October 12, 2021

Rice Football:
Game Preview: UTSA (The Roost)

Jack Fox (Thanks, Sten Gustafson!):
Yesterday, the Detroit Lions tweeted: “With two punts today, Jack Fox has reached 75-career punts.  He owns the best gross average (49.4) and net average (45.1) through a player’s first 75-career punts in NFL history.”

October 6, 2021

Rice Football:
Owls open C-USA play with win over Southern Miss (The Rice Thresher)

Jim Hess (1936-2021):
On October 2, Coach Hess passed away.  He began his football coaching career in 1959 and he was a defensive line coach at Rice from 1967 to 1970.  Later, he coached Angelo State to the NAIA Division I Football National Championship in 1978.  He is survived by, among others, his wife of sixty-four years, Carol.  Click here for the obituary.

Owls in NFL:
NFL Owls Update (The Roost)