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				<title><![CDATA[Ross, Rice rally past Texas-El Paso 30-29]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[HOUSTON(AP) -- Charles Ross rushed for three touchdowns, including
two in the fourth quarter, and Rice took advantage of six
turnovers in a 30-29 come-from-behind victory over Texas-El Paso
on Saturday.

The Owls (2-9, 2-5 Conference USA) rallied from deficits of
13-0, 20-10 and 29-17 to win their second straight after
starting 0-9. Ross scored the winning TD with 7:45 remaining.

Donald Buckram led the Miners (3-8, 2-5) with 147 rushing yards
and three touchdowns but fumbled twice in the closing minutes,
including once on the goal line with 5:02 to go. The play
resulted in a touchback. He fumbled again with 2:03 left and
UTEP at the Rice 39.

Despite his turnovers, Buckram broke school record for yards in
a season. He now has 1,569 yards. Fred Wendt set the previous
record of 1,546 yards in 1946.

Tyler Smith ran for 127 yards and score for the Owls.]]></description>
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				<pubDate>Sun, 22 Nov 2009 00:24:33 GMT</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Rice snaps 9-game losing streak with 28-20 win]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[HOUSTON(AP) -- Nick Fanuzzi passed for four touchdowns as the Rice
Owls snapped a nine-game losing streak with a 28-20 win Saturday
over the Tulane Green Wave.

Fanuzzi completed 15 of 24 passes for 218 yards, including
touchdown passes of 32, 70, and 29 yards to Toren Dixon. He also
hit Pierre Beasley on a 17-yard touchdown pass as the Owls (1-9,
1-5) climbed out of last place in Conference USA with their
first win of the season.

Green Wave quarterback Ryan Griffin threw for 261 yards and
three touchdowns as Tulane (3-7, 1-5) dropped its second
straight game in the series against the Owls to fall to 14-17-1
against Rice.

Tulane had a chance to tie the game early in the fourth quarter,
when Griffin hit Casey Robottom with a 31-yard touchdown pass.
But on the point-after attempt, Green Wave holder D.J. Ponder
bobbled the snap.

With less than a minute to play, the Owls iced the game when
Fanuzzi connected with Dixon for another touchdown.

The Green Wave led 14-7 at the half and scored twice in the
opening quarter before the Owls recorded a first down.

The Owls cut the lead in half early in the second quarter when
Dixon got behind the Green Wave defense and caught a pass inside
the 10.

Fanuzzi and Dixon hooked up again on the second play of the
third quarter, and Rice tied the game with a 70-yard touchdown
pass.

After blocking a punt on Tulane's next drive, the Owls took
their first lead of the game when Fanuzzi found a wide open
Beasley in the end zone for a 21-14 score.]]></description>
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				<pubDate>Sun, 15 Nov 2009 00:09:07 GMT</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[McNeal scores twice as SMU beats Rice 31-28]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[DALLAS(AP) -- Shawnbrey McNeal rushed for 88 yards and two
touchdowns to lift SMU to a 31-28 win over Rice Saturday
afternoon.

The Mustangs (5-4, 4-1 Conference USA) blocked three kicks.
After Sterling Moore blocked one as time expired in the first
half, Bryan McCann returned the ball 74 yards for a score,
giving SMU a 21-20 halftime lead. McCann's score helped SMU
erase a 13-point first-half deficit.

Defensive end Margus Hunt blocked an extra point attempt and a
field goal attempt by Rice (0-9, 0-5).

McNeal scored on a 9-yard run in the fourth to give SMU a 31-20
lead. Rice narrowed the SMU lead to 31-28 with 1:47 left when
Nick Fanuzzi threw a 4-yard touchdown pass to Toren Dixon and
the Owls converted the 2-point conversion.

Mustang quarterback Kyle Padron finished 17 of 24 for 234 yards
and one touchdown. Fanuzzi completed 29 of 42 for 250 yards and
three touchdowns.]]></description>
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				<pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2009 23:45:49 GMT</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Central Florida has no trouble with Rice 49-7]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[HOUSTON(AP) -- 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.

A.J. Guyton finished with four catches for 113 yards and a
touchdown; he also threw a touchdown pass. Rob Calabrese threw
for 71 yards and two touchdowns on 3-of-4 passing.

Ronnie Weaver finished with 58 yards and a score on five carries
to lead the Knights (4-3, 2-2 C-USA) back into the Conference
USA East race and give them their 50th road win in school
history.

Hodges found Guyton for a 76-yard touchdown pass 20 seconds into
the game, and Central Florida never looked back. Hodges ran for
a 1-yard touchdown with 3:27 left in the first quarter to cap a
14-play, 87-yard drive and make it 14-0.

Weaver tacked on a 27-yard touchdown run with 2:02 left in the
first before Guyton found Kamar Aiken for a 36-yard scoring
strike on a halfback pass to extend the lead to 28-0 at the
half.

After UCF extended the lead to 42-0 with Josh Robinson's
interception return for a touchdown and Calabrese's touchdown
pass to Jamar Newsome, Rice (0-8, 0-4) got on the board with a
1-yard touchdown run by Charles Ross.

