The Rice Investment:
Rice slashes student costs by $650M over 5 years (Rice News)

Willliam Johnson (1935-2024):

Transfer Portal:
Per 247Sports, Chad Lindberg, who entered the transfer portal on December 9, committed to North Carolina yesterday.  Click here for the list.

Rice M Basketball:
Rice Drops Heartbreaker to UNT-Dallas (Rice Owls)
Rice upset by UNT-Dallas (The Roost)

Dan Friedkin '92:
Yesterday, the Friedkin Group completed their acquisition of the Premier League team Everton based in Liverpool, England.  Dan Friedkin, MBA ’92, is Chairman and CEO of The Friedkin Group.

R Keith Dennis (1944-2024):

Trivia Answer:
Eleven-time Pro Bowler Jason Witten is the father of 2024 Rice football early signee CJ Witten. (Thanks, Mike Ross!)

AAC Baseball:
East Carolina Voted as AAC Preseason Favorite (AAC)
Coaches Tab Hickson for All-AAC Honors (Rice Owls)

Rice W Basketball:
Owls Fall to No. 17 Georgia Tech (Rice Owls)
Rice overpowered by Georgia Tech (The Roost)

Rice M Basketball:

Omar Vieseh:
Omar Vieseh elected to the National Academy of Inventors  (Rice News)

Kevin Graham (1977-2024):

Trivia Question:
Name the 2024 Rice football early signee whose father played in the NFL and was selected to the Pro Bowl eleven times.  Email your answer here. 

Former Georgia Tech catcher Jason Varitek played in the Little League World Series with Altamonte Springs FL in 1984 and in the College World Series with the Yellow Jackets in 1994 and won the Major League World Series with Boston in 2004 and 2007. (Thanks, Chris Kohnhorst and Mike Ross!)

Today, the Rice W Basketball team is playing at No. 17 Georgia Tech.  This evening, President DesRoches, who came from Georgia Tech to Rice, is hosting a reception in Atlanta.