Mike Bloomgren will continue to serve as Stanford’s offensive coordinator and offensive line coach in the Alamo Bowl even though he has become Rice’s head coach, he texted The Chronicle Saturday.

“I’m wearing 2 hats (or 20 hats) right now,” he said. “I do plan to coach these guys in the bowl. Some of them I’ve known all 7 years I’ve been at Stanford because of recruiting them.

“Couldn’t just walk away when my old boss (David Shaw) and my new boss (Rice athletic director Joe Karlgaard) were both good with me coaching in the Alamo Bowl.”

He said tight ends coach Morgan Turner would take on a bigger role in game planning and practice preparations.

The Cardinal (9-4) play TCU (10-3) in San Antonio on Dec. 28.

Bloomgren made two key hires for his Rice staff on Friday, naming Michigan secondary coach Brian Smith as offensive coordinator and North Carolina Central head coach Jerry Mack as offensive coordinator.

Tom FitzGerald is a San Francisco Chronicle staff writer. Email: tfitzgerald@sfchronicle.com Twitter: @tomgfitzgerald