The Rice Owls featured one of it more suffocating defenses in recent history last season. The unit finished top 40 in limiting both the ground and air attack, allowed under 19 points per game, and held a nationally ranked, undefeated Marshall scoreless team in a signature victory.
However, the centerpiece of that Owl defense will be suiting up in SEC country in 2021. Senior outside linebacker Blaze Alldredge announced his entrance into the transfer portal on Jan. 16, planning to utilize the extra year of eligiblity granted to all fall athletes, due to the COVID-19 pandemic.