Nick Fanuzzi finished 17 of 26 for 116 yards, and Ross had 63
yards and a touchdown on seven carries to lead Rice on the
ground. Toren Dixon caught six passes for 54 yards.]]></description>
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				<pubDate>Sun, 25 Oct 2009 00:54:41 GMT</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[East Carolina beats Rice 49-13]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[By AARON BEARD
AP Sports Writer

GREENVILLE, N.C.(AP) -- Dwayne Harris returned a kickoff 92 yards
for a touchdown and added two touchdown catches to help East
Carolina beat winless Rice 49-13 on Saturday.

Harris matched his career-high with 128 yards receiving for the
Pirates (4-3, 3-1 Conference USA), while Rob Kass - a former
starting quarterback who moved to tight end - had his first
career scoring catch to help East Carolina to a relatively
stress-free win. The Pirates led 21-3 by midway through the
second quarter and never let the Owls (0-7, 0-3) make it closer
than a two-possession game before blowing it open late.

It was another big performance from Harris, a junior receiver
who has become the Pirates' big-play threat. Last week, he had a
77-yard kickoff return for a score and a rushing touchdown in a
loss at SMU, and has scored seven touchdowns in the past four
games.

He gave East Carolina the early lead when he caught a short pass
from Patrick Pinkney on the right side and raced in from 16
yards out on the game's first possession. Later, after Rice
showed some life with an 80-yard touchdown pass from Nick
Fanuzzi to Toren Dixon, Harris broke free near midfield on the
ensuing kickoff and - freed by blocks from Brandon Jackson and
Darryl Reynolds - raced down the right sideline all the way to
the end zone for a 28-10 lead shortly before halftime.

Harris added a third score with about 11 minutes left and the
outcome no longer in doubt, taking a short screen pass from
Pinkney and running in untouched for a 7-yard touchdown that
made it 42-13.

Pinkney was 18-for-26 for 231 yards with two interceptions,
though one came when he was hit while throwing - and the Pirates
forced a fumble on the return to get the ball right back and set
up Kass' 2-yard scoring catch late in the first quarter.

That's not to say everything went great for the Pirates. Jackson
struggled to consistently to shoulder the rushing load for the
Pirates after Dominique Lindsay went down with a left ankle
injury. Lindsay had run for 78 yards on 12 carries before going
down on a pass play in the opening minutes of the second
quarter.

Fanuzzi threw for 231 yards to lead Rice, which closed to within
28-13 and had the ball to start the fourth quarter before Dustin
Lineback made a leaping interception near midfield and returned
the ball to the Owls 20-yard line.

That's when the Pirates - after watching Jackson repeatedly get
stuffed for lost yardage - turned to Giavanni Ruffin, who ran
three straight times before punching it in from 7 yards out for
a 35-13 lead with about 13 minutes left.]]></description>
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				<pubDate>Sun, 18 Oct 2009 00:16:36 GMT</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Dobbs, Navy run all over Rice 63-14]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[HOUSTON(AP) -- Ricky Dobbs had more touchdowns than passes.

Navy's quarterback ran for four touchdowns and passed three
times in a 63-14 win over Rice on Saturday that showcased the
Midshipmen's option offense.

"I thought we played great offensively, great defensively," Navy
coach Ken Niumatalolo. "I thought it was a great team win.
That's what we were trying to get. After a big win over Air
Force, I was concerned how we would respond."

Dobbs ran for 105 yards and before yielding to backup Kriss
Proctor, who added three scoring runs of his own to finish off
the Midshipmen's most comprehensive win of the season.

Marcus Curry ran for 86 yards and a score on 10 carries and
Proctor finished with 83 yards.

The Owls were outgained 538 yards to 271, and held to 16 yards
rushing. Nick Fanuzzi completed 20 of 33 passes for 241 yards
and two TDs, but was picked off twice.

Rice didn't score until after Navy got touchdowns on its first
five possessions. Dobbs completed two passes for 66 yards,
including a 51-yarder to Curry on the Mids' first snap. Dobbs
ran it in from 2 yards out on the next play, adding TD runs from
12 yards and 1 yard on his next two possessions before Vince
Murray's 7-yard run and Curry's 1-yarder put the Midshipmen up
35-0.

The Owls got Patrick Randolph's 12-yard touchdown catch, but
couldn't do anything else until Randolph's second touchdown made
it 56-14 in the fourth quarter.

Navy's methodical triple-option was on display all afternoon,
with three drives longer than 10 plays and not a single
three-and-out until the game was well out of reach.

The Midshipmen ran 82 plays on offense to Rice's 54, and
converted eight of 14 third and fourth downs, including all
three on fourth down.

"I thought it was a great team win. I thought we played great in
all three phases," Niumatalolo said. Kick-off coverage is
probably the one thing we could have been better. I thought we
plated pretty well in every phase."]]></description>
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				<pubDate>Sun, 11 Oct 2009 01:27:29 GMT</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Tulsa breezes past Rice 27-10]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[HOUSTON(AP) -- G.J. Kinne completed 21 of his 32 passes and threw
a 39-yard touchdown to A.J. Whitmore in the fourth quarter to
lead Tulsa to a 27-10 victory over the winless Rice Owls
Saturday night.

Jamad Williams had 14 carries for 72 yards, including a 6-yard
touchdown in the first quarter as the Golden Hurricane improved
to 4-1 on the season and 2-0 in Conference USA.

Damaris Johnson caught seven passes for 85 yards as Tulsa tied
its all-time series with Rice. Each team has won seven times and
there was one tie.

