Rice Basketball 2020: Late-game lapses cost Rice against UTEP

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With the result hanging in the balance, late-game miscues cost Rice basketball a shot at their second win in conference play. There was a lot to like from Rice basketball in the Owls’ most recent outing against UTEP. They held C-USA No. 2 scorer Bryson Williams to three points, kept the Miners to a woeful … Read more

Rice Football Recruiting: 2020 Linebacker Terreance Ellis commits to Owls

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With National Signing Day fast approaching, Shadow Creek linebacker Terreance Ellis is the newest member of the 2020 Rice football recruiting class. The 2021 Rice football recruiting class was the center of attention last weekend. The Owls handed out nearly a dozen offers to prospective juniors who won’t be eligible to sign before December of … Read more

Conference USA Football 2020: Stop rate and three-and-out defense

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Conference USA football fielding an array of defenses in 2019. Which were the best at getting off the field by stop rate and three-and-out rate? Recently published by The Athletic, stop rate is a useful tool for measuring college football defenses. Max Olson, who compiled the sat, defines stop rate as: The percentage of a … Read more