It's way more than 3 of course... and when you include our other sports it's probably hundreds.

LOTS of athletes who came to Rice did so for academics, even if they were recruited.

And just because someone isn't a star or even a starter doesn't mean they aren't valuable. Maybe they were special teams stand-outs or even just helped out greatly on the scout teams.

There's a reason teams like UT have 100+ people on their teams, and it's not because they are looking for starters though they will sometimes find them.


It also changes the student make-up somewhat. I understand some go off on this 'China' rant, but the truth is that there are many people from nations that don't remotely understand football who are still or can easily become fans IF they have a general interest in competitive sports.