Former Nebraska quarterback Luke McCaffrey, who spent several months with Louisville this offseason, is transferring to Rice for the 2021 season.
Rice confirmed McCaffrey's signing Monday and noted that he will join the team for summer workouts and begin competing for the starting job in preseason camp.
McCaffrey announced in February that he would be transferring from Nebraska to Louisville, but he recently left the Cardinals' program after several days of workouts with the team. Louisville coach Scott Satterfield last week told ESPN Louisville that McCaffrey wants to be a starting quarterback and "after three or four days decided that maybe wasn't going to happen here.