State of Texas High School Championship Games:
On Friday, Denton Ryan (Rice signee LB DJ Arkansas) defeated Cedar Park, 59-14, in the Class 5A Division I state championship game. The win caps a perfect 15-0 season.
On Saturday, Katy defeated Cedar Hill, 51-14, in the Class 6A Division II state championship game. With a 15-yard pick six, a sack and 2 tackles for a loss, Rice signee DE Cal Varner III was voted defensive game MVP.
Also, on Saturday, Austin Westlake defeated Southlake Carroll, 52-34, in the Class 6A Division I state championship game. The win caps a perfect 14-0 season and prospective Owl DB Michael Taaffe, with 2 interceptions, was voted defensive game MVP.
Owls in NFL Playoffs:
NFL Divisional Round
On Saturday, #2 Buffalo defeated #5 Baltimore (Front Office: OJ Brigance, Corey Frazier), 17-3.
Yesterday, #1 Kansas City defeated #6 Cleveland (Andrew Sendejo), 22-17. Also, #5 Tampa Bay defeated #2 New Orleans, 30-20. In a losing effort, Jameis Winston, the husband of former Rice basketball player Breion Allen ’16, threw a 56-yard touchdown pass.
Divisional Round update (The Roost)
Leslie Frazier:
Yesterday, Buffalo defensive coordinator Leslie Frazier, the father of four-year Rice football letterman Corey Frazier ’13 (2009-10-11-13) interviewed for the Houston head coach opening. Read more.