RICE FOOTBALL NEWS August 2009
Wednesday, August 26, 2009
Extra Point Club Dinners:
You can now sign up for the Extra Point Club Dinner Series, with the first dinner set for Monday, August 31. Seating is limited and registration for the series must be complted by noon on Friday, August 28.
Fall Practice:
Justin Hill: Embracing Change (Rice Owls)
Rice's running back corps bring a variety of skills (Houston Chronicle)
Owls back to practice (Sam Khan's Blog)
2009 Position Spotlights: Wide Receivers (OwlsSportsWatch.com, Chad Richardson, free content)
More Thor:
Be sure to check out James Casey's latest rookie diary entry posted yesterday at HoustonTexans.com
Tuesday, August 25, 2009
First Extra Point Club Dinner:
The first Extra Point Club Dinner will be next Monday (8/31) at 6 pm in the R Room. The rest of the schedule will be released very soon at RiceOwls.com.
Coach Bailiff (Thanks, Joe Welsh!):
Bailiff settling in at reputable Rice (San Antonio Express-News)
Fall Practice:
The Travel Roster Inc. (Rice Owls Blog)
2009 Position Spotlights: Running Backs (OwlsSportsWatch.com, free content)
A Day in the Life of a Kicker (YouTube.com, thanks KFangmeier!)
Texas A&M Football:
Chips of the old block (Houston Chronicle)
Monday, August 24, 2009
Fall Practice:
Coach Bailiff comments on August 22 scrimmage (Rice Owls)
Sunday, August 23, 2009
Fall Practice:
Photo Gallery: Second Scrimmage (Rice Owls)
Who's Getting On The Bus (Rice Owls Blog)
Battling for position (The Rice Football Newsletter)
Owls sort out spots in scrimmage (Houston Chronicle)
Saturday, August 22, 2009
Fall Practice:
Owls Move Second Scrimmage to Saturday Morning (Rice Owls)
Scrimmage moved to Saturday; Getting to know...Corbin Smiter (Sam Khan's Blog)
2009 Position Spotlights: Tight Ends (OwlsSportsWatch.com, free content)
Friday, August 21, 2009
Fall Practice:
QBs: The Process of Elimination (Rice Owls Blog)
Rice QB battle down to two (Houston Chronicle)
Owls name 'co-starters", Rice-UT at Reliant (Sam Khan's Blog)
Rice vs. Texas:
Reliant Stadium to Host Rice-Texas in 2010 (Rice Owls)
Rice welcomes any Reliant date against Texas (Houston Chronicle)
Thursday, August 20, 2009
Fall Practice:
Owls Opener Added to CSS Broadcast Schedule (Rice Owls)
Charles Ross: The Young and the Swift (Rice Owls Blog)
Defensive ends a steadying force for Rice (Houston Chronicle)
Rice-UT moved to Reliant; Owls could name starting QB today (Sam Khan's Blog)
2009 Position Spotlights: Offensive Line (OwlsSportWatch.com, free content)
Taking a CFL Scouting Tour of North America (ESPN, Pat Forde)
Rice vs. Texas:
Rice scheduled to play Texas at Reliant Stadium in 2010 (Houston Chronicle)
A Wrenching Decision (Rice Owls Blog)
Wednesday, August 19, 2009
Fall Practice:
Building blocks laid in initial scrimmage (The Rice Football Webletter, 8/15)
C-USA Football Magazine To Debut This Month (Rice Owls)
Chemistry = Efforts + Repetitions (Rice Owls Blog)
Getting to Know: Toren Dixon with video (Sam Khan's Blog)
Camp Bailiff moving along nicely; Smiter finally resumes practice (Rice Owls Examiner)
Rhoads rebuilding Cyclones (The Denver Post)
More Thor:
Be sure to check out James Casey's latest rookie diary entry posted yesterday at Houston Texans.com.
