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Alfred Morris ran for two touchdowns and caught another score as Florida Atlantic defeated Florida International 28-21 Saturday night.

Officially, the season is over for Rice , and the shock of allowing the third-most points in school history probably won't subside for weeks, maybe months.

The Cougars had only one option on Saturday night. To advance to the C-USA title game, the Cougars had to defeat Rice.

Rice's Tyler Smith, right, finds it impossible to get past Houston's Brandon Brinkley in Saturday's 73-14 rout by UH.

Case Keenum threw for 323 yards and two touchdowns and ran for another in the first half and No.

Rice coach David Bailiff says he's bringing a confident bunch to Robertson Stadium for Saturday's Bayou Bucket game against Houston Share Share The Houston Cougars average nearly 575 yards and a little more than 42 points per game, all of which supports the notion that the nation's most prolific offense resides at the other end of Main Street.

The 25th-ranked Houston Cougars will try to wrap up their spot in the Conference USA championship game this weekend, as they host the Rice Owls at Robertson Stadium.

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The UCF football team did something last Saturday it hadna t done in 22 tries; beat a ranked team.

The sun shined a little brighter over the Rice campus this week. "It's amazing how good my coffee tasted Sunday," coach David Bailiff said.

Part of the job is not rooting for teams. You have to remain objective. With that said, I couldn't help but feel happy for the Owls, who don't have to answer questions about or contemplate a winless season any longer.

Rice defensive tackle Michael Smith and his teammates get riled up before taking the field before Saturday's game against Tulane.

Tulane quarterback Ryan Griffin scores on a keeper last Saturday against UTEP at the Superdome.

The Atlanta Braves agreed to terms Friday on a one-year minor league contract with pitcher Scott Proctor.

Line: Rice by 2 1/2. Series Record: Rice leads 16-14-1. Last meeting: 2008, Rice 42-17. Rice was close to finally notching a victory last week against SMU.

Shouldn't be leaving Dallas without a victory... WHAT I LIKED: - The use of the Wildcat/Thor or whatever it's called.

Shawnbrey McNeal rushed for 88 yards and two touchdowns to lift SMU to a 31-28 win over Rice Saturday afternoon.

Bernard Pierce ran for 172 yards and three touchdowns, and Brandon McManus kicked an 18-yard field goal with 3 seconds left to give Temple a 34-32 victory over Miami of Ohio on Thursday night.

Looking to continue on their path to their first bowl appearance since 1984, the SMU Mustangs host the winless Rice Owls this weekend as part of the Hilltop's Homecoming festivities.

Um, here's how bad things are - there was a SERIOUS discussion in the postgame interview room about this possibly being the worst Rice team in recent memory.