Rice head coach Mike Bloomgren enters his fifth season in charge of the Owls with what he believes is the deepest and most talented roster of his tenure. Bloomgren, who took over the program prior to the 2018 season, is 11-31 through four seasons. His Owls were two overtime losses away from reaching bowl eligibility in 2021, but their four wins were the most during Bloomgren’s four seasons.
“We’ve made steady progress year after year,” Bloomgren said. “We’ve been the perfect illustration of a stone cutter, and we’re going to keeping chipping away, but we’re so ready for that rock to break.”