By Packy Moore
Houston-Rice University Vice President & Director of Athletics Tommy McClelland announced in late October that the university is making a change in the leadership of its football program, parting ways with head coach Mike Bloomgren.
“I want to express my sincere appreciation to Coach Bloomgren. Over his seven seasons of service as our head football coach, he has represented our university and football program with the utmost class and integrity,” said McClelland. “However, as I evaluated our program and compared our current and desired trajectory, I determined new leadership is necessary to guide us into the future.”
“Thanks to the aligned vision of President DesRoches and our Board of Trustees, the opportunity for Rice Football to excel has never been greater. I am confident we will identify a coach who will lead our program and student-athletes into a new era of success.”
A national search for a new head coach will begin immediately. Associate Head Coach & Special Teams Coordinator Pete Alamar will serve as the Owls’ interim head coach for the remainder of the 2024 season.
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