Tuesday, August 18, 2009
Fall Practice:
A Versatile Lot (Rice Owls Blog)
Rice coordinator does the math (Houston Chronicle)
Fall camp notes - Smiter returns (Sam Khan's Blog)
Coach Bailiff: Fabulous Monday morning practice (Rice Owls Examiner)
2009 Position Spotlights: Defensive Line (OwlsSportsWatch.com, free content)
More Thor:
Preparing for practices against Saints (Houston Chronicle)
Jarett Dillard:
What We Learned @ Miami (SportingNews.com)
Monday, August 17, 2009
Fall Practice:
Rice's quarterback search narrowed this week (ESPN.com, Graham Watson)
More Thor:
Thin at fullback, the Texans ask Casey to show his versatility (Houston Chronicle)
Jarett Dillard:
Jaguars' exhibition opener offers early measuring stick (The Florida Times-Union)
Sunday, August 16, 2009
Fall Practice:
Early Dismissal (Rice Owls Blog)
Scrimmage No. 1 (Rice Owls Blog)
Photo Gallery: First Scrimmage (Rice Owls)
Post scrimmage: Ryan Lewis l JT Shepherd l Nick Fanuzzi (The Rice Football Webletter)
After good scrimmage, questions remain for Owls (Houston Chronicle)
Thoughts from teh Owls' first scrimmage with video (Sam Khan's Blog)
Sendejo reflects on bittersweet yers at Rice (Houston Chronicle, Richard Justice)
2009 Position Spotlights: Linebackers (OwlsSportsWatch.com, free content)
Coach Bailiff will be looking for leaders today (Rice Owls Examiner, 8/15)
Texans vs. Chief:
A Thor tweet: "We got the W and I think I played pretty well. I have to keep getting better and find a way to make this team".
Saturday, August 15, 2009
Rice Football:
Click here to watch the new Rice Owls video promoting the upcoming football season.
Fall Practice:
Finding Answers to Pressing Questions (Rice Owls)
Pre-scrimmage observations (Rice Owls Blog)
Defensive backs young but experienced (Houston Chronicle)
Owls scrimmage on Saturday with audio, video (Sam Khan's Blog)
Week two workout photos (The Rice Football Webletter)
2009 Position Spotlights: Cornerbacks (OwlsSportsWatch.com, free content)
Friday, August 14, 2009
Fall Practice:
Photo Galleries (Rice Owls)
Rice squad rich in big receivers (Houston Chronicle)
Owls in full pads, Wells out for season with video (Sam Khan's Blog)
2009 Position Spotlights; Safeties (OwlsSportsWatch.com, free content)
Final two-a-day done; now Owls gear up for Saturday's scrimmage (Rice Owls Examiner)
Day 5 assessment from Bailiff; two-a-days begin (Rice Owls Examiner)
Thursday, August 13, 2009
Fall Practice:
A Cruel and Physical Game (Rice Owls Blog)
Training Camp Day Four Photo Gallery (Rice Owls)
Fangmeier Named to Groza Award Watch List (Rice Owls)
More Media Day '09 Videos: Cheta Ozougwa l Shane Turner (The Rice Football Webletter)
Wells needs season ending surgery; Randolph having a great camp (Rice Owls Examiner)
Day Four of Training Camp (Rice Owls Examiner)
More Thor:
Rookie diary: James Casey (Houston Texans)
Wednesday, August 12, 2009
Fall Practice:
Camp Wars: The Offense Strikes Back (Rice Owls Blog)
Three QBs making case to succeed Clement (Houston Chronicle)
Thoughts from practice no. 3 w/video (Sam Khan's Blog)
More Media Day '09 Videos: Corbin Smiter l Scott Mitchell (The Rice Football Webletter)
Rice Owls Preview (The Sports Network)
More Thor (Thanks, Larry George!):
From Jeremy Rice's FanBlog: "Thor looked GOOD, folks...He made some really tough grabs, and believe me when I say that JC's hands are straight-up like fly-paper...I was reallly impressed with Thor, y'all. He's making this team...Mark it down".
