October 30, 2025

Guest Trivia Question:
Name the two Rice faculty members who have been elected to all three national academies: The National Academy of Sciences, the National Academy of Engineering and the National Academy of Medicine.  One point for each.  Email your answer(s) here.

October 29, 2025

Trivia Answer:
D’Andre Hardeman Sr, the father of Rice freshman football player D’Andre Hardeman Jr, was a running back for the Aggies.  His son plays the same position and scored his first career touchdown for the Owls on Saturday against UConn. (Thanks, Mike Ross!)

October 24, 2025

Trivia Answer:
Four-year Rice football letterman Eddie Dyer ’36 (1918-19-20-21) managed the St Louis Cardinals to a World Series title in 1946.  He also lettered in baseball and track at Rice, winning the Southwest Conference championship in the broad jump in 1921.  (Thanks, Mike Ross!)

The World Series between Los Angeles and Toronto starts today.  Danny Lehmann is the Bench Coach for the Dodgers. 

October 22, 2025

Trivia Answer:
Last week, Indiana’s Curt Cignetti, who was quarterbacks coach at Rice in 1986-88, became one of the top ten highest paid head coaches in college football with an average annual salary of $11.6 million.  Read more.  (Thanks, Mike Ross!)