Cole Principe holds the RG · Starter spot in Rice Owls’s offensive line room. Where he sits among the room’s front-line roles:

Cole Principe is a 6'4", 310-pound right guard for the Rice Owls. The Brea, California native and Orange Lutheran product appeared in seven games during the 2025 season as a true freshman, starting four of the final five contests. He became the first true freshman to start on Rice's offensive line since Isaac Klarkowski in 2019. Principe made his debut at UTSA with 11 snaps before taking on expanded duty against UConn with 58 snaps. Over the season's final stretch, he compiled 232 snaps compared to 69 through the first eight games. A three-year starter at Orange Lutheran, Principe was a three-time Scholar Athlete.

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