Ryan Lewis completed just 12 of his 32 passes for 99 yards and a
touchdown, and Charles Ross led the Owls (0-5, 0-2) with 33
yards on 13 carries.

Lewis found tight end Taylor Wardlow with a 29-yard pass in the
back of the end zone to tie the game at 7-7 after Williams'
early TD. Rice went ahead on a Clark Fangmeier field goal late
in the second quarter, but before the half ended Kevin
Fitzpatrick kicked a field goal that allowed Tulsa to tie the
game at 10-10.

Kinne put Tulsa ahead for good midway through the third quarter
with a 6-yard touchdown run.

The Golden Hurricane defense has not allowed a rushing TD this
season.]]></description>
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				<pubDate>Sun, 04 Oct 2009 03:29:48 GMT</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Vanderbilt runs past Rice for easy win, 36-17]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[HOUSTON(AP) -- Vanderbilt ran the ball 43 times for 216 yards,
scored four rushing touchdowns and beat Rice 36-17 Saturday
night in Houston.

Warren Norman ran the ball 11 times for a game-high 119 yards
and scored a 58-yard touchdown early in the fourth quarter to
break the game open for the Commodores (2-2), who snapped a
two-game losing streak. Kennard Reeves, John Cole and
quarterback Larry Smith each scored on the ground for
Vanderbilt.

Charles Ross had seven carries for 63 yards and a touchdown for
Rice (0-4).

John Thomas Shepherd was one of two quarterbacks who played for
the Owls, who managed just 17 first downs, were intercepted four
times and converted just 3 of 18 times on third down in their
home opener. Shepherd completed 6 of 14 passes for 58 yards and
a touchdown.

Cole scored from 31 yards on a reverse less than three minutes
into the game. Ross ran for a 48-yard TD to tie the game later
in the first quarter, but the Commodores went on to take a 30-10
lead. Reeves' 11-yard touchdown run capped the scoring.]]></description>
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				<pubDate>Sun, 27 Sep 2009 04:10:27 GMT</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Robinson's 3 TDs lift Okla. St. past Rice 41-24]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[By MURRAY EVANS
Associated Press Writer

STILLWATER, Okla.(AP) -- Zac Robinson's performance against Rice
on Saturday might not quiet the Oklahoma State quarterback's
critics.

Coach Mike Gundy is not one of them.

Robinson rushed for one touchdown and threw for two others -
both to Dez Bryant - as No. 16 Oklahoma State rebounded from a
home loss to Houston to beat Rice 41-24.

"He had a couple passes that I thought he could have thrown
better," Gundy said. "I thought he ran the ball and played
better. He took care of it. Overall, I thought it was the best
he had played" this season.

Oklahoma State (2-1) didn't exactly get its offense rolling -
which Gundy attributed to a lack of snaps - but the Cowboys did
enough to beat Rice (0-3).

Robinson completed 14 of 20 passes for 227 yards - about nine
yards below last season's per-game average - against a defense
that entered the game ranked last against the pass. And Bryant
had nine catches for 161 yards, including touchdown grabs of 23
and 10 yards.

Their play helped Oklahoma State overcome the absence of star
running back Kendall Hunter, who missed the game with a sprained
right ankle.

Rice opened the season with three straight road games, including
two against Big 12 Conference foes. The Owls were within 35-24
after a touchdown with 12:24 left, but Dan Bailey hit field
goals of 28 and 42 yards in the final 9:02 for the Cowboys.

That the Cowboys needed those points and defensive stops to feel
comfortable at the end of the game was a credit to the
perseverance of Rice, which trailed 28-3 after Robinson's 1-yard
touchdown run with 11:14 left in the third quarter.

Andre Sexton set up that score with a 35-yard interception
return to the Rice 14.

But Rice responded with touchdown runs of 2 yards and 1 yard by
Charles Ross, the latter after Travis Bradshaw recovered a
fumble by Oklahoma State kickoff returner Perrish Cox, to pull
within 28-17.

"I am very proud of this football team," Rice coach David
Bailiff said. "I thought they fought valiantly for four
quarters.

"To achieve anything in life, you have to have great enthusiasm,
and this game of football, it's a tough game played by tough
men. If you don't have passion and enthusiasm, it doesn't ever
work."

Each time Rice threatened, Oklahoma State answered with points.
Beau Johnson, who joined Keith Toston in subbing for Hunter,
followed a 38-yard Robinson-to-Bryant pass with a 2-yard scoring
run with 1:56 left in the third quarter.

Toston carried 18 times for 75 yards, while Johnson had 12
carries for 28 yards. The Cowboys had just 56 offensive snaps.

"I'm not frustrated, but we still have to play better," Gundy
said. "We've got to find a way to get more big plays. ... We
just have to keep pushing forward."

Robinson's two touchdown passes raised his career total to 56,
pushing him past Josh Fields for the Oklahoma State career lead.

Oklahoma State held the ball for only 11 minutes in the first
half but still had 212 yards of offense and led 21-3 at
halftime.

The Cowboys took the opening kickoff and went 60 yards in 10
plays, with Robinson hitting Bryant for a touchdown from 23
yards out. It was Oklahoma State's first touchdown in the first
quarter this season.

"The players on our offense, we're missing it here and there by
one little mistake," Toston said. "We're practicing hard trying
to overcome those little mistakes, but it happened today as
well. I guess we have to practice harder."

