Rice entices students with free beer before North Texas game
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Rice University is pulling out all the stops to make sure it has a packed stadium for its game against No. 22-ranked North Texas on Saturday night.
Rice is offering a free 12-ounce beer to students 21 or older at a pavilion near their stadium, a free Ben & Jerry’s ice cream voucher, a free T-shirt for the first 500 students and a $15 voucher for two food trucks. All privileges require a student ID.
Rice announced the student perks in a post for X, which has since been deleted, but Fox News Digital has confirmed that the promotion is still ongoing.
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Rice Owls defensive back Khari Crump (12) is ejected from a game against the UTSA Roadrunners at the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas, October 11, 2025. (John Rivera/Ikon Sportswire via Getty Images)
To further encourage attendance, the residential college with the highest attendance can win a $500 gift card to a local grocery store and speaker.
The game is a great one. Rice enters the match at 5-5, and with the win, she is eligible for a bowl game. This is the team’s fourth consecutive match at home, and it won its previous three matches by a score of 1-2.
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Rice Owls assistant coach Jonathan Wilson gives encouragement during a game against the UTSA Roadrunners at the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas, October 11, 2025. (John Rivera/Ikon Sportswire via Getty Images)
The Owls lost to UConn 37-34 in overtime, lost to Memphis 38-14 and beat UAB last week 24-17 to get back to .500. To get a very important sixth win of the season, they will have to overcome a 9-1 North Texas team that has won four straight.
North Texas’ only loss this season came in October to South Florida, when they lost 63-36. Rice will play South Florida on the road next week.
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Rice Owls quarterback Chase Jenkins (4) passes during a game against the Naval Academy Midshipmen at Marine Corps Stadium in Annapolis, Md., September 27, 2025. (Mark Goldman/Sportswire Icon via Getty Images)
Rice hopes a rowdy student section will help propel it to a win over North Texas in its final home game of the season.
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