RICE ON THE MENU
Don't know how much the "brainiacs" at Rice will be motivated by being referred to as a "warm-up" game, but I bet they'll put up a big fight for at least 2 or 3 quarters.
They always do, but then they generally get covered up by the main dish - a heaping serving of beef.
The Longhorns will host the Owls at 6 p.m. Saturday, and for those of you with the right cable or satellite provider, you can see it on Fox Sports Network.
BTW: There was a Colt McCoy sighting in Abilene this past weekend. His little brother Chance plays for Abilene Christian University, and the Wildcats hosted Texas A&M Commerce in a wild, 45-14 victory. Chance made his first appearance for 2-0 ACU, but he didn't crack the box score.
BTW2: Here's what Colt said about Rice earlier in the week:
"They're really good. They have the same coaches from last year, so we can kind of watch the film from last year and see what they did against us. But we just have to have a good week of practice. Like I said, they play the same type of structure as Arkansas, so last week's preparation will almost be the same for (Rice). They have a pretty good secondary. They have a lot of guys coming back, so we'll just have to be on point."
"I watched it (last year's Rice game) the other day. I watched myself playing, thinking why did I do some things like that. We caught a lot of lucky breaks last year. I think we threw four touchdowns but at the same time, there were some bad throws. You can use that as a learning tool. I'm sure we'll run a lot of the same stuff. We just have to be on point and stay consistent."