Rice drove from its own 37 to the Oklahoma State 18 early in the
second quarter and lined up for a field goal, but the snap went
through the hands of holder Randy Kitchens. After a scramble,
Donald Booker scooped up the football and ran 49 yards for
Oklahoma State's second touchdown.

Clark Fangmeier pulled the Owls within 14-3 with a 34-yard field
goal, but the Cowboys quickly answered as Robinson connected
with Bryant on a 10-yard scoring play. It was the 29th
Robinson-to-Bryant touchdown pass, the most by an active combo
in the FBS. Bryant finished the half with eight catches for 123
yards.

Nick Fanuzzi (182 yards passing) and John Thomas Shepherd (119)
continued to rotate at quarterback for Rice. Their primary
target was Toren Dixon, who caught nine passes for 120 yards.

Fangmeier's three extra-point kicks raised his career total to
161, breaking a Conference USA record formerly held by Stephen
Gostowski of Memphis.]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[No. 16 Cowboys face deja vu against Rice]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[By JEFF LATZKE
AP Sports Writer

STILLWATER, Okla.(AP) -- There's no such thing as a do-over in
college football. But this week, No. 16 Oklahoma State might be
experiencing a bit of deja vu.

As the Cowboys (1-1) try to bounce back from last week's upset
loss that took away their Top 5 ranking, they'll be lining up
Saturday against a Conference USA team located in Houston that
runs a variation of the spread offense - again.

After that, though, the scouting reports look a lot different
from last week to this week.

While Houston brought in an established quarterback and a heap
of confidence leading up to a 45-35 upset in Stillwater,
crosstown counterpart Rice (0-2) is still finding its way.

The Owls continue to rotate two quarterbacks and bring in a
defense that has been exploited each of the last two weeks to
the extent that no team has given up more yards passing.

Still, coach Mike Gundy wants OSU to be more ready to play than
a week ago.

"They've got guys that play extremely hard. They've got guys
that are more athletic and play better than what people give
them credit for," Gundy said. "There's a reason they won 10
games last year."

Oklahoma State has problems of its own. Starting tailback
Kendall Hunter has been listed as doubtful with a sprained right
ankle, leaving capable backups Keith Toston and Beau Johnson to
fill in.

Quarterback Zac Robinson's production has been down
significantly, leading his coach to hypothesize that a preseason
injury has sapped some of his confidence.

Even star receiver Dez Bryant found his way into the coach's
crosshairs, getting called out for not playing hard every down.

And then there's the defense. After a strong start in Week 1
against Georgia, OSU's defenders found themselves struggling
against a spread offense. Houston racked up more than 500 yards
as quarterback Case Keenum picked away with short passes while
his teammates found ample room to run.

"Rice is a team you have to be very careful with. Offensively,
their attack is similar to what we faced last week," Gundy said.

Owls coach David Bailiff said he plans to open the game with
Week 1 starter John Thomas Shepherd taking the snaps, ahead of
Week 2 starter Nick Fanuzzi. Rice's problem so far is that the
quarterback who started on the bench has put up the best numbers
in both games so far, both of them losses.

"We've got to get consistent at that position. Once we get that
consistency, we're going to be OK," Bailiff said.

With the uncertainty at quarterback, Rice has lacked the punch
on offense it had last season when Chase Clement was throwing to
Jarett Dillard in the nation's No. 5 passing attack.

"We need to discover what our personality is and what we can
hang our hats on. That's one of the things this week that we
need to establish - our identity, our personality," Bailiff
said.

The schizophrenic Cowboys hope to revert to the stingy defense
exhibited in Week 1, instead of the one that missed tackles and
couldn't produce any pressure against Houston. Beyond just a
repeat of last week, Rice's spread provides a dry run for Big 12
offenses ahead.

"Without question, it's going to help us get better," OSU
defensive coordinator Bill Young said. "We've seen what it looks
like. Now we've got to adjust and we've got to play it better."

Another loss would be devastating for Oklahoma State after the
season started with such grand expectations, followed by a
humbling dose of reality.

"We're still in it," cornerback Terrance Anderson said. "It's a
long season. It's not over with. That was only Game 2. We've
just got to keep trying our best to win the rest of the games."]]></description>
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				<pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 2009 08:01:40 GMT</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Rice-Oklahoma St. Preview]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[By DAN PIERINGER
STATS Writer

Rice (0-2) at No. 13 Oklahoma State (1-1), 7:00 p.m. EDT

The biggest opening week in Oklahoma State football history
included the highest preseason ranking ever, a move into the top
five for the first time in more than two decades and a spot on
the cover of Sports Illustrated.

The Cowboys' stint as national darlings, however, was
short-lived.

Coming off an upset loss to a Conference USA team from Houston,
the 16th-ranked Cowboys host another one Saturday night and will
look to bounce back as they face Rice.

Oklahoma State (1-1) surged onto the national scene in 2008,
starting 7-0 and suffering its only regular-season losses
against teams ranked Nos. 1, 2 and 3.

The Cowboys appeared ready to build on their 9-4 finish after a
season-opening win over then-No. 13 Georgia, but their 11-game
winning streak against unranked opponents came to an end with a
45-35 home loss to Houston last Saturday.

The then-No. 5 Cowboys, in the top five for the first time since
1985, were outscored 21-7 in the fourth quarter.

"Everybody's been telling them how good they've been and how
good they are, and now they get to see the other side of it,"
coach Mike Gundy said.

