Rice veteran RHP Jordan Stephens (Rice Athletics)

Rice, Texas Leave Lasting Impressions

HOUSTON — Deriving too much from opening weekend can be a risky proposition, but if it’s a true long-term indication, Texas, and especially Rice, are looking good for the rest of the season.

Entering the weekend series between the two Lone Star State stalwarts, I was looking to see a few things out of both teams. For instance, how would the new-look Texas weekend rotation look, sans Nathan Thornhill and Morgan Cooper, who’s out for the season with an arm injury? And for the Owls, yes they lost righthander Jon Duplantier for the weekend, and perhaps even longer, but what[…]