I’ve been attending Rice football games since 1988, my first season with the MOB. Yesterday’s game was the first time I’ve seen the Owls come from behind in the fourth quarter to win. I’ve seen plenty of come-from-ahead losses, enough to haunt my dreams into the next lieftime, and more than one comeback attempt that fell short, but never before a game-winning drive. On the Rice fan forum, someone suggested the 1992 win over Baylor as the previous instance, but that game would have ended in a tie had Rice failed in its last chance. This one would have been a loss, a loss in a game that Rice had led throughout. I can’t begin to tell you how sweet that is.
And if Rice receiver Jarrett Dillard (11 TD catches this season and counting) doesn’t get serious consideration for All America honors, then something is very wrong. Watch this guy play – he’s something else.