Rice University NCAA News

Angelo State, a Division II school in San Angelo, led Rice by three points at halftime Monday before the Owls pulled away in the second half and prevailed 79-71 in an exhibition.

Line: Rice by 2 1/2. Series Record: Rice leads 16-14-1. Last meeting: 2008, Rice 42-17. Rice was close to finally notching a victory last week against SMU.

Shouldn't be leaving Dallas without a victory... WHAT I LIKED: - The use of the Wildcat/Thor or whatever it's called.

Travis Bradshaw started playing football in either second or third grade. Toren Dixon was 11.

Shawnbrey McNeal rushed for 88 yards and two touchdowns to lift SMU to a 31-28 win over Rice Saturday afternoon.

Series Record: SMU leads 45-40-1. Last meeting: 2008, Rice 56-27. What's at Stake As they close in on bowl eligibility, the Mustangs look to stay in contention in the Conference USA race.

Rice senior guard Cory Pflieger, who I wrote about here , has a torn ACL and will miss the entire 2009-10 season, coach Ben Braun said Wednesday.

I meant to post this yesterday, but I was sidetracked. Anyway, the Monday news conference with David Bailiff was, like the entire season thus far, more of the same.

After the open week, Rice's Cheta Ozougwu was looking ahead to Saturday's game at SMU, and the junior defensive end casually tossed out what usually would be interpreted as harmless smack or bulletin board material Monday.

The Pirates had the week off as they face Memphis Tuesday night. ECU is 4-3 overall and 3-1 in conference play, which includes a 49-13 victory over Rice in its last outing.

Rice sophomore Kyle Martens, a bright spot in a dismal season for the Owls, was named to the Ray Guy Award watch list Friday.

Originally published October 28, 2009 at 11:27 p.m., updated October 28, 2009 at 11:35 p.m. An injury and no wins through the first eight games of the season isn't how Willie Garley envisioned his junior season going.

OK, so I'm putting words in Ben Braun's mouth. Or maybe I'm not... He's a veteran coach, and veteran coaches would often prefer to heap praise on the opposition before doing so upon an untested incoming freshman.

Three things you should take away from UCF 49, Rice 7: 1. Sophomore WR A.J. Guyton has blossomed into a major playmaker for the Knights.

In the past six years, a Football Bowl Subdivision school has won 10 games one season and then finished with a sub-.500 record the next only 13 times; it has been done twice during that span by Tennessee.

I wrote an article for today's Sentinel previewing UCF's game at Rice. You can read it by clicking on this link.

Brett Hodges was 8 of 13 passing for 145 yards and a touchdown and ran for another score Saturday in Central Florida's 49-7 victory over Rice.

Where do you go from 3-27? If you're Rice University, you fire the head coach in charge of the train wreck, Willis Wilson, and replace him with a coach with over three decades on the bench and a reputation as a man who turns around moribund programs.

Line: Central Florida by 10. Series Record: Tied 1-1. Last meeting: 2006, Rice 40-29. What's at Stake After losing at No.

Rice Coach David Bailiff and several players spoke with the media Monday. UCF plays at Rice Saturday afternoon in Houston.