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Rice Football: Realignment and Plan Bs – August 2023 Patreon Q&A

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From conference affiliations to Rice football’s potential should injuries arise again, this month’s Patreon Q&A covers a lot of ground.

Rice football has had unbelievably bad luck when it comes to health at the quarterback position. The team really believes in JT Daniels, but what are the Owls’ prospects should they have to turn to Plan B at the position? And when it comes to the future of the program as a whole, what conference will the Owls be playing in come 2024 and beyond?

There were a couple of good questions this month, so we went ahead and answered all of them. Want to get your questions answered? Subscribe on Patreon for our monthly mailbag.

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Rice Football 2023 Season Preview: Rising Stars

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Which new faces will emerge as difference makers for Rice football in 2023? The Roost picks three rising stars for the upcoming season.

An annual tradition, this Rising Stars segment attempts to highlight potential differential players for the 2023 Rice football team that might not quite be household names… yet. Transfers, freshmen and newcomers of all kinds have graced this list in recent years.

With two weeks before the season starts, it’s time to lock in the picks. Here are our 2023 Rising Stars.

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

This piece is part of our 2023 Rice Football Season Preview. Get access to it, as well as all other preview posts such as positional breakdowns, depth chart and schedule analysis and more when you subscribe on Patreon today. 

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Rice Football Practice Report: Touchdowns aplenty in second fall scrimmage

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The Rice football offense exploded in scrimmage two, scoring seven touchdowns and evening the score after the defense dominated scrimmage one.

If you were a fan of touchdowns, you probably enjoyed the second and final full scrimmage of the fall camp. After the Rice football defense was absolutely spectacular in their opening scrimmage, the offense started to fight back this week before roaring to life with an emphatic showing on Saturday night.

This practice report digs into what went right for the offense, what it means about the defense, some health notes and a handful of acknowledgments for individuals who stood out under the lights.

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Rice Football Practice Report: Offense bounces back from scrimmage woes

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Rice football is halfway through fall camp. The offense had a bit of a bounce back and a few individuals are making waves.

The Rice football defense stole the show in the first scrimmage of fall camp, putting the onus on the offense to respond. The unit bounced back in earnest this week, putting together a much more cohesive performance than they did last Saturday.

This practice report will dig into what went right for the offense as well as highlight a few individuals on that side of the ball who continue to rise through the ranks.

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The Roost Podcast | Ep 155 – Tommy McClelland Introduction and Presser Takeaways

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The Roost Podcast mixes up the format this week to debrief Tommy McClelland’s introductory press conference. Hear from the Owls’ new AD himself.

New athletic director Tommy McClelland was introduced this week and he had a lot to say beyond the podium. In addition to his more formal remarks — you can read those here and check out the full session, too — he had additional conversations with The Roost and other members of the media, covering a wide range of topics. Rather than give you rehashed summaries, here are his words directly with some additional commentary of our own.

You can find previous episodes on the podcast page. For now, give a listen to Episode 155.

Episode Notes

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Recapping Tommy McClelland’s comments from his introductory press conference

  • Is Rice Athletics at an inflection point?
  • What is alignment? Does the Rice Athletics department have it and how can it keep it?
  • How does realignment fit into this?
  • Why Rice? And what does McClelland see as the ceiling for the program?
  • And what about Rice Stadium? What’s the plan? Is there a the timeline for renovations?

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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