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Rice Football 2024 Spring Practice Notebook 3: Scrimmage 1

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Rice football wrapped up its first scrimmage of spring practice on Saturday which began with the offense marching down the field for a touchdown.

Head coach Mike Bloomgren said he was “incredibly pleased” when the first scrimmage of the spring concluded on Saturday. Rice football got some splash plays from their offense, a few defensive highlights and lots of different faces onto the field in a busy afternoon at Rice Stadium. More on how the quarterbacks faired as well as the biggest takeaways from the scrimmage:

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Rice Football 2024 Spring Practice Notebook 2: From the Trenches

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Spring is meant to be a time for improvement and learning. That’s been the theme from Rice football on the practice field this week.

Rice football returned from spring break and got back on the practice field this week. There were standouts at all levels, but the trenches stuck out the most. The offensive line has wowed early, even as they rotate through several faces. Meanwhile, on defense, the up-and-coming youngsters are working to make a name for themselves alongside some veteran pieces.

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Growth, competition and good news up front

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Rice Football 2024 Spring Practice Notebook 1: Spring Intros

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The 2024 Rice Football spring practices are officially underway. Here’s the latest on the roster and their plans this spring.

Rice football was back on the grass for the first week of spring practices this week. The Owls will have a short hiatus for spring break, then return to finish the final four weeks of camp and conclude with their spring game on April 13. That’s a short window to accomplish a lot. Stay tuned here for updates throughout the weeks ahead, starting right now with more on their starting point, some news faces, a notable position change and more.

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Quarterback-to-wideout conversion continues

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2024 Rice Football Schedule Announced

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The 2024 Rice Football schedule was released by the American Conference on Thursday, including a full 12-game slate.

Opponents have been known for some time, but now we have dates. All of a sudden the 2024 Rice football season is starting to take shape following an announcement by the conference office on Thursday that laid out the full slate of games the Owls will undertake this fall.

The AAC released this statement concurrently with the schedule:

The nonconference portion of the schedule features 10 games against teams ranked in the top 25 of the final Associated Press poll of 2023, including seven games against top-15 teams. American Athletic Conference teams will face No. 3 Texas, No. 5 Alabama, No. 6 Florida State, No. 14 Notre Dame (two games), No. 15 Oklahoma (two games), No. 16 Oklahoma State, No. 18 Kansas State and No. 25 Liberty in nonconference play.

Teams from The American will play 11 nonconference games against opponents from the Sun Belt, six against Conference USA, five against the SEC, four each against the Big 12 and Mountain West, three against the ACC and two against the Big Ten. American teams will additionally play six games against FBS independents, including two against Notre Dame.

So, here it is, the 2024 Rice Football schedule:

Date Opponent H/A
Aug. 31, 2024 Sam Houston Home
Sep. 7, 2024 Texas Southern Home
Sep. 14, 2024 Houston Away
Sep. 21, 2024 Army Away
Sep. 28, 2024 Charlotte Home
Oct. 5, 2024 — OFF — —
Oct. 12, 2024 UTSA Home
Oct. 19, 2024 Tulane Away
Oct. 26, 2024 UConn Away
Nov. 2, 2024 Navy Home
Nov. 8, 2024 Memphis (Fri) Away
Nov. 16, 2024 — OFF — —
Nov. 23, 2024 UAB Away
Nov. 30, 2024 USF Home

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2025 Rice Football Opponent Season Preview: Charlotte

Posted: August 12, 2025

Charlotte is hitting the reset button this coming fall and will have a new coach at the helm. What can Rice Football expect from the 49ers in 2025? Head Coach: Tim AlbinRecord at School: 0-0 (1 Yr) | Career FBS Record 34-19 (4 Yr)Offensive Coordinator: Todd Fitch | Defensive Coordinator: Nate Faanes Following the dismissal of […]

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2025 Rice Football Season Preview: Slot

Posted: August 11, 2025

Next up in our 2025 Rice Football Season Preview: slot. Here’s our breakdown of the Owls’ plans for the group this season. The new Rice football offense brings with it new positions. Out are the fullbacks, no longer listed in any capacity on the Owls’ roster. In their place, head coach Scott Abell has introduced […]

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Rice Football Recruiting: SAF Zion Allen commits to Owls

Posted: August 10, 2025

It’s been a good month in the secondary for the 2026 Rice Football recruiting class. Safety Zion Allen has flipped his commitment to the Owls. The 2026 Rice Football recruiting class picked up steam over the summer, exploding from a few commitments in the spring to more than a dozen future Owls awaiting their chance […]

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2025 Rice Football Season Preview: Wide Receiver

Posted: August 9, 2025

Next up in our 2025 Rice Football Season Preview: wide receiver. Here’s our breakdown of the Owls’ plans for the group this season. There aren’t many traditional wide receivers remaining on the roster since Rice Football introduced the slot position along with the new scheme. Many of the players listed at the position last year […]

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Rice Football 2025 Fall Camp Notebook: Position Battles Brewing

Posted: August 8, 2025

At a few key positions, the Rice football depth chart remains up in the air. Who’s making their case to be in the two-deep in the secondary and the trenches? As the team nears the midpoint of fall camp and battles the sweltering heat of Houston, Texas, attitudes and focus remain high. “They continue to […]

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Biggest questions for Rice Football spring ball: February 2024 Q&A

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With Rice football set to open spring practice at the beginning of March, this month’s Q&A gets a jump start on key questions for the spring.

Basketball season is winding down. Baseball season is starting up. For Rice football, though, something is going on year-round. The latter was the focus of this month’s Q&A, specifically what sort of questions and expectations we should have for the Owls before they take the gridiron again for spring ball next week.

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