Colorado Football:
CU Buffs nix player Ben Burney's blog after risque entry (ColoradoDaily.com)
Tuesday, August 11, 2009
Fall Practice:
The Race to Replace Chase (Rice Owls)
More Media Day '09 Videos: Taylor Smith l Scott Solomon l Terrance Garmon (The Rice Football Webletter)
More Workout Photos (The Rice Football Webletter)
Thor (Thanks, Larry George!):
From Jerome Solomon's Blog: "James Casey has been better than good. For all of you who were asking if he would even make the team, please. The guy is a player."
Stanford Football:
Yesterday, Stanford football started fall practice. According to a report by The Bootleg's Matt Squeri, Andrew Luck "currently seems clearly positioned as the first team quarterback". He is the son of Kathy (Wilson) Luck '79.
Monday, August 10, 2009
Fall Practice:
Media Day '09 Videos: Coach Bailiff l A Sendejo l T Dixon (The Rice Football Webletter)
Sights and Sounds from Owls' first practice (Sam Khan's Blog, video, 3:10)
Fall practice is underway (Sam Khan's Blog)
Men At Work (OwlsSportsWatch.com, free content)
Owls Voice Saltzman -- A view from the booth (Rice Owls Examiner)
Coach Bailiff --- "1 & 0 first day" (Rice Owls Examiner)
Thor:
From Anna-Megan Raley's Blog: Special teams coordinator Joe Marciano says that "James Casey, a hometown favorite, needs to improve in some of the aspects of special teams. He implied that Casey could be the long snapper during Week 1 against the Jets, but he has not improved enough on the return game. He's smart - he'll figure it out".
Sunday, August 9, 2009
Fall Practice:
Owls Open Fall Football Camp (Rice Owls)
2009 Media Photo Gallery (Rice Owls)
Rice looks to reload, not to rebuild (Houston Chronicle)
The Owls are putting the past behind him (Sam Khan's Blog)
Welcome to the 2009 Rice Football season (Rice Owls Examiner)
The Rice Football Webletter:
The best fan website for Rice football is The Rice Football Webletter, published by Paul Hlavinka '72. At press time, the website had posted photos from yesterday ("The first workout"), with the promise of posting "initial videos and reports on the way over the weekend".
As part of its outstanding Owl football coverage, the website is the home of must-read columns by Rice's No. 1 fan Joyce Pounds Hardy, Class of '45, BA '67 and Froggy Williams '50 during the football season. Joyce's column is entitled "The Distaff End of the Bench" and Froggy's "There was a time ..."
Saturday, August 8, 2009
Fall Practice:
Five Fall Camp Questions to Ponder (Rice Owls)
Thoughts from Bailiff heading into fall practice (Rice Owls)
Jason Washington:
Washington Completes NFL Internship (OwlsSportsWatch.com, free content)
Scott Solomon:
Great Scott (OwlsSportsWatch.com, free content)
Friday, August 7, 2009
Rice Football:
Rice Football has first practice of the year this weekend (Rice News, by MK)
Rice lacks no experience in dealing with doubters (Houston Chronicle, by Jerome Solomon)
Larry Izzo:
Special Team Ghost Leaves Lasting Impression in New England (Bleacher Report)
Thursday, August 6, 2009
Rice Football:
Yesterday, OwlsSportsWatch.com reported that OL Ian Gray (Pearland) commited to Rice, becoming commitment no. 8 in the 2010 Signing Class. (Subscription content)
Monday, August 3, 2009
Rice Football:
Experienced defense key as Rice offense rebuilds (Houston Chronicle)
New Identity - New Problems For Opposing Defenses (OwlsSportsWatch.com, free content)
Sunday, August 2, 2009
Rice Football:
Owls Hold First Women's Football Clinic (Rice Owls)
A pre-fall camp look at UAB's first football opponent (AL.com, 7/31)
Saturday, August 1, 2009
The Golden Decade (Thanks, Eric Foster!):
Last week, CSBSports.com ranked Rice football #89 based upon its performance this decade. And, be sure to check out #41 Wake Forest, with an interesting mention of Rice.
Rice Football:
Searching for Answers (Rice Owls)
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