches. Defensive tackle Brendon Rice has committed to the Owls.

The state of Michigan is on the board. Following a recent run of Texas pledges for the 2025 Rice Football recruiting class, the Owls headed north to land their most recent addition. North Farmington (MI) defensive tackle Brendon Rice has committed to the Owls.

Rice picked Rice over nearly two dozen offers spanning the primarily the midwest. He had offers from several MAC programs like Bowling Green, Akron, Ball State and Buffalo as well as Marshall, UMass, Harvard and others.

Even with a host of other horses in the race, the Scholars came out ahead for the player who shares their namesake.

“I felt the culture throughout the program, especially the relationships between the guys in the locker room and the coaches,” Rice told The Roost “I feel being from Michigan I could have a new experience as well by seeing new parts of the country while playing great football while also learning and developing even more to help me reach my goal one day of playing on Sundays.”

The tandem of Rice and fellow defensive lineman Rob Rooks, who committed just a few days prior, should form a tremendous duo in the trenches for years to come. Rice’s pledge also gives the Owls 15 commitments as the class has skyrocketed in size. Entering June it had just three members before this recent wave of newcomers made their announcements.

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The highlights paint a fairly convincing case to get Rice in the boat. He’s an interior rusher, but his power is devastating when he’s coming downhill from any angle. He’s strong with a powerful first step and has the physicality to eat up blockers and make plays. In a defense that has had its fair share of big men in the middle, Rice is ready to join the ranks. That mirrors how Rice feels he fits in this scheme.

“I feel my type of game is quickness and strength and power,” he said. “I feel pressing vertical, stunting, sliding is a good fit. I like to move around and that’s how they see me.”

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2024 Rice Football Opponent Season Preview: Charlotte

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It was a bumpy first year for Biff Poggi and Charlotte last season. What can Rice Football expect from the 49ers in 2024?

Head Coach: Biff Poggi
Record at School: 3-9 (1 Yr) | Career FBS Record 3-9 (4 Yr)
Offensive Coordinator: Mike Miller | Defensive Coordinator: Ryan Osborn

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