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Rice Football: Behind enemy lines with a UConn Insider

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UConn is next up on the 2023 Rice football schedule so we’re going behind enemy lines with Huskies’ insider Joe Arruda from the Hartford Courrant.

Huskies’ insider Joe Arruda from the Hartford Courrant was kind enough to stop by and answer a few questions about the upcoming matchup between Rice Football and UConn. The answers below should shed some light on the Owls’ upcoming opponent.

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Rice Football 2023: UConn Game Week Practice Report

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Rice football hosts UConn this week in their final non-conference game of the season. Here’s what we learned from practice this week.

A week removed from their first ever AAC win, Rice football returns to non-conference play for one final time this season against UConn. The health of quarterback JT Daniels remains a question heading into the week, but there was some good news on that front, as well as some clarification on how the team will build their gameplan as they prep for the Huskies.

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This week’s roundup focuses on Daniels’ status for Saturday, what the Owls are doing alongside of him and a few defensive beliefs that are driving the Owls on that side of the ball.

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Rice Football 2023: UConn presser quotes and depth chart

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Rice football hosts UConn this week. Here’s what Mike Bloomgren had to say about the matchup at hand and a few depth chart notes.

Head coach Mike Bloomgren and a set of players met with the media for their customary weekly availability. They recapped last week’s game and looked ahead at their upcoming matchup with UConn.

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We touch on those items, then dig into the Rice football depth chart and what the team looks like heading into the weekend. First, the quotes:

Press Conference Quotes

“Looking back at the film from all three phases of ECU, it’s exactly how we felt after the game. It was certainly not to our standard. We can play a lot better. But that’s really cool as [The Roost] pointed out the other night at the presser, when you can not play your best and we have a big enough margin for error to still find a way to win those games. It’s really nice. It speaks to what we’ve brought in this building. It speaks to how hard these players have worked. But it’s not how we want to live.” – Mike Bloomgren on learnings from the ECU game

“We’re aware that there record does not reflect the team that they are. They are a talented football team. They are a well coached football team. They have many players on both sides of the ball that would be very good players in the American Conference, there’s no doubt in my mind as I watch them play, how hard they play.”– Mike Bloomgren on UConn

“It was better. It was nowhere near the standard. It is not good enough in terms of what I’ve talked about. I don’t need to be balanced in terms of percent of run to pass, but I do want to be able to run the ball whenever we need to run the ball, and that includes 4-minute situations. We were not able to gain enough confidence in what we were doing to call runs like I would have wanted to in 4-minute.” – Mike Bloomgren on the running game

“As you see on a week to week basis, pretty much every pass is a catchable ball. He makes our job a lot easier and it’s up to us to kind of make his job as easy as we can too.” – Wide receiver Rawson MacNeill

“They’re a group of dogs. You can tell when you watch film that they really want it. They’re hungry… definitely a team that we cannot take lightly and we got to take our same preparation as we do every week.” – Safety Marcus Williams

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Depth Chart Notes

Bloomgren announced on Tuesday offensive tackle Brad Baur would be out for the season. Clay Servin didn’t get the start last week, but finished the game at left tackle. He’s back with the first string this week with Miguel Cedeno backing him up. The rest of the depth chart is unchanged from last week. We’ll have more updates on the latest on injuries and the plan for Saturday later this week for subscribers.

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The Roost Podcast | Ep 162 – Rice Football beats ECU for first AAC win

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Rice Football rebounded from a tough loss to USF with their first-ever AAC win, beating East Carolina at home in a gritty win.

Quarterback JT Daniels was playing hobbled and the defense gave up yards in bunches, but both beleaguered units made the plays when it mattered most, lifting Rice football to its first-ever AAC win. It wasn’t pretty, but it was a win.  Let’s recap the game.

You can find previous episodes on the podcast page. For now, give a listen to Episode 162.

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Recapping Rice Football vs East Carolina

  • JT Daniels started slow, but finished strong
  • The defense gave up yards in bunches, but came through in crunch time
  • What level of concern should we have with the defense? Is there an obvious adjustment?
  • Rawson MacNeill has another big game
  • Rice football found a way to win ugly

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Rice Football 2023: NFL Owls Week 4 Roundup

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Rice Football is well represented on 2023 NFL rosters. Here’s the latest from the NFL Owls in action in Week 4.

There are former Rice football players scattered across the NFL. Stay tuned each week for their game results and notables from each player.

Team NFL Owl(s) Week 4 Result Week 5
Denver Broncos Elijah Garcia (DL) at Bears W, 31-28 vs Jets
Detroit Lions Jack Fox (P) at Packers W, 34-20 vs Panthers
Indianapolis Colts Kylen Granson (TE) vs Rams L, 29-23 (OT) vs Titans
Los Angeles Rams Austin Trammell (WR) at Colts W, 29-23 (OT) vs Eagles
New England Patriots Calvin Anderson (OL) at Cowboys L, 38-3 vs Saints
Pittsburgh Steelers Chris Boswell (PK) at Texans L, 30-6 vs Ravens
Seattle Seahawks Myles Adams (DL) at Giants (MNF) W, 24-3 — BYE —
Tampa Bay Bucs Nick Leverett (OL) at Saints W, 26-9 — BYE —

Offense

Calvin Anderson – OT, Patriots

Similar to Week 3, Anderson saw only special teams duty this week after starting each of the Patriots’ first two games.

Kylen Granson – TE, Colts

Granson hauled in two passes for 24 yards on Saturday while being targeted five times, which tied wide receiver Michael Pittman for the team lead.

Nick Leverett – OT, Buccaneers

Leverett was active for the Bucs again this week, but did not see action in their Week 3 game against the Eagles.

Austin Trammell – WR, Rams

Trammell did not record any receptions against the colts, but he did serve as the teams’ primary punt return, returning four punts for 15 yards on Sunday.

Defense

Myles Adams – DL, Seahawks

Adams saw his most extensive work of the season on Monday Night Football, racking up four tackles and one sack against the Giants. The sack was one of 11 on the night for the Seahawks and the first of Adams’ career.

Elijah Garcia – DL, Broncos

Garcia registered a tackle in the Broncos’ win over the Bears in Week 4, his first official statistic recorded since an opening week loss to the Raiders.

Special Teams

Jack Fox – P, Lions

Fox punted four times on Thursday night against the Packers, averaging 45 yards per punt and downing one of his kicks inside the 20. His longest ball of the night traveled 52 yards.

Chris Boswell – K, Steelers

Boswell scored the Steelers’ lone points on Sunday, connecting on a pair of short field goals, the longest of which came from 35 yards out. In lieu of any touchdowns, Boswell’s pair of kicks represented the teams’ only points.

More Owls in the NFL

From practice squads to current free agents, there are other Owls on the cusp of returning to active rosters. Find more detail on current contractual agreements and former Rice football players waiting for their next opportunity here.

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