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BREAKING: LSU women’s basketball earns a No. 3 seed in NCAA Tournament, will host Rice in Round 1

The Tigers are on the three-seed line as they look to defend their national title.

The defending national champion LSU women’s basketball team has learned its draw for the 2024 NCAA Tournament.

The Tigers will be the No. 3 seed in Albany Region 2, playing their first and (potentially) second games at home at the Pete Maravich Assembly Center in Baton Rouge. They will open their run against the No. 14 Rice Owls. With a win, they would draw either No. 6 Louisville or No. 11 Middle Tennessee State.

That could pit [autotag]Hailey Van Lith[/autotag] against the Cardinals, her former team, and it could set up an Elite Eight rematch of last year’s national title game against Caitlin Clark and Iowa.

Here’s a look at the full region of the bracket.

LSU’s game against Rice will be either on Friday or Saturday; specific days and times haven’t yet been announced.

UPDATE: LSU and Rice will play on Friday, though the time hasn’t been announced.

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9 takeaways from National team Senior Bowl practice day 3

Nine takeaways from Vikings Wire’s Tyler Forness on the National Team’s third and final practice at the 2024 Reese’s Senior Bowl

Day three of the 2024 Reese’s Senior Bowl is here, signifying the final practice before the two teams face off on Saturday.

Senior Bowl week is one of the first premier stops on the road to the NFL draft, and this year’s version has not disappointed. We have seen everything from the usual suspects securing their spots in round one to the virtually unknown prospects becoming household names.

Tyler Forness, Managing Editor for Vikings Wire, has had his finger on the pulse in Mobile from the first snaps of practice. He gives us his nine takeaways from the National team’s final chance to compete before the game and what it could mean for the prospects as their pre-draft process begins.

Texas State demolishes Rice in second half for First Responder Bowl win

The Bobcats forced four interceptions and only allowed 32 yards on Rice’s seven second-half possessions for a 24-point win.

Texas State and Rice were locked in a tight game at halftime in the SERVPRO First Responder Bowl on Tuesday, but the Bobcats pulled away for a 45-21 victory after holding the Owls scoreless in the second half.

The Texas State running back duo of Ismail Mahdi and Jahmyl Jeter won the day. Mahdi has 122 yards on 24 carries, leading both teams in rushing yards and yards per carry. Jeter only had 36 yards on eight carries, but he punched his way into the end zone three different times, including a 29-yard rumble in the game’s opening minutes.

Rice kept pace with the Bobcats early. Running back Dean Connors found the end zone twice in a three-minute span midway through the second quarter, the second touchdown tying the game at 21 points apiece. It was the last time Rice added to its point total.

Texas State kicked a field goal to retake the lead on the final play of the first half before completely suffocating the Rice offense for the final two quarters. The Bobcats took five minutes to drive down the field for a touchdown in the third quarter’s first possession, and Rice threw a pick-six to make the lead 17 just three plays later. The Owls’ final seven possessions included four interceptions and three punts, and they only gained 32 yards.

Here are the best photos from Texas State’s dominant victory.

Rice quarterback J.T. Daniels medically retiring from football

The former five-star quarterback prospect suffered multiple concussions and will start a coaching career after doctors advised he retire.

Rice quarterback JT Daniels has medically retired from football and will now pursue a career in coaching, ESPN’s Pete Thamel reported on Friday.

Daniels suffered multiple concussions in his collegiate career, including one in a game against SMU earlier this season. Doctors advised he end his playing career in light of the head injuries.

“I always knew one day I’d coach,” Daniels said in Thamel’s report. “I didn’t think it would come this soon. But one day, I knew that’s what I was going to be doing.”

Daniels, a former five-star prospect coming out of high school, started his playing career with USC in 2018. He transferred to Georgia after two seasons, but he only spent two years in Athens after Stetson Bennett won the starting job. He played for West Virginia in 2022 before transferring to Rice this past season. Daniels ended his six-year collegiate career with 9,390 passing yards, 66 touchdowns, and 32 interceptions.

Former USC Trojan J.T. Daniels leads Rice over Houston in double OT

J.T. Daniels defeated a Big 12 opponent, one year after quarterbacking West Virginia. What a wild ride.

J.T. Daniels had an enjoyable day on the gridiron this past weekend. He threw for 401 yards and three scores, leading Rice over Houston 43-41 in double overtime in the 42nd Bayou Bucket game.

Daniels finished 28-for-42 passing. He registered his second career 400-yard game. His only other came against Mississippi State in 2020 with the Georgia Bulldogs.

The victory for Rice snapped a seven-game win streak for Houston in the series. The last win for the Owls over Houston came on October 16, 2010, when they beat the Cougars 34-31. This is only the second time a game in the Bayou Bucket series has gone to overtime.

Up next for J.T. Daniels is Texas Southern. The Owls will try to improve to 2-1 after losing to Texas and beating Houston.

Keep an eye on Mr. Daniels, who could have a big year in the American Athletic Conference this season. Rice’s win gave the Owls a victory over a Big 12 opponent. It had to make Daniels feel great about his decision to transfer to Rice.

Check out our Pac-12 football predictions roundtable for the 2023 season.

