Rice prepares for AAC opener against UTSA

Rice hosts UTSA on October 3 at 6 p.m. CT on ESPN+ in its first American Athletic Conference game. UTSA's opponent perspective highlights its run-defense and assignment-discipline challenges against Rice's option attack and Jacurri Brown, while Mekhi Anderson and UTSA's recent offensive production raise the stakes for Rice's explosive-play and special-teams defense. No new Rice personnel changes have been reported.