Support Rice University Athletes
The South Main Collective, the Official NIL Collective of Rice University Athletics, provides fans and businesses a way to get involved and support NIL. By supporting the South Main Collective, fans get to be a part of the team & make a direct impact on NIL opportunities for Rice athletes.
Owl fans receive exclusive experiences, memorabilia, and other perks. We also partner with businesses and organizations to connect them to Rice athletes by leveraging our extensive experience with NIL and established relationships with Rice Athletics.
Purpose
Community
Build relationships between the Rice Community and the athletes who represent us both on and off the field
Support
We give all Rice athletes an opportunity to achieve excellence in NIL endeavors while preparing them for life after sports
Partnership
We facilitate partnerships between business owners, athletes and the community
Elizabeth Schmidt
Head Women's Tennis Coach
"South Main Collective provides us an opportunity to help promote and provide unique opportunities to our Rice Women's Tennis student-athletes. Not only does supporting South Main Collective assist in setting our student-athletes up for their future, but it also helps push our Women's Tennis program to even greater heights."
Joanne Berglund
Head Women's Golf Coach
"The South Main Collective will empower our women's golf student-athletes beyond traditional scholarship aid. As we establish the inaugural women's golf program the collective will allow us to attract high achieving student-athletes by providing them with a platform to excel both athletically and academically as well as foster a connection between the fan base, student-athletes and businesses. We are excited about the growth, opportunity and community spirit the South Main Collective will afford our young women."
Genny Volpe
Head Volleyball Coach
"As someone that has been a part of the Rice Athletics team for years, I am excited to see the South Main Collective come to life. This is a strong example of our mission to be a leader in the AAC in terms of enhancing the student athlete experience. Supporting the collective allows us to provide our student athletes with resources and opportunities to excel not only within the AAC, but on a national level."
Mike Bloomgren
Head Football Coach
"At a time where our University is supporting athletics at a high level, we must unify our entire community in this effort. It takes a village to recruit top-level student-athletes to Rice University. In addition to developing the player and getting them a world class degree, the current landscape makes your support of the South Main Collective essential to retain our top talent. The game has changed, and we need your help to keep moving our program forward towards our next championship. Let's fly high Owls."
Seth Huston
Head Coach Swimming and Diving
"In an equivalency sport such as Women's Swimming and Diving, where it is rare to receive a full scholarship; the South Main Collective can really support deserving student-athletes and their families that are already stretching financial boundaries at a private institution like RICE. With NIL support RICE Athletics can recruit and compete with the Power 4 sponsored universities."
Rob Lanier
Head Men's Basketball Coach
"We are excited about Rice Basketball's future and the role that our alumni and community will play in supporting us."
José Cruz Jr.
Head Baseball Coach
"NIL Support not only allows us to add an additional layer of financial aid for our student-athletes (above our scholarship support and the Rice Investment), but as a program, to implement recruiting strategy with quick agility. Any burden we can remove from our student-athletes and their families helps keep their focus on development and winning - in the classroom, on the field and in life. We must build the collective for our success now and in the future."
Tommy McClelland
Vice President and Director of Athletics
"Champions that learn how to compete in their sport, compete in the classroom and compete in life. That is what we build at Rice. We must recruit and develop the very best student-athletes who are willing to accept this great challenge. We must do all that we can to provide our student-athletes the best opportunity to succeed and to change their lives on and off the field. The South Main Collective provides the opportunity for our student-athletes to receive additional aid for the use of their name, image and likeness and receive benefits above and beyond their education. The collective is vital for success. We need your support to live up to the expectations we have to be Champions. Rice Fight Never Dies."