Texas defense makes life difficult for former USC quarterback J.T. Daniels

J.T. Daniels, the former USC QB who is one of CFB’s most nomadic players, made his Rice Owls debut on Saturday.

J.T. Daniels, who once played quarterback for USC, is one of the most traveled college football players of all time. Now at Rice, his fourth program (USC, Georgia, and West Virginia previously), Daniels is attempting to hit the reset button yet again. He started for Rice in Austin against the homestanding Texas Longhorns on Saturday. It was a predictably rough ride for the nomadic signal-caller.

Rice took the loss to Texas, 37-10. Follow Longhorns Wire for much more coverage of this game. Daniels had 14 completions on 26 attempts, with 149 passing yards, one touchdown, and a pair of interceptions on consecutive second-quarter drives.

Former USC head coach and current Texas head coach Steve Sarkisian had great things to say about J.T Daniels.

I really think this is a perfect fit for J.T.,” Sarkisian said.

“I think it’s a good marriage for J.T. and it’s a great get for Coach Bloomgren and Rice. It creates a lot of challenges that way. They’re not going to run a lot of bad plays schematically.”

The Longhorns prepare for a College GameDay showdown against Alabama next Saturday. (Follow Roll Tide Wire and Longhorns Wire for coverage of that game.) The Rice Owls, meanwhile, return home to Houston. They’ll face the crosstown rival Houston Cougars. Daniels and Company are hoping to snap a seven-game losing streak in the series.

Check out our Pac-12 football predictions roundtable for the 2023 season.

5 things to know about new head coach Mike Rhoades

Penn State has made Mike Rhoades the next head coach of the basketball program. Here are five things to know about Coach Rhoades

It seems like Athletic Director [autotag]Pat Kraft[/autotag] has made his first big hire in his Penn State tenure. After the departure of [autotag]Micah Shrewsberry[/autotag] to Notre Dame, all eyes were on Kraft to see how he would approach finding a replacement.

[autotag]Mike Rhoades[/autotag] will be named the next head coach of the Penn State basketball program, leaving VCU after six seasons.

After an amazing March that was highlighted by a Big Ten Championship appearance and first round victory in the NCAA Tournament, it was clear there is a basketball fanbase at Penn State. These fans have been clamoring for the school to take basketball more seriously and put resources into the program.

Kraft said that he is willing to prioritize the basketball program. Those words were going to be tested after the Shrewsberry seemingly left for greener pastures in South Bend.

On the surface, it looks like Kraft delivered on his statement. Hiring Rhoades away from a strong mid-major program shows a commitment to getting top talent. It’s reported that Rhoades will be paid more than $3 million per year, double what his salary was at VCU.

With the new head coach set in stone, here are five things to know about Mike Rhoades.

Photo Gallery: Ducks’ hoops season continue with decisive win over Rice

Photo Gallery: Rice was able to stay within shouting distance of the Ducks for one half before the Oregon defense took over.

The Oregon Ducks women’s basketball team knew coming into their WNIT second-round game that Rice would be a tougher opponent than their first-round matchup with North Dakota State.

They were right … for a half.

Oregon held on to a slim 34-31 halftime lead but then turned on the press and forced the Owls into six third-quarter turnovers and outscored Rice 23-9 to blow the game wide open inside Matthew Knight Arena.

Now in the super 16, the Ducks host San Diego with the hopes of advancing into the quarterfinals where they could play a familiar foe in Washington. But a lot has to occur for that game to come to fruition.

WBB recap: Ducks pressure Rice into turnovers and advance in WNIT

A dominating third quarter helped the Ducks fry Rice 78-53 to advance to the third round of the WNIT.

When the Oregon Ducks women’s basketball team decides to turn up the defensive pressure, not many teams can handle it. Rice proved it was incapable of handling the Duck press in the third quarter and what was a close game turned into a rout.

Oregon advanced to the WNIT third round with the 78-53 win over the Owls. A 23-9 third quarter turned a good game into the blowout. The Ducks had three players in double figures and center Phillipina Kyei just missed a triple-double in points, rebounds and blocks. She was dominating inside the paint and Rice never found an answer for the 6-foot-8 Kyei.

Now the Ducks will host San Diego Thursday night as the Toreros defeated UC-Irvine.

WBB recap: Ducks cruise past Bison in first round of the WNIT

Oregon advances to the second round of the WNIT with a 39-point blowout over North Dakota State.

For the first 10 minutes, the Oregon Ducks women’s basketball team looked like they hadn’t played in over a week.

But then the Ducks turned on the jets and blitzed North Dakota State 96-57 to advance to the second round of the WNIT where they will host Rice.

The first quarter seemingly featured two evenly matched teams as the Ducks held just a slim 19-15 lead. That was a mirage. Oregon outclassed the Bison for the remaining 30 minutes to win by 39 points in front of 2,703 fans.

Those who showed up to Matthew Knight Arena definitely liked what they saw. Te-Hina Paopao continued to play great as she has been for the past month. Grace VanSlooten seems to be over her ankle injury and Ahlise Hurst has found her shooting prowess.

They also witnessed a little past glory as Endyia Rogers simulated Sabrina Ionescu with a triple-double of her own with 10 points, 11 boards, and 11 assists.