While admitting the defeat is a frustrating setback, the Cowboys
don't think it will derail what can still be a great season.

"When you do good, people are always behind you. And when you do
bad, people will always be like, 'Man, it was just for one
day,'" safety Lucien Antoine said Monday. "But I don't think
that. I think we're a good team, we're a great team.

"Sometimes even the great teams, they mess up. They lose games.
All we've got to do is just keep working. I know we've got the
talent. ... We've just got to go out there and prove to people
that we are the team everybody used to talk about."

The Cowboys might have an easier time containing the Owls, whose
offense isn't nearly as explosive as the Cougars'. Rice (0-2,
0-1) was held to 257 total yards in a 55-10 loss at Texas Tech
last Saturday, its 21st straight defeat against teams currently
in the Big 12.

Rice hasn't beaten a current Big 12 team since shocking then-No.
13 Texas on Oct. 16, 1994.

The Owls would love to snap that skid in Stillwater, but they'll
face a Cowboys team eager to atone for the many mistakes it made
against Houston. Oklahoma State committed four turnovers, missed
more than its fair share of tackles and committed penalties at
critical times on offense, defense and special teams.

"If we put everything into it and we give effort and we come up
short, then we come up short. We don't ever accept losing, but
we can't just shut it down and quit," Gundy said. "Now what we
need to do is correct mistakes. We've got to eliminate turnovers
and play more sound in defense and eliminate penalties."

That defense was stellar in the opener against Georgia - the
debut of first-year coordinator Bill Young, hired away from
Miami in the offseason. Young took the blame for last week's
letdown.

"It's our job to get our players in better position where they
can make plays," he said.

Young's unit could get a boost from the return of starting
strong safety Markelle Martin, who should be ready after missing
the first two games with an undisclosed injury.

Not all the injury news was good, though. Gundy said it's
"doubtful" that starting tailback Kendall Hunter will play
Saturday after leaving in the second quarter of last week's game
with a right leg injury.

"His injury was not as significant as we thought, but the
likelihood of him playing is not good," Gundy said.

Hunter rushed for 104 yards and one touchdown on 32 carries in
two games this season after leading the Big 12 with 1,555 yards
on the ground in 2008. His backups, Keith Toston and Beau
Johnson, combined to run for 148 yards and two touchdowns
against Houston.

This is the first meeting between Oklahoma State and Rice since
1923. The teams played to a 13-13 tie in 1914 and the Cowboys
shut out the Owls in both matchups after that.]]></description>
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				<link>http://areyouwatchingthis.com/ncaaf/news/119985-Rice-Oklahoma-St-Preview</link>
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				<title><![CDATA[Potts throws 7 TDs as Texas Tech downs Rice 55-10]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[By BETSY BLANEY
Associated Press Writer

LUBBOCK, Texas(AP) -- Taylor Potts threw seven touchdowns to lead
Texas Tech past Rice 55-10 Saturday.

He threw TD passes of 5, 7, 8, 11, 27, 34 and 30 yards as Texas
Tech moved to 2-0 on the season. Potts completed 36 of 57 passes
for 456 yards and threw to 13 different receivers.

It marked his second consecutive 400-plus yard performance. Last
week, though, Potts threw three interceptions; he had none
against the Owls.

Lyle Leong, Potts' teammate at Abilene High, caught three of
Potts' scoring strikes. Adam Zouzalik, Edward Britton, Tramain
Swindall and Eric Stephens each caught one TD pass from Potts.
Swindall caught a 26-yarder from backup Steven Sheffield late in
the game.

Rice (0-2) used three quarterbacks, Nick Fanuzzi, John Thomas
Shepherd and Ryan Lewis, but none could sustain a potent enough
attack to keep up with Texas Tech's offensive.

Potts' seven TD passes fell one short of a school record. B.J.
Symons had eight touchdowns against Texas A&M in 2003.

Texas Tech's tempo seemed to have smoothed out since last week.
Potts wasn't throwing off his back foot like he did last week.

He left the game midway through the fourth quarter.

Rice struggled early, gaining only 6 total yards in the first
quarter with Fanuzzi at quarterback. John Thomas Shepherd came
in on the Owls' third possession and led them to a 45-yard field
goal to whittle their deficit to 14-3.

Fanuzzi was back after halftime, though. But after three first
downs, the Owls turned the ball over on downs.

Shepherd came back in the third quarter but couldn't generate
much. The Owls quarterbacks completed 25 of 41 for 197 yards.
Tech's defense sacked them six times.

The Owls got their only touchdown when Shepherd found Taylor
Dupree on a 3-yard score in the fourth quarter. It was each
player's first career score.

Rice finished with 257 total yards, less than half of Tech's 560
total yards.

Tech had two receivers with more than 100 yards.

Swindall, in his first career start, shined early. He had four
catches for 67 yards at halftime and finished with 123 yards on
six catches. Leong caught nine passes for 117 yards.

But Detron Lewis, one of the Red Raiders' leading receivers,
went out with a hurt right leg in the second quarter. Potts
handed off to Baron Batch who pitched the ball back to Potts. He
heaved the ball deep down the middle to Lewis who couldn't hang
onto the ball and laid sprawled on the field after the play. He
limped off the field and did not return.

