Academic Snapshot
Acceptance Rate
8%
Avg SAT
1,553
Avg ACT
35
Enrollment
4,562
Team Information
Sport
Football
Gender
Men's
Division
NCAA Division 1
Location
Houston, TX
Coaching Staff (45)
Scott Abell
Head Coach
Scott Abell was named the new Dunlevie Family Head Football Coach at Rice on November 26, 2024, becoming the 20th head football coach in school history. In h...
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Pete Alamar
Associate Head Coach
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Lucas Reed
Assistant Coach
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Marques Tuiasosopo
Assistant Coach
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John Settle
Assistant Coach
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Jeremy Modkins
Assistant Coach
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Hunter Houser
Assistant Coach
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Nathaniel Beal
Assistant Coach
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Bobby Kennedy
Assistant Coach
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Dan Gritti
Assistant Coach
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Tafon Mainsah
Assistant Coach
Tafon Mainsah came to Rice in the summer of 2026 as the Owls’ assistant safeties coach, rejoining Scott Abell’s staff after coaching at Davidson from 2019-23...
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Coy Williams
Assistant Coach
Coy Williams joined the Owls as an Offensive Quality Control coach in January of 2024. The native of Lumberton, Texas returned to the state from Davidson Col...
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Eli Turner Jr
Assistant Coach
Eli Turner Jr. joined Scott Abell’s initial coaching staff in February of 2025 as an offensive graduate assistant, reuniting with coach Abell after serving a...
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Alex Shields
Assistant Coach
Alex Shields joined the Owls in the spring of 2025 as the Assistant Recruiting and Football Operations Coordinator and was named Director of Recruiting/Assis...
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Zefa Tullis-Thompson
Assistant Coach
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Lloyd McFarquar
Assistant Coach
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Jude Holloway
Assistant Coach
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Wayne Lineburg
Coach
Wayne Lineburg joined Scott Abell’s staff in January of 2025 as the Owls’ assistant head coach and tight ends coach. Lineburg came to South Main after eight ...
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Vince Munch
Coach
Vince Munch joined the Owls in December of 2024 as the offensive coordinator in addition to coaching the offensive line. Munch came to Rice after seven seaso...
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Jon Kay
Coach
After a glittering high school career at Galena Park North Shore High School, Jon Kay was named the Owls' linebacker coach in March, 2023 and was promoted to...
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Porter Abell
Coach
Porter Abell joined the Owls’ coaching staff in December of 2024 and will coach the quarterbacks in addition to coordinating the passing game. He coached for...
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Austin Eisenhofer
Coach
Austin Eisenhofer followed Scott Abell to Rice in December of 2024 after seven seasons at Davidson and will coach the Owls’ inside receivers and coordinate t...
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Mark Hogan
Coach
Mark Hogan joined Scott Abell’s inaugural staff at Rice in December of 2024, reuniting with Abell after three seasons coaching the nickels at Charlotte. He c...
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Brian Brown
Coach
Brian Brown joined Scott Abell’s staff in January of 2025 as the Owls’ wide receivers’ coach. Brown was a record-setting receiver at Richmond from 2013-16 an...
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Kerry Cooks
Coach
Kerry Cooks was named the Owls’ safeties coach in December of 2024 after originally coming to Rice prior to the 2024 season as a defensive assistant. Cooks c...
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Tevin Madison
Coach
Dunlevie Family Head Football Coach announced the addition of Tevin Madison to the Owls' coaching staff on February 11, 2026. Madison joined the Owls after s...
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Jessica Morrey
Coach
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Taylor Sauer
Coach
Taylor Sauer is entering his second year coaching Rice’s rush ends, and his sixth overall with the Owls. Sauer’s unit tallied a combined 13 sacks and 80 pres...
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Greg Liberty
Coach
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Johnathan Wilson
Coach
Johnathan Wilson joined Scott Abell’s staff in January of 2025 as the Owls’ running backs coach. He was named to Dave Campbell's Texas Football's annual 40 u...
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Sydney Davis
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Marvin Nash
Coach
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Granville Eastman
Coach
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Ryan Haworth
Coach
Ryan Haworth enters his second season on the Rice staff as the Assistant Video Coordinator/Production Specialist. He comes to Rice after one season at Oregon...
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Tyler Calhoun
Coach
Tyler Calhoun joined the Owls in August of 2025 as the Coordinator of Football Scouting. Calhoun joined the Owls from UAB, where he served as the Blazers’ As...
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Bobby Merritt
Coach
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Lauren Cherry
Coach
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Nick Decker
Coach
Nick Decker joined Scott Abell’s staff at Rice as the Chief of Staff in December of 2024. He comes to Rice from Davidson, where he served first as the Direct...
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Steven Jackson
Coach
Steven Jackson joined the Owls staff in December of 2024 as General Manager after serving on Scott Abell’s Davidson staff since 2018. In his role with the Ow...
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