College Baseball This Week, June 8-14
Friday (June 12) – Sunday/Monday (June 21/22) – College World Series
RICE UPDATE
Tuesday, October 6, 2026
Selected Rice Athletics Events This Week, October 5 - 11
Monday – Rice Baseball Golf Tournament
Monday – W Golf at Blessing Collegiate Invitational, Fayetteville AR
Monday – M Golf at Trinity Forest Invitational, Dallas
Thu-Sun – M Tennis at ITA Texas Men’s Regional Championships, Fort Worth
Thu-Sun – W Tennis at ITA Texas Men’s Regional Championships, Waco
Thursday (6 pm CT) – Soccer vs. UAB ESPN+
Friday-Saturday – Swimming at Rice Fall Splash
Friday (6 pm CT) – Volleyball vs. Wichita State ESPN+
Friday (6 pm CT) – Baseball at Texas A&M EXH
Sat (3 pm CT) – Football vs. ECU Radio l ESPN+ l Game Notes: Rice l ECU
Sunday (11 am CT) – Soccer at ECU ESPN+
Sunday (1 pm CT) – Volleyball vs. Memphis ESPN+
Selected Rice Non-Athletics Events This Week October 5 - 11
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 Steward Pickett
Monday (12:30 pm) – SRUW l Seminar with Miguel Harth-Bedoya
Monday (6 pm) – Sewall Hall: Dr Pinn interviews Jahi
Tuesday-Thursday – Baker Event: Annual Energy Summit
Tue (5:30 am) – Kyle Morrow Room: Book Signing with Dr LeFlouria and Dr Jou
Wednesday (12 pm CT) – Texas-Latin America Social Science Research Forum
Wednesday (4 pm CT) – Play That Funky Music, Woodson
Thursday (4 pm) – ContinuOWL Learning: Michelle Lederman
Thursday (4:30 pm) – Book Event: Historian John Garrison Marks
Saturday – Hoots and Hobbies: Sammy Clay Trinket Dish with Amy Lin ‘11
Saturday-Sunday – Houston Cinema Arts Festival; Sarofim Hall
Sat (9:30 am) – RCEL presents: SWE + SHPE Conference Prep Workshop
Shepherd School Events This Week, October 5 - 11
A listing of Shepherd School events can be found here.
Football News
Rice Football:
Preview: ECU (The Roost)
Tulsa Kickoff Time Set for 3:30 (Rice Owls)
College Football:
Yesterday, The Athletic re-ranked 138 college football teams for 2026 after week 5, with Rice slightly slipping from 120 to 121. Read here (free content).
Professional Baseball News
Playoff Baseball:
Yesterday, the White Sox edged the Guardians, 4-3, to take the first 2 games of the best-of-five AL Division Series. Game 3 is set for tomorrow. Paul Janish is the Director of Player Development for the White Sox.
College Baseball News
Rice Baseball:
Reckling's Roost Upgraded to Club 37 (Rice Owls)
Other Sports News
Rice Soccer:
Owls Earn Conference Honors (Rice Owls)
Trinity Forest Invitational:
Day 2 Recap (Rice Owls)
Blessings Collegiate Invitational:
Day 3 Recap (Rice Owls)
Brad Lardon '88:
Brad Lardon, who is PGA Director of Golf at The Club at Las Campanas in Santa Fe NM, has created one of the most exclusive tournaments in the world. The tournament has only one rule – you must be at least 90 years old to play. Read more.
Other News
Boniuk Institute:
What does future of faith look like? (Rice News)
Families Weekend:
Families Weekend showcases campus life, community (Rice News)
Rice Trivia
Guest Trivia Question:
Name the former Rice Trustee who was the first Secretary of the Department of Health, Education and Welfare. Email your answer here.
Rice Update by Alan Shelby
A condensed version of the Update is available by email
Corrections, comments and updates welcome