The Red Raiders again fell short of their per-game rushing
average from last season (118 yards). In last week's 38-13 win
over North Dakota, Texas Tech got only 40 rushing yards. Against
the Owls, the Red Raiders ran on just 14 plays for 52 yards.]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Alabama-Birmingham defeats Rice 44-24]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[BIRMINGHAM, Ala.(AP) -- Joe Webb rushed for two touchdowns and
threw for two more to lead Alabama-Birmingham to a 44-24 victory
over Rice on Saturday.

Webb rushed for 189 yards on 20 carries and threw for 221 yards
as the Blazers (1-0, 1-0 Conference USA) accumulated 513 yards
of total offense.

UAB took a 27-3 halftime lead behind Webb, who accounted for the
game's first four touchdowns. He had scoring runs of 15 and 71
yards and completed touchdown passes of 9 and 22 yards to
Frantrell Forrest as UAB took a 27-3 halftime lead.

Forrest finished with four catches for 64 yards and Jeffrey
Anderson had three receptions for 65 yards.

Nick Fanuzzi rushed for an 8-yard score and completed a 52-yard
touchdown pass to Luke Willson for Rice (0-1, 0-1).

Fanuzzi was 12 of 20 for 154 yards.]]></description>
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				<link>http://areyouwatchingthis.com/ncaaf/news/119795-Alabama-Birmingham-defeats-Rice-44-24</link>
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				<title><![CDATA[Lawsuit settled in death of Rice player]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[HOUSTON(AP) -- The family of a former Rice University football
player who died during a workout has settled its lawsuit with
the school and the NCAA, which has agreed to recommend that its
member universities test all athletes for sickle cell trait.

Dale Lloyd II died a day after he collapsed during a
conditioning workout Sept. 24, 2006. The 19-year-old freshman's
death was linked to sickle cell trait and created the basis for
the lawsuit filed in state district court in Harris County.

At the time of Lloyd's death, Rice did not test its athletes for
sickle cell trait.

Much of the settlement is confidential, Houston television
station KRIV reported Sunday.

"Many of our schools already are testing and while we can't
mandate that test we can recommend that," NCAA spokesman Erik
Christianson told the station. "That decision is important. It's
consistent with our educational mission. An overall priority of
ours is to ensure the health and well-being of our
student-athletes."

Christianson said any new rule that would mandate such testing
would have to be suggested by a member institution or
conference, then be approved by a vote of the schools.

Gene Egdorf, attorney for the Lloyd family, said Rice has agreed
to lead efforts to add the rule.

"Dale died of complications related to sickle cell trait,"
Egdorf told the station. "Our big goal in this whole case has
been to have testing for sickle cell trait become mandatory for
NCAA athletes. Rice has agreed to step up as part of this
settlement and go to the NCAA and propose legislation to make it
mandatory that sickle cell trait testing take place from now
on."

Egdorf said the settlement covers several Rice employees and
others affiliated with the school at the time of the tragedy,
including former head football coach Todd Graham, who now is the
coach at Tulsa.

Rusty Hardin, an attorney for the university, said Rice and the
Lloyd family were satisfied with the settlement.

"It's very fair to both sides," Hardin said.

Hardin said the school has been doing testing for sickle cell
trait ever since Lloyd's death.

"When this tragedy happened Rice was tremendously distraught
about it," he said. "It instituted its own testing program that
is now in effect, mandatory testing."

He said Rice has said it would be glad to encourage the NCAA to
have a testing program for all schools.

"Everybody wins in that situation," he said.]]></description>
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				<link>http://areyouwatchingthis.com/ncaaf/news/104600-Lawsuit-settled-in-death-of-Rice-player</link>
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				<title><![CDATA[Rice wins first bowl game since 1954, routs Western Michigan]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[HOUSTON (Ticker) -- Chase Clement did it all to lead Rice to its
first bowl win in nearly 55 years.

Clement passed for three touchdowns, rushed for one and caught 
another as the Owls cruised to their seventh consecutive win, a 
38-14 victory over Western Michigan in the Texas Bowl on 
Tuesday.

"Coming in with the way that Rice was and looking at the way 
that we're leaving it's amazing how much this place has 
changed," said Clement, who was named the game's MVP.

"Hopefully, that can be the standard now for Rice Football."

Jarett Dillard, James Casey and Toren Dixon each hauled in a TD 
reception for Rice (10-3), which had not won a postseason 
contest since defeating Alabama in the Cotton Bowl on January 1,
1954.

"I thought we were very efficient," Owls coach David Bailiff 
said.  "We made some mistakes that were really more on the 
coaching staff."

The Broncos (9-4) had trouble controlling the dual-threat 
ability of Clement, who completed 30-of-44 passes for 307 yards.
The senior opened the scoring with 5:21 left in the first 
quarter, breaking a 26-yard rushing score.

The school's all-time leader in virtually every passing 
category, Clement finished with a game-high 72 rushing yards in 
this one.

"He runs the show for their team," Broncos defensive back E.J. 
Biggers said of Clement.  "He made a lot of great throws today. 
They had some trick plays in today and they executed.  They made
the plays and we didn't."

With Western Michigan failing to mount an offensive attack, 
Clement tossed a pair of TDs in the second quarter to give the 
Owls a commanding 24-0 edge at the break.

Clement fired a 6-yard strike to Dixon with 6:53 remaining and 
found Casey for a 45-yard connection with just 75 ticks left in 
the first half.

The most prolific quarterback-receiver combination in major 
college football history hooked up for another touchdown in the 
third quarter - but not in typical fashion.

