Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
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| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 31-3vs Houston Christian | 7 | 54 | 7.7 | 0 | 12 | Season-high 54 yds |
| Wk 6 | L 12-28@ East Carolina | 5 | 6 | 1.2 | 0 | 3 | |
| Total | 12 | 60 | 5.0 | 0 | 12 |
Rice is 1-7.
Came to Rice by way of Kansas. A game that shows it: 54 rushing yards against Houston Christian — Week 1, 2026.
60 rushing yards · 0 rushing TD · 12 carries
Where to follow
Career stats
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Game log
Signature game
Week 1 · 2026
W 31-3
54 rush yds (7 car)
Dominant 28-point win at home against Houston Christian.
With Q. Jackson — 61 rush yds (10 car) · 2 TD · C. Durkin — 54 yards per punt · 1 punts · 54 long
Signature plays
The plays that mattered most
- Week 6 · East Carolina · 1st and 10 · Q4 · EPA −0.80C.Morgan rush middle for 1 yard loss (K.McKinley; K.Davis)
- Week 6 · East Carolina · 3rd and 4 · Q1 · EPA −0.65C.Morgan rush left for 1 yard gain (C.Law; A.Levells-Mitchell)
- Week 1 · Houston Christian · 2nd and 7 · Q2 · EPA +0.50C.Morgan rush middle for 9 yards gain (T.Georges)
- Week 1 · Houston Christian · 1st and 11 · Q4 · EPA +0.48C.Morgan rush middle for 7 yards gain (N.Davis)
- Week 6 · East Carolina · 1st and 10 · Q2 · EPA −0.43C.Morgan rush middle for 1 yard gain (D.Johnson Jr.; K.McKinley)
- Week 6 · East Carolina · 2nd and 7 · Q1 · EPA −0.38C.Morgan rush middle for 3 yards gain (D.Johnson Jr.; J.Akins)
4 more plays
- Week 1 · Houston Christian · 2nd and 4 · Q4 · EPA +0.32C.Morgan rush middle for 10 yards gain to the Rice18 (M.Tomas; J.Queen)
- Week 1 · Houston Christian · 2nd and 4 · Q4 · EPA +0.28C.Morgan rush for 8 yards gain (J.Wiggins)
- Week 6 · East Carolina · 1st and 10 · Q2 · EPA −0.21C.Morgan rush middle for 2 yards gain (C.Law)
- Week 1 · Houston Christian · 1st and 10 · Q4 · EPA +0.17C.Morgan rush middle for 6 yards gain to the Rice08 (J.Anderson; T.Zappe)
Teams and coaches
2 seasons under Scott Abell — 6-15 over that span.
2025Rice5-8HC: Scott Abell · Run-heavy
2026Rice1-7HC: Scott Abell · Run-heavy, slow tempo
Our ratings
Splits
Home and road splits, scheme and staff
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 2 games: 30.0 YDS/g, 4.5 YPC, 0.0 TD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Scott Abell
Pass share
20.2%
100 pass / 394 run
Plays / game
61.8
8 games
Team sack rate
11.2%
116 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy, slow tempo.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
12 carries in 2 games
Fewer touches a game than most FBS running backs who play every week.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Four seasons, two schools
2026 is in progress.
- 2026 Rice AbellYear 4 · 2 games
- 2025 Rice AbellYear 3 · 3 games
- May 2025 Entered the transfer portalKansas to Rice
- 2024 Kansas LeipoldYear 2 · on the roster, no stat line
- 2023 Kansas LeipoldYear 1 · on the roster, no stat line
- High school Bentonville WestBentonville, AR
Moves
- Transferred from Kansas to Rice, May 15, 2025.
2025 3 games
- Transferred to Ricefrom Kansas
Coaching lineage · 2023–2026
2 coaches2023–2024
Kansas
Played for 2 head coaches at 2 schools: Lance Leipold and Scott Abell.