{"id":873131,"date":"2026-04-23T23:25:13","date_gmt":"2026-04-23T23:25:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/873131\/"},"modified":"2026-04-23T23:25:13","modified_gmt":"2026-04-23T23:25:13","slug":"rice-football-2026-spring-notebook-6-offensive-takeaways","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/873131\/","title":{"rendered":"Rice Football 2026 Spring Notebook 6: Offensive Takeaways"},"content":{"rendered":"

Rice football has a new QB1 and lots of new weapons at the skill positions. Here\u2019s a deep dive on what we learned from the offense in the spring.<\/p>\n

When Rice football head coach Scott Abell arrived on campus, he elected not to flush the existing roster and reboot everything overnight. Instead, he did his best to make things work with the players available to him on South Main. A year removed from his arrival, he\u2019s had time to be more selective and handpick the right pieces for his unique scheme.<\/p>\n

\u201cOn defense, we\u2019re conventional,\u201d he remarked. \u201cOffensively, I need to get guys that fit us.\u201d<\/p>\n

More: Rice Football Spring Game Takeaways<\/a><\/p>\n

Guys like dual threat quarterback Jacurri Brown, several new skill players and a couple of upcoming imports from the Ivy Leagues in the trenches should make the Owls look much different when the fall arrives. This update digs into which questions were answered this spring and what uncertainty remains with the offense as the spring winds down and the summer approaches.<\/p>\n

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