Venue & Game Details
Kickoff: 6:00 PM CT / 7:00 PM ET
Venue: Rice Stadium, Houston, Texas
Surface: Natural Grass
Broadcast: ESPN+
Radio: Varsity Radio App (Prairie View) / Rice Owls Radio Network
Weather Forecast (Kickoff)
Conditions: Mostly clear skies
Temperature: ~84°F (29°C) at kickoff, cooling to ~78°F by the fourth quarter
Humidity: ~64%
Wind: Light SSE breeze at 5–7 mph
Impact: Warm and humid — could test depth, but no precipitation or wind issues expected.
Injury Report
Prairie View A&M Panthers
No major injuries reported; full offensive and defensive depth expected.
Rice Owls
No significant injuries reported; starting QB Chase Jenkins and lead RB Quinton Jackson available.
Recent Form
Prairie View A&M
W 27–21 vs. Texas Southern — Balanced offense, strong second-half defense.
L 17–27 vs. UT Rio Grande Valley — Allowed multiple explosive runs; offense stalled in red zone.
Rice Owls
L 0–24 vs. Houston — Struggled to sustain drives; defense kept game close early.
W 23–19 @ Louisiana — Defense dominant in trenches; run game effective.
Series History
All-time: Rice leads 2–0.
Last meeting: 2018 — Rice 31, Prairie View 28 (in Houston).
Trend: Both prior meetings were competitive, with Prairie View covering the spread each time.
Key Player Matchups
QB Cameron Peters (PVAMU) vs. Rice Secondary — Peters (365 pass yds, 2 TD, 1 INT) will test a Rice defense allowing just 48 pass YPG so far (small sample vs. run-heavy teams).
RB Chase Bingmon (PVAMU) vs. Rice Front Seven — Bingmon averaging 5.5 YPC; Rice held Louisiana to 3.2 YPC in Week 1.
WR Jay Rockwell (PVAMU) vs. CB Sean Fresch (Rice) — Rockwell’s 186 rec yds lead the Panthers; Fresch is Rice’s top cover man.
RB Quinton Jackson (Rice) vs. PVAMU Run Defense — Jackson’s 171 rush yds, 1 TD could exploit PV’s tendency to give up chunk runs.
Rice OL vs. PVAMU DL — Rice wants to control the line; Prairie View must generate pressure without overcommitting.
Betting Trends & Angles
Prairie View A&M: 4-6 ATS in last 10; 1-0 ATS in 2025; 0-10 SU in last 10 vs. FBS opponents.
Rice: 5-4-1 ATS in last 10; 1-1 ATS in 2025; 4-6 SU in last 10 overall.
Totals: Prairie View 4 overs, 2 unders, 1 push in last 10; Rice 4 overs, 6 unders in last 10.
Situational: Rice’s first home game vs. an FCS opponent since 2022; Prairie View 0-5 SU in last five road openers.
Game Odds
Prairie View A&M Panthers 48.5
Rice Owls – 29.5
Odds Courtesy of Sports Odd Direct as of Friday, September 12, 2025
