College Baseball This Week, June 8-14
Friday (June 12) – Sunday/Monday (June 21/22) – College World Series
RICE UPDATE
Tuesday, September 22, 2026
Selected Rice Athletics Events This Week, September 21-27
Monday-Tuesday – M Golf at Bayou City Collegiate Classic
Mon-Sun – W Tennis at ITA Women’s All-American Championships, Cary NC
Mon-Sun – M Tennis at ITA Women’s All-American Championships, Tulsa OK
Tuesday (6 pm CT) – Volleyball at #16 Texas A&M SECN+
Friday-Sunday – W Tennis at Rice Invite
Friday – XC at Gans Creek Classic, Columbia SC
Friday (6 pm CT) – Volleyball vs. ECU ESPN+
Sat (9 pm CT) – Football at Fresno St Radio l CW l Game Notes: Rice l FS
Sunday (11 am CT) – Soccer vs. Tulsa ESPN+
Sunday (2 pm CT) – Volleyball vs. UAB ESPN+
Selected Rice Non-Athletics Events This Week, September 21-27
Until December 19 – Moody Center: Radiant Geometries
Monday (12 pm) – Vanzant Lecture Series: Dr Alex Harkess
Monday (12:30 pm) – SRUW l Seminar with Bill King
Tuesday (12 pm) – Sociology Speaker Series: Dr Katherine Maich
Tuesday (5:30 pm) – Houston l Glasscock Course and Reception
Tuesday (6 pm CT) – DFW l Recent Alumni Reception
Wednesday (12 pm CT) – Taste of CELAS & Research Expo
Wednesday (12 pm CT) – Creating Visual Stories: Steven Perry
Wednesday (4 pm CT) – Play That Funky Music, Woodson
Wed (6:30 pm CT) – RSI Frontiers Lecture Series: Branelle Rodriguez
Thursday (5 pm CT) – Hal Marcus Constitution Day Lecture: David Dow
Thu (6:30 pm CT) – Portia Hopkins: Hidden Histories of Our Residential Colleges
Sunday (7 pm CT) – Moody Center: Fabricio Watanay
Shepherd School Events This Week, September 21-27
A listing of Shepherd School events can be found here.
Football News
Rice Football:
Coach Matt Entz Press Conference - Rice Week (Fresno State Athletics)
Families Weekend Matchup Set for 6 pm (Rice Owls)
College Football:
Yesterday, The Athletic re-ranked 138 college football teams for 2026 after week 3, with Rice unchanged at 115. 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
Bayou City Collegiate Classic:
Owls in Second-Place Midway Through Second Round (Rice Owls)
Rice Volleyball:
Owls Wrap Up Nonconference Play at No. 16 Texas A&M (Rice Owls)
Rice Basketball:
Women Hold First Practice for 2026-27 Season (Rice Owls)
Men Hold First Practice of 2026-27 Season (Rice Owls)
Other News
Hispanic Heritage Month:
Rice to celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month with series of events (Rice News)
Friends of Fondren Library:
FOFL annual membership celebration highlights Fondren (Rice News)
Brian Armstrong '05/'06 (Thanks, Kathleen Boyd '80):
Click here to a listen to an Apple podcast with Brian Armstrong on the day that Congress failed to pass the Clarity Act. He is Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Coinbase.
Rice Trivia
Trivia Question:
Name a member of the Cabinet of the United States who is a Texas A&M alum. Email your answer here.
Rice Update by Alan Shelby
A condensed version of the Update is available by email
Corrections, comments and updates welcome