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Former Southwest Texas State (nka Texas State) offensive lineman and tight end David Bailiff was head football coach at Rice (2007-2017). Carly Graham just completed her first season on the Texas State Volleyball coaching staff after being a 5-year starting setter for Rice. (Thanks, Chris Kohnhorst!)
On December 26, Rice and Texas State will play in the SERVPRO First Responder Bowl in Dallas.
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Name the former Texas State letterwinner who became a head coach at Rice. For a bonus point, name the former Rice letterwinner who is an Assistant Coach at Texas State. Email your answer(s) here.
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Last week, Travis Evee became the Rice Men’s Basketball career three-point field goals made leader, passing Quincy Olivari. (Thanks, Mike Ross!)
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Name the Rice Men’s Basketball career three-point field goals made leader. Email your answer here.
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First, thanks to Susan Zimmerman for the guest trivia question!
Captain Monica Rambeau is the Marvel Comics superhero who graduated from Rice. (Thanks, Andy Williams!)
Guest Trivia Question:
Name the Marvel Comics superhero who graduated from Rice. Email your answer here.
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Golfer Extraordinaire Bobby Jones earned a mechanical engineering degree from Georgia Tech in 1922, an AB in English Literature from Harvard in 1924 and passed the bar in 1928 after three semesters of law school at Emory. Last night, Georgia Tech W Basketball edged Rice, 78-75, at Tudor Fieldhouse.
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Who earned a mechanical engineering degree from Georgia Tech, an AB in English Literature from Harvard and passed the bar after three semesters of law school at Emory? Email your answer here.
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Tom C Clark, who earned his bachelor and law degrees from UT Austin in 1921 and 1922, respectively, was an associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court from 1949 to 1967. (Thanks, Mike Ross!)
Tonight, UT Basketball hosts Rice in Austin.
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Name the University of Texas at Austin graduate who served on the United States Supreme Court. Email your answer here.