Dillard, who has an NCAA-record 60 TD catches in his collegiate 
career, took a lateral from Clement, faked the run and lobbed 
the ball across the field to an open Clement, who trotted in for
the 13-yard score.

"It was awesome.  You usually don't get two chances at that," 
Clement said.  "He kind of screwed up the first one, but you 
definitely don't get two opportunities at that.  But it was fun 
to catch one from him."

In his final collegiate contest, Dillard made eight receptions 
for 86 yards - including an 18-yard TD catch with 9:38 to play 
to extend Rice's advantage to 38-0.

The Broncos, who gave coach Bill Cubit a five-year contract 
extension earlier Tuesday, gained just 278 yards from scrimmage.

"I'm very happy," Cubit said.  "This has always been my dream 
job and I am glad to be able to stay in Kalamazoo.  It's a great
place."

Tim Hiller tossed a 2-yard TD pass to running back Kirk Elsworth
with 6:33 remaining as Western Michigan avoided being shut out 
for the first time since November 6, 2004.]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Rice seeking 10th win in Texas Bowl]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[Rice (9-3) vs. Western Michigan (9-3), 8:00 pm EST

HOUSTON (Ticker) -- After a dramatic turnaround this season, 
Rice was rewarded with a postseason game in its home town, a 
contest against Western Michigan of the Mid-American Conference 
in the Texas Bowl.

The Owls (9-3) posted a six-game improvement this year, winning 
their final six regular-season contests to tie Tulsa for the 
Conference USA's West Division title.  Rice lost the tiebreaker 
based on its 63-28 defeat to the Golden Hurricane.

The Owls rolled through their final six conference games, 
however, averaging nearly 42 points.  In the regular-season 
finale, Chase Clement threw for 381 yards and five touchdowns, 
pacing Rice to a 56-42 win over Houston.

Rice is seeking its first 10-win season since 1949 and its first
bowl win since beating Alabama, 28-6, in the 1954 Cotton Bowl.

"I thought we could win six (games) this year, but it's amazing 
what young men can achieve when they do it together," said 
Rice's David Bailiff, the Conference USA's Coach of the Year.

"And then you start stringing some wins in a row and they start 
believing in themselves some more.  It's just a tribute to our 
senior leadership."

Leading Rice into Tuesday's showdown is the potent trio of 
Clement, wide receiver Jarrett Dillard and multi-talented tight 
end James Casey, who set a Conference USA single-season record 
with 104 receptions this year, which ranks second in the 
Football Bowl Subdivision.

Against Houston, Casey caught 12 passes for 172 yards and three 
touchdowns, ran for a fourth score and threw for a fifth.  It 
was the second time this year that the sophomore has caught, ran
and thrown for a touchdown in the same game.

Clement ranks sixth in the FBS in passing yards (3,812) and 
fourth in touchdowns with 41.  Dillard, who hauled in 79 catches
for 1,224 yards, led the FBS with 19 TD receptions.

Western Michigan (9-3), which lost to Ball State, 45-22, in its 
last regular-season game, is seeking the first 10-win season in 
school history, having reached nine wins for only the third 
time.

The Broncos also like to throw the ball, with five receivers 
catching at least 30 passes, led by Jamarko Simmons with 98 
catches for 1,184 yards and seven TDS.]]></description>
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				<link>http://areyouwatchingthis.com/ncaaf/news/83497-Rice-seeking-10th-win-in-Texas-Bowl</link>
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				<pubDate>Tue, 30 Dec 2008 12:35:39 GMT</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[McCoy propels Texas past Rice]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[AUSTIN, Texas (Ticker) -- Texas picked up where it left off 
before Hurricane Ike ravaged the Gulf Coast last weekend.

Colt McCoy threw for 329 yards and four touchdowns, setting a 
school record, as the seventh-ranked Longhorns toppled Rice, 
52-10, on Saturday.

"Offensively, I think you have to start with Colt," Texas head 
coach Mack Brown said.  "He was hot when he went out there and 
he's continued to play the same way.  He broke the all-time 
record set by Major (Applewhite).  He broke a very impressive 
record at a very young age.  He still continues to take care of 
the football and move the ball."

Texas (3-0) was scheduled to host Arkansas in Austin last 
Saturday, but the game was postponed due to severe weather.  
Though recovery from the storm will continue, the Longhorns 
continued their strong start, as they have  outscored the 
opposition, 149-33, through three games.

"Give credit again to Rice, they had a great plan and they did a
great job," Brown said.  "And, give our kids credit because it's
been a very unusual two weeks.  They were excited about last 
week and did not end up playing.  Many of their homes were 
affected like the Rice kids, and they still came out and played 
hard tonight.  I'm really pleased with the win."

McCoy also ran for 83 yards and a score on 10 carries, while 
Jordan Shipley had five receptions for 155 yards and two scores 
for the Longhorns, who notched their 10th straight win over the 
Owls.

Rice (2-2) was paced by Chase Clement, who completed 25-of-38 
passes for 254 yards and one score.

"I'm proud of this football team," Rice head coach David Bailiff
said.  "I thought we came out and played extremely hard against 
the seventh-ranked team in the country, and at times we 
performed very well.  Offensively, we moved the football up and 
down.

"Our special teams was much improved from a week ago.  
Defensively, as we get people back, we'll be fine.  That is a 
good football team that we played tonight, and I'm extremely 
proud of the Rice Owls and how hard they played given what 
they've been through."

