Rice Football:
2021 Special Teams Players of the Year: Sean Fresch, Juma Otoviano (The Roost)

Rice Football:
Rising Star of the Year: Ari Broussard (The Roost)

Texas High School Football Playoffs:
Last night, Drew Brees tweeted:  "Congratulations to my Alma mater Westlake High School in Austin TX for winning their 3rd straight 6A Football State Title.  Unbelievable accomplishment by the legendary Coach Todd Dodge and his teams!"

Rice Football:
Garcia Leads Six Owls on Phil Steele All C-USA Team (Rice Owls)

Rice Football:
Owls Sign 11 to Open Early Signing Period (Rice Owls)
2021 Early SIgning Day Press Conference (YouTube)
Rice nets another historic haul (The Roost)

Owls in NFL:
NFL Owls Update (The Roost) 

ND Kalu:
On April 23, 2022, four-year Rice football letterman ND Kalu '97 (1993-94-95-96) will be inducted into the San Antonio Sports Hall of Fame as a member of the Class of 2022.  Read more.

Rice Football;
Schuman Earns C-USA All-Academic Honors (Rice Owls)
Podcast Ep 102: Rice Football Season in Review (The Roost) 

Houston Touchdown Club:
There are several Rice connections among the finalists for the Touchdown Club of Houston high school awards:  Finalist for Private School Lineman of the Yea - Stefan Gustafson (son of Sofia Adrogue ’88 and Sten Gustafson ’89), Finalist for UIL Offensive Player of the Year – Bert Emanuel Jr (son of Bert Emanuel ’94) and Finalist for UIL Coach of the Year - Rick LaFavers (former Rice assistant coach, 2007-11).  Click here for the complete list of finalists (scroll down to the bottom of the page).

Rice Football:
Rice Owls Insider: JP Heath's season recap with Coach Bloomgren and AD Karlgaard (Rice Owls)
Owls showed signs of building a winner (Houston Chronicle)

Owls in NFL:
Owls NFL Update (The Roost)

Rice Football:
Owls end season with comeback win over LA Tech (The Rice Thresher)
Owls need a more consistent formula (The Rice Thresher)

Rice Football:
10 Takeaways from 2021 season (The Roost)

Rice Football:
Coach Bloomgren expected to return in 2022 (The Roost)

College Football;
Auburn Tops Final Misery Index of 2021 (The Roost)

Austin Walter '19:
Yesterday, four-year Rice football letterman Austin Walter ’19 (2015-16-17-18), who was elevated from the practice squad by the Jets the day before, scored his first career NFL touchdown in Houston.  Read more.