Rice Owls Insider at AAC Media Days | 7-26-23

Rice Owls Insider

Voice of the Owls J.P. Heath and Matthew Bartlett of The Roost host a special Blue & Grey Preview Show from the American Athletic Conference Media Days.

A jam-packed lineup of AAC players and coaches include:

25:00 The Owls first game in AAC play will be at USF against first-year head coach Alex Golesh and his high-octane offense.

38:30 Rice QB J.T. Daniels on getting adjusted to campus, his reasons for transferring to south Main and what he expects from this offense.

48:30 Dunlevie Family Head Football Coach Mike Bloomgren on what he’s most excited about, J.T. Daniels’ expected impact and the new additions to the coaching staff.

1:02:00 WR Luke McCaffrey, DE Josh Pearcy and LB Myron Morrison join the show to talk about expectations entering the 2023 season, the excitement being at Media Days, and their respective position groups.

1:12:00 UTSA Head Coach Jeff Traylor on his team being picked second, his Gilmer ties with former Owls do-it-all back Luke Turner, and his charmed coaching career.

1:19:00 ECU Pirates TE Shane Calhoun and LB Jeremy Lewis discuss all of the new teams coming into the AAC and J.P. throws shade on NC BBQ vs the greatness of Texas BBQ.

1:28:30 Second-year SMU boss Rhett Lashlee leads off with his BBQ scouting report in Dallas before, his philosophy of branding the Mustangs as Dallas’ team and the renewing of the Rice-SMU rivalry.

1:42:00 Tulane DB Jarius Monroe opens up talking about being back near their Cotton Bowl win, expectations of being the preseason favorites and lays down his best New Orleans cuisine picks.

1:59:00 FAU head coach Tom Herman breaks down his experiences in the broadcast booth, his time as the Rice OC with the fascinating James Casey story, and what he gleaned from David Bailiff.

2:12:00 Defending AAC Champ Willie Fritz discusses being in the shadows of Jerry world, his strong Texas recruiting connections, and the dream season in 2022.

Watch the show on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HLFD4tyPLs4&t=7395s

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