Posted from Yahoo! Sports - NCAA Footba... 4 days ago
Conference USA Bias : Rice Owls
Rice football coach David Bailiff, who led the Owls to their first bowl victory in 54 years, said Friday he has agreed in principle to a new five-year contract. "It lets the recruits know we are going to be here and Rice is committed to our football program," Bailiff told Houston television station KRIV, which first reported the deal. (original story)
Posted from Yahoo! Sports - NCAA Footba... 7 days ago
Conference USA Bias : Rice Owls
Rice ended more than 50 years of postseason frustration with a near-perfect performance in the Texas Bowl. Chase Clement threw three touchdown passes, ran for a score and caught a TD pass from Jarett Dillard to lead the Owls to a 38-14 win over Western Michigan at Reliant Stadium on Tuesday night. J... (original story)
Posted from Yahoo! Sports - NCAA Footba... 8 days ago
Conference USA Bias : Rice Owls
Not exactly steeped in tradition, Rice or Western Michigan will add a milestone victory to their modest football histories Tuesday at the Texas Bowl. The Owls (9-3) haven't won a bowl game in over 50 years, while the Broncos (9-3) are winless in three previous bowl appearances. Western Michigan is t... (original story)
Posted from Yahoo! Sports - NCAA Footba... 28 days ago
Conference USA Bias : Rice Owls
Rice started over after a groundbreaking season in 2006. First-year coach Todd Graham led them to their first bowl appearance in 45 years, then bolted for Tulsa, leaving the jilted Owls angry and confused. David Bailiff took over, vowed to earn the players' trust and pick up where Graham left off. T... (original story)
Posted from Yahoo! Sports - NCAA Footba... 38 days ago
Conference USA Bias : Rice Owls
Chase Clement threw for 381 yards and five touchdowns for Rice in a 56-42 win over Houston on Saturday to deny the Cougars a chance at the Conference USA championship. Needing a win to clinch the West in Conference USA, Houston instead quickly fell behind and lost to the Owls (9-3, 7-1) for the firs... (original story)
Posted from Yahoo! Sports - NCAA Footba... 43 days ago
Conference USA Bias : Rice Owls
Chase Clement threw for 315 yards and four touchdowns, becoming Conference USA's all-time leader in total touchdowns and touchdown passes, in the Rice Owls' 35-10 win over the Marshall Thundering Heard on Saturday afternoon. Clement, who also ran for a touchdown Saturday, surpassed former Tulsa play... (original story)
Posted from Yahoo! Sports - NCAA Footba... 59 days ago
Conference USA Bias : Rice Owls
Chase Clement threw three touchdown passes to break the Conference USA career record and lead Rice to a 38-31 win over Army on Saturday. Clement, who was 21-for-28 for 384 yards, threw his 87th TD pass, surpassing the mark held by Houston's Kevin Kolb. Clement threw two touchdown passes to Jarrett D... (original story)
Posted from Yahoo! Sports - NCAA Footba... 66 days ago
Conference USA Bias : Rice Owls
Chase Clement threw for 372 yards and accounted for six touchdowns, and Rice matched its best conference record in nearly a half-century with a 49-44 win over Texas-El Paso on Saturday night. Clement threw five TD passes and ran for a 3-yard score that gave Rice the lead for good in the second quart... (original story)
Posted from Yahoo! Sports - NCAA Footba... 73 days ago
Conference USA Bias : Rice Owls
Chase Clement passed for two touchdowns and ran for two as Rice routed Tulane 42-17 on Saturday. Clement was 20 of 25 for 168 yards, including touchdowns of 7 and 17 yards to James Casey. Clement also had eight carries for 57 yards and touchdown runs of 9 and 6 yards. C.J. Ugokwe gained 111 yards an... (original story)
Posted from Yahoo! Sports - NCAA Footba... 80 days ago
Conference USA Bias : Rice Owls
Chase Clement threw for 444 yards and six touchdowns, including three to NCAA record-holder Jarrett Dillard to help Rice hold off Southern Miss in a 45-40 win Saturday. The Golden Eagles kept their hopes alive after Austin Davis hit DeAndre Brown for his fourth touchdown catch with 17.2 seconds left... (original story)
Posted from Yahoo! Sports - NCAA Footba... 94 days ago
Conference USA Bias : Rice Owls
David Johnson threw for 177 yards and four touchdowns and A.J. Whitmore had 83 yards and two scores as Tulsa shook off Rice in the second half and rolled to a 63-28 victory Saturday night. The Golden Hurricane (5-0, 2-0 Conference USA) had a 21-14 halftime lead when they broke open the game early in... (original story)
Posted from Yahoo! Sports - NCAA Footba... 101 days ago
Conference USA Bias : Rice Owls
Chase Clement threw three touchdown passes to Jarrett Dillard, setting an NCAA record for career scoring passes involving the same duo, and Rice defeated North Texas 77-20 on Saturday. The pair has connected for 41 career TD passes, surpassing Tim Rattay and Troy Edwards of Louisiana Tech and Colt B... (original story)
Posted from Yahoo! Sports - NCAA Footba... 108 days ago
Conference USA Bias : Rice Owls
Jordan Shipley was so wide open it caused a sudden moment of panic. "Don't short-arm the throw," Colt McCoy said to himself. Instead, the Texas quarterback coolly tossed a perfect strike down the middle of the field for a 60-yard touchdown play and the No. 7 Longhorns romped to a 52-10 win over Rice... (original story)
Posted from Yahoo! Sports - NCAA Footba... 108 days ago
Conference USA Bias : Rice Owls
When Hurricane Ike was barreling into the Texas coast and Houston, the Rice Owls were hundreds of miles north playing a football game in Tennessee. They came home to the country's fourth-largest city to find flooded streets, damaged homes and more than 2 million people without power. Teammates crash... (original story)
Posted from Yahoo! Sports - NCAA Footba... 115 days ago
Conference USA Bias : Rice Owls
Jared Hawkins rushed for 107 yards and the Vanderbilt defense held Rice scoreless in the second half for a 38-21 victory on Saturday night. The Commodores snapped a 21-21 halftime tie on Jamie Graham's 27-yard touchdown run with 11:41 left in the third quarter. A third-quarter field goal and Chris N... (original story)