Fall Report: Rice

Fall Report Kendall Rogers - January 6, 2021

History would suggest that Rice isn’t the type of program needing a total overhaul.

Reality would say otherwise.

When Matt Bragga took over as the Owls head coach before the 2019 season, it was abundantly clear to everyone around the program this wasn’t going to be an overnight fix. And it wasn’t. The Owls struggled for much of Bragga’s first season, finishing the year with a 26-33 overall record and failing to make the NCAA tournament for a second-straight season.

The Owls’ situation only worsened during the COVID-shortened season. They entered his second campaign hoping to have a clean slate[…]