NFL Draft: New wave of Owls hopes to join Rice’s list of NFL draftees

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The NFL Draft will get underway on Thursday night as Jack Fox and several former Rice football players wait to hear their name called. Beginning with John Slyvester in 1936, there have been 140 Rice Football players selected in the NFL Draft. The Owls have had seven first round selections, most recently running back Earl … Read more

Jack Fox ready for his next chapter and the NFL Draft

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It was November 7, 2014 and the Ladue Horton Watkins Rams trailed Webster Groves 28-6 at halftime in the Missouri state playoffs. Jack Fox, the quarterback for the Rams, was nearing the completion of his high school career — it wouldn’t end that night. That’s because Fox was asked to do something out of his … Read more

Rice Football: Defensive line one of spring’s happy surprises

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One of the biggest surprises of the spring was the dominant performance of the Rice football offensive line. Their development is just getting started. The youth movement is in full force on South Main and few position groups are immune. The defensive line looked to be one of the deepest groups on the team following … Read more