Despite my best intentions, 3TT has been difficult to continue during the season. One hundred hour work weeks leave little time for blogging, but there are a few things to share. Big move to help a big problem: The Rice Fund College is expensive. Many of my college friends spent life well into their 30’s paying off student loans. Rice University is doing something to help that...
Another late post, Bob Wylie, South African Jerky, Houston Cool
I’m late again, but it’s game week. I’ve been busy preparing for Prairie View. You can watch this evening at 6pm Central on ESPN+. Here’s what caught my eye this week. Most “OL” thing I witnessed: Bob Wylie’s stomach. You probably saw this on Hard Knocks or Twitter. Bob Wylie is a longtime NFL O-line coach and the director of the infamous C.O.O.L. clinc...
On the mic, Walk-on Problems, O-Week
I’m late this week. Sorry. Today was the final day of camp and we’re already starting game prep for next week’s game against Prairie View. Here’s what caught my eye on Twitter during my limited free time: Embarrassing Moment of the Week: Sideline to Sideline with Rice Football I was mic’ed up for one of our early practices during training camp. Check out my voice...
Performance & Execution, Hardcore History, Short Yardage/Goalline Day
It’s a special day here at Rice Football — Short Yardage/Goalline day. That means tight OL splits, four-point stances, and banging in the trenches. We’re different than most college teams in these situations. Nobody does it quite like us. Here’s a little taste of what today will look like: That’s 22 players within 10 feet of the ball and seven offensive...
Leaps of Faith, Underrated Superpowers, USA Football Podcast
Rice Owl training camp is in full swing so I’m going to make this quick. Here is your 3TT: Quote I think is appropriate at this time: “A high tolerance for monotony is a decidedly underrated superpower...
Mars, Special Forces Training for Virtual Reality, & Nerding Out on Grammar While Dividing Up Texas
Our players report today! Time to take the next big step on Rice Football’s trek to a new legacy. Only slightly less important: it’s time for your third install of 3TT: Latest cool thing I learned about Houston: Space Center Houston There was a time, like a lot of kids, that I wanted to become an astronaut. I witnessed the Challenger explosion in person when I was eight years old. I...
Instagram Favorites, Detecting Cancer, Facility Upgrades
Welcome to the second edition of Three Thing Thursday! Hope you’ve all had a great week. I’ve been back in the office working with our players installing our system. Our players finished summer conditioning yesterday with the conditioning test and now have a few days off before we start training camp next week. Here’s what caught my attention this week: Instagram Feed I’m...
I’m Trying Something New
Welcome to the first “Three Thing Thursday.” Each Thursday I plan on sending you a list of three things. What sort of things? Anything I find interesting, fun, unique, or possibly worth your time to check out. I hope this will give you some insight into who I am not only as a coach, but outside of football as well. I also hope this can spark some conversations. Maybe something on the...
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