With spring football and the portal movement slowing down (fingers crossed) forecasting the 2024 season becomes an easier proposition. The 13 FBS programs in the Lone Star State share a common feeling heading into June: Hope. New faces and new opportunities provide a fresh slate for rosters and coaching staff.
The 2024 season is a new day for the Great State. Texas reunites with Texas A&M in the SEC and SMU joins the P4 as ACC members. But what are the best- and worst-case scenarios for each team in the upcoming season? We’ll breakdown at each one.
Previous best/worst case scenario pieces for 2024: Texas | Texas A&M | UTSA | Texas State | TCU
RICE OWLS
2023 record: 6-7, loss in First Respnonder's Bowl
2024 schedule
Aug. 31 Sam Houston
Sept. 7 Texas Southern
Sept. 14 at Houston
Sept. 21 at Army
Sept. 28 Charlotte
Oct. 12 UTSA
Oct. 19 at Tulane
Oct. 26 at UConn
Nov. 2 Navy
Nov. 8 at Memphis
Nov. 23 at UAB
Nov. 30 South Florida
Best case for 2024: The Owls are the most intact team in Texas and that could help them soar to new heights in Mike Bloomgren’s seventh season in charge. Rice returns seven starters on offense and eight on defense, and that doesn’t include top running back Dean Connors. Nine of the 10 on-field assistants also return. The Owls won six games in 2023 to continue their trend of adding one victory in the win column in each successive season under Bloomgren.
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