The Owls were off to a good start, getting a 31-yard field goal 
from Clark Fangmeier with 7:47 left in the first quarter.

But that triggered McCoy's onslaught.

Supported by an 8-yard rushing score and three TD passes by 
McCoy, Texas scored 31 unanswered points.  McCoy and Shipley 
connected on back-to-back scoring strikes of 30 and 60 yards 
within a four-minute span to increase the Longhorns' advantage 
to 21-3 in the second.

"Jordan is a heck of a receiver and he has a really excellent 
double move," Brown said.  "The first touchdown, he had a 
stutter route and he worked on the linebacker.  He's an 
excellent receiver and he's a guy we want to double move with 
most of the time."

McCoy's 5-yard scoring toss to Quan Cosby in the third broke the
previous record of 60 set by Major Applewhite from 1998-2001.  
Applewhite is now the Longhorns' running backs coach.

"I thank God for giving me the ability and the opportunity," 
McCoy said.  "Major (Applewhite) is a great quarterback. Guys 
who come to school here always know about Major and Vince 
(Young).  To be up there with those guys, it's a big honor.  
This is a reflection on the players and the coaches."

The Longhorns are 38-1 against Rice since 1966 and improved to 
69-21-1 in the all-time series, which dates to 1914.]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Texas returns from hiatus to host Rice]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[Rice (2-1) at No. 7 Texas (2-0), 7:00 pm EDT

AUSTIN, Texas (Ticker) -- Texas was forced to postpone last 
week's game against Arkansas due to the threat of Hurricane Ike,
which ravaged the Galveston and Houston areas on Saturday.

Now it is back to work for the seventh-ranked Longhorns, who 
continue their non-conference slate Saturday when they host 
Rice, their second straight game against an opponent from 
Conference USA.

Texas (2-0) has not played since posting a 42-13 victory at 
Texas-El Paso on September 6.  Colt McCoy passed for 282 yards 
and four touchdowns for the Longhorns.

McCoy won his 22nd game at Texas, tying current assistant coach 
and former Longhorn quarterback Major Applewhite for seventh on 
the school's all-time list.

Since the school is located in Houston, Rice was affected more 
by Hurricane Ike than Texas and was forced to stay in Nashville 
following Saturday's 38-21 loss to Vanderbilt.  The Owls finally
returned home Monday afternoon.

Rice's defense may be suspect, but the Owls (2-1) have had no 
trouble moving the ball, averaging 40 points and 430 yards per 
game.  In a 42-35 victory over Memphis two weeks ago, James 
Casey caught 11 passes for a school--record 208 yards.

In the same game, Chase Clement became Rice's all-time leader in
career passing yards with 6,242, breaking the previous school 
mark held by Erik Kramer.  Clement is averaging 556 yards per 
game in total offense, ranking sixth in the Football Bowl 
Subdivision.

"They have a really explosive offense," Texas coach Mack Brown 
said of the Owls, who average an FBS-low of two penalties per 
game.

Clement and wide receiver Jarett Dillard have combined for 37 
touchdowns, the third-best total in NCAA history.]]></description>
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				<link>http://areyouwatchingthis.com/ncaaf/news/73276-Texas-returns-from-hiatus-to-host-Rice</link>
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				<title><![CDATA[Applewhite join Saban's staff at Alabama]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[TUSCALOOSA, Alabama (Ticker) -- Major Applewhite decided he no 
longer wanted to be the youngest coordinator in Division I-A
football.

The 28-year-old Applewhite on Saturday left his position as
Rice's offensive coordinator to take an undetermined role on
Nick Saban's staff at Alabama.

Applewhite created a spread attack that scored the most points
(350) and gained the third-most yards (4,486) in Rice's history
this past season, his first with the program after serving as
quarterbacks coach at Syracuse in 2005.

A former quarterback and team captain at Texas, Applewhite was a
graduate assistant on the Longhorns' offensive staff in
2003-04, helping develop All-American quarterback Vince Young.]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Tulsa names Rice's Graham new coach]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[TULSA, Oklahoma (Ticker) -- Three days after signing a contract 
extension with Rice, Todd Graham has departed to a Conference
USA rival.

Graham was named Tulsa's new football coach Friday, barely 72
hours after signing an extension with the Owls through the 2012
season.

Graham replaces Steve Kragthorpe, who filled the opening at
Louisville after Bobby Petrino took the Atlanta Falcons job.
The 42-year-old Graham had served as Kragthorpe's defensive
coordinator from 2003-05 before leaving for Rice, where he went
7-6 in his lone season.

The Owls had started 0-4 before winning seven of their final
nine contests, earning their first bowl berth in 45 years and
Graham Coach of the Year honors in Conference USA.  Included in
that span was a 41-38 triumph at Tulsa on November 4.

"We're extremely pleased to have Todd Graham return to The
University of Tulsa as our football coach," athletic director
Bubba Cunningham said.  "There's no question that Todd fits the
two main attributes we were looking for in a head coach, the
ability to recruit and the right fit for our University.  Todd's
enthusiasm is infectious and his football knowledge and
coaching ability is evident."

"I'm very excited for my family, and thrilled about this
opportunity to be the head football coach at The University of
Tulsa," Graham said.  "To be able to return to a program that
you helped to rebuild, and now have the chance to take it to an
even higher level, is exciting."]]></description>
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