Rice Football:
Owls' connections to the Super Bowl (The Roost)

Rice Football:
Podcast Ep. 69: 2021 National Signing Day and Offseason Recap (The Roost)

Rice Football:
Robust recruiting hauls continue with 2021 class (The Roost)
Westlake football players to walk on with Texas (Austin American-Statesman)

Blaze Allredge:
From Rice to Mizzou, Alldredge has plenty to prove in 2021 (St Louis Post-Dispatch)

Rice Football:
2021 Schedule Revealed (Rice Owls)

Owls in NFL Playoffs:
Conference Championships
Yesterday, #5 Tampa Bay (Practice Squad: Nick Leverett) defeated #1 Green Bay, 31-26.  On Sunday, February 7, they will face #1 Kansas City in Super Bowl LV.

Vance McDonald '13 (Thanks, Joe Graves '70!):
McDonald announces his retirement (NFL.com)
TE Vance McDonald retires (ESPN)

Klein Kubiak '14:
After thirty-six seasons as a coach and a player, Gary Kubiak, the father of four-year Rice football letterman Klein Kubiak ’14 (2010-11-12-13) announced his retirement from the NFL yesterday

Myles Adams:
Last Friday, the Seattle Seahawks signed DT Myles Adams to a reserve/future contract.

Cal Varner III:
On Monday, the Houston Chronicle named Rice signee Cal Varner III as High School Boys Athlete of the Week.  

Luke Willson:
Seahawks' Willson guided by God's will (The Catholic Register).

Blaze Alldredge:
Yesterday, Blaze Alldredge tweeted that he is transferring to Missouri. 

State of Texas High School Championship Games:
On Friday, Denton Ryan (Rice signee LB DJ Arkansas) defeated Cedar Park, 59-14, in the Class 5A Division I state championship game.  The win caps a perfect 15-0 season.  
On Saturday, Katy defeated Cedar Hill, 51-14, in the Class 6A Division II state championship game.  With a 15-yard pick six, a sack and 2 tackles for a loss, Rice signee DE Cal Varner III was voted defensive game MVP.  
Also, on Saturday, Austin Westlake defeated Southlake Carroll, 52-34, in the Class 6A Division I state championship game.  The win caps a perfect 14-0 season and prospective Owl DB Michael Taaffe, with 2 interceptions, was voted defensive game MVP.

Owls in NFL Playoffs:
NFL Divisional Round
On Saturday, #2 Buffalo defeated #5 Baltimore (Front Office: OJ Brigance, Corey Frazier), 17-3.
Yesterday, #1 Kansas City defeated #6 Cleveland (Andrew Sendejo), 22-17.  Also, #5 Tampa Bay defeated #2 New Orleans, 30-20.  In a losing effort, Jameis Winston, the husband of former Rice basketball player Breion Allen ’16, threw a 56-yard touchdown pass.

Divisional Round update (The Roost)

Leslie Frazier:
Yesterday, Buffalo defensive coordinator Leslie Frazier, the father of four-year Rice football letterman Corey Frazier ’13 (2009-10-11-13) interviewed for the Houston head coach opening.  Read more.