Tuesday (6:35 pm CT) – vs. Louisiana Game Notes: Rice l LA l LS l Radio
Probables: RHP Jackson Blank and RHP Sawyer Pruitt (0-0, 0.00)
Wed (6:35 pm CT) – vs. Purdue Game Notes: Rice l PUR l LS l Radio l TV: ESPN+
Probables: TBA and TBA
Friday (8:05 pm CT) – at USC Game Notes: Rice l UT l LS l Radio l TV: BIG+
Probables: TBA and TBA
Saturday (6:30 pm CT) – Rice vs. USC Pregame Meeting
Saturday (8:05 pm CT) – at USC Game Notes: Rice l UT l LS l Radio l TV: BIG+
Probables: TBA and TBA
Sunday (2:05 pm CT) – at USC Game Notes: Rice l UT l LS l Radio l TV: BIG+
Probables: TBA and TBA
RICE UPDATE
Tuesday, February 17, 2026
Selected Rice Athletics Events This Week, February 16-22
Monday-Tuesday – M Golf at Hal Williams Collegiate, Mobile AL
Tuesday (7 pm CT) – W Basketball vs. South Florida TV: ESPN+
Wednesday-Saturday – American Swimming Championship, Greensboro NC
Thursday (11 pm CT) – W Tennis vs. Texas A&M-CC
Friday (12 pm CT) – M Tennis vs. ODU, Murfreesboro TN
Saturday (9 am CT) – M Tennis vs. Utah, Murfreesboro TN
Saturday (12 pm CT) – W Basketball at East Carolina
Sunday (1 pm CT) – M Basketball at Tulane TV: ESPN+
Sunday (2 pm CT) – M Tennis at Middle Tenn
Selected Rice Non-Athletics Events This Week, February 16-22
Monday (12 pm CT) – Vanzant Lecture: Dr Scott Edwards
Monday (12 pm CT) – SRUW & SOLAR l Seminar with Azucena Castro
Tuesday (6:30 pm CT) – Brazos Bookstore: Scott Solomon
Wednesday (1:30 pm CT) – Fondren Library: Archives of Courage
Wednesday (5 pm CT) – Baker Event: Karen Elliott House
Wednesday (6 pm CT) – Recent Alumni Run Club
Wednesday (6 pm CT) – Meet the Author: Pam Penick '89
Wednesday (6 pm CT) – Austin l Alumni Painting with a Twist
Thursday (11:30 am CT) – Boniuk Institute: Reading Religion Salon
Thursday (1 pm CT) – CAAAS Speaker Series: Dr Quito J Swan
Thursday (4 pm CT) –Transnational Asia Speaker: Frederick R Dickinson
Thursday (5:30 pm CT) – Baker Event: Becoming Martian With Scott Solomon
Thursday (6 pm CT) – Visiting Artist Lecture Series: Carissa Rodriguez
Thursday (6 pm CT) – The Gender Factor: Leadership Double Standards in Tech
Friday (12 pm CT) – Brown Bag Talk with Stephen Molldrem
Friday (12:30 pm CT) – Hudspeth Lecture Series: Noam Lupu
Friday (6:30 pm CT) – We Are Here Film Screening
Saturday (5:30 pm CT) – North Carolina l Research Triangle Social
Saturday (7 pm CT) – Manila in the Claws of Light
Shepherd School Events This Week, February 16-22
A listing of Shepherd School events can be found here.
Football News
Rice Football:
Madison Joins Owls as Cornerbacks Coach (Rice Owls)
Rice Hires Tevin Madison as Corners Coach (The Roost)
Professional Baseball News
Player Moves:
Last month, Jon Duplantier signed a contract with the Yokohama DeNA BayStars of Nippon Professional Baseball. This will be his second season in Japan, after playing last season for the Hanshin Tigers. Read more.
College Baseball News
College Baseball:
Opening Weekend Guide (Baseball America)
Bracketology:
Field of 64 Projections: Preseason Edition (D1Baseball.com)
Other Sports News
Rice Golf:
Boandl in Top Ten at Hal Williams Collegiate (Rice Owls)
Rice W Basketball:
Rice Wraps Up Homestand with South Florida (Rice Owls)
Alexis Named American Honorable Mention (Rice Owls)
Rice M Basketball:
Trae Broadnax Earns Fifth American Honorable Mention (Rice Owls)
Other News
Jeremy Thigpen '97:
Last week, Transocean announced the signing of an agreement to acquire Valaris in an all-stock transaction valued at approximately $5.8 billion. Jeremy Thigpen will serve as Executive Chairman of the Board. A 1997 Rice graduate, he was a four-year football letterman (1993-‘94-‘95-‘96). Read more.
Rice Trivia
Trivia Question:
Name the pitcher on the Rice baseball roster whose uncle received the ARA Distinguished Alumni Award. Email your answer here.
Rice Update by Alan Shelby
A condensed version of the Update is available by email
Corrections, comments and updates welcome