Rice does not show the non-conference games on its updated schedule.
Also C-USA has supposedly gone to 4-game series with two 7-inning games on Saturdays. If this is correct, Tech must drop at least 5 other non-conference games if it adds the three in Baton Rouge.
The current schedule has 28 (likely 29 with the +3 and -2) non-conference games and 24 (maybe 32) conference games. 61 games is 5 over the maximum games allowed.