For the first time at Rice Stadium this season, the home locker room hosted the celebration, and the energy was a sight to behold. Wrestling-style belts were hoisted in the air, players motioned and danced toward the supporting crowd, and smiles were printed across the players’ faces. Club Rice was born.
“The juice on our sideline, we’re calling it Club Rice now,” head coach Mike Bloomgren said postgame. “I think we’ll charge admission from now on because it’s a fun place to be.”
Facing an 0-9 start to the season, the Owls refused to quit and instead hammered the gas pedal to the finish line.