College Baseball This Week, June 8-14
Friday (June 12) – Sunday/Monday (June 21/22) – College World Series
RICE UPDATE
Tuesday, September 29, 2026
Selected Rice Athletics Events This Week, September 28 - October 4
Thursday-Sunday – M Tennis at Torreon MX College Invite
Friday (6 pm CT) – Volleyball at South Florida ESPN+
Friday (7 pm CT) – Soccer at UTSA ESPN+
Saturday-Sunday – W Golf at Blessing Collegiate Invitational, Fayetteville AR
Saturday (8 am CT) – WXC at SU Showdown, Georgetown TX
Sat (6 pm CT) – Football vs. UTSA Radio l ESPN+ l Game Notes: Rice l UTSA
Sunday – M Golf at Trinity Forest Invitational, Dallas
Sunday (1 pm CT) – Volleyball at FAU ESPN+
Selected Rice Non-Athletics Events This Week, September 28-October 4
Until December 19 – Moody Center: Radiant Geometries
Until October 3 – Sarofim Gallery: Off the Press/Off the Wall
Monday (12 pm) – Vanzant Lecture Series: Dr Cory Evans
Monday (12:30 pm) – SRUW l Seminar with Mark Jones
Tuesday (10 am) – Baker Event: The State of the USCMA
Tuesday (11 am) – ContinuOWL Learning: Neal Schore
Tuesday (5 pm CT) – Rice 360 Global Health Technologies Seminar
Tuesday (5:30 pm CT) – Baker Event: Aiding Autocrats
Wednesday (11 am CT) – Wellness on the Mat: Owls on the Mat
Wednesday (4 pm CT) – Play That Funky Music, Woodson
Wednesday (5:30 pm CT) – Online Cooking Class
Thursday (6 pm CT) – Oscar Tuazon / Visiting Artist Lecture Series
Thursday (6 pm CT) – Be a Positive Pivoter: Wendy-Kay Logan
Friday-Sunday – Families Weekend
Friday-Sunday – Rice Theatre: Our Town
Friday (4:30 pm CT) – Research Relays: New Social Sciences Faculty (ll)
Sunday (9 am - 1 pm CT) – Rice Village Farmers Market
Shepherd School Events This Week, September 28 - October 4
A listing of Shepherd School events can be found here.
Football News
Owls in NFL:
Week 3 Roundup (The Roost)
Rice Football:
Preview: UTSA (The Roost)
Owls and East Carolina Set for 3 pm Kickoff (Rice Owls
College Football:
Yesterday, The Athletic re-ranked 138 college football teams for 2026 after week 4, with Rice slipping from 115 to 120. Read here (free content).
Professional Baseball News
MLB/MiLB Scoreboard Yesterday.
No Owls in action.
College Baseball News
Rice Baseball:
Pierce Adds 11 to Roster (Rice Owls)
Other Sports News
Who's really No. 1?
Rice statisticians build better way to make sense of competing sports rankings (Rice News)
Rice Soccer:
Kapadia Named American Conference Honorable Mention (Rice Owls)
Other News
Owl Stars:
Rice scholarship recipients celebrate donor support at event (Rice News)
Glasscock School:
Glasscock School welcomes back alumni (Rice News)
Lyle Land (1959-2026):
On September 1, Lyle Land passed away. A native Texan, he earned a BS (’84) and a MCE (’85) both in Chemical Engineering from Rice (Will Rice). He enjoyed a career as an extrusion technology specialist and consultant. Also, he was active in the community and in his church. He “was known for his friendship, generosity, and willingness to help anyone in need”. Click here for the obituary.
Rice Trivia
Trivia Question:
Name the former member of the Rice baseball staff who is a current member of the Chicago White Sox front office. Email your answer here.
Rice Update by Alan Shelby
A condensed version of the Update is available by email
Corrections, comments and updates welcome