Rice Owls vs. Texas State Bobcats - News - January 02, 2026 | FOX Sports

ARMED FORCES BOWL

5-8

5-8

10

FINAL

41

7-6

7-6

RECAP

BOX SCORE

GAME STATS

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NEWS

Aaron Turner - Huge volume, limited output Turner recorded 10 receptions for 24 yards and a touchdown during Friday's 41-10 loss versus Texas State. He added six carries for 29 yards.

Impact Turner hit the 10-reception threshold for the first time this season, but he failed to reach 25 receiving yards. He had more success as a rusher, but 53 total yards on 16 touches isn't exactly great efficiency. The senior set career bests in receptions (63), receiving touchdowns (4), rushing yards (259) and rushing touchdowns (3) this season. He logged 398 receiving yards.

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Quinton Jackson - Bounces back in bowl game Jackson accrued 16 carries for 78 yards during Friday's 41-10 defeat to Texas State.

Impact Jackson ended the regular season with a dud, rushing twice for a total of three yards. He handled more of a typical workload Friday, but he failed to find the end zone. He'll end the 2025 season having accumulated 180 rushing attempts for 889 yards and four rushing touchdowns.

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Beau Sparks - Totals 87 yards in bowl blowout Sparks tallied four catches for 87 yards and a touchdown during Friday's 41-10 victory over Rice.

Impact Sparks was a dangerous deep threat for the Bobcats in the blowout win in the Armed Forces Bowl. The starting wideout logged a four-game high in receiving yards and reeled in a 69-yard touchdown in the third quarter of the victory. Sparks will now close out his junior campaign as Texas State's leading receiver, bringing in 84 receptions for 1,200 yards and 10 touchdowns across 13 games.

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Chris Dawn Jr. - Finds end zone twice in bowl win Dawn posted 11 receptions for 75 yards and two touchdowns during Friday's 41-10 win against Rice.

Impact Dawn recorded his first multi-touchdown performance of the season in the blowout bowl-game win over the Owls. The junior wide receiver also logged a career-high 11 catches, further supporting the fact that he's been one of quarterback Brad Jackson's favorite targets this season. Dawn will now close out his junior campaign with 65 catches for 1006 yards and four touchdowns across 12 games.

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Patrick Crayton Jr. - Scores during bowl Crayton was 4-for-9 passing for 70 yards, one touchdown and one interception during Friday's 41-10 defeat to Texas State.

Impact Crayton's 2025 season will include a touchdown, albeit on a disappointing line logged during Rice's bowl game. The quarterback may have edged out fellow quarterback Lucas Scheerhorn in terms of bowl performance, but it still leaves a lot to be desired and his 2026 role in limbo. Crayton's 2025 season features five times as many turnovers (three fumbles lost, two interceptions) as touchdowns (one).

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Lucas Scheerhorn - Start with split reps Scheerhorn completed 6 of 9 passes for 16 yards during Friday's 41-10 defeat to Texas State. He also had six rushes for negative nine yards.

Impact Despite starting under center against Texas State, Scheerhorn split reps with Patrick Crayton, and the former's resulting log was even more unimpressive without maximized opportunities to excel. Going into 2026, Scheerhorn does not have a secure role with Rice, especially after a 2025 season during which he logged more fumbles (two) than touchdowns (zero).

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Lincoln Pare - Hits century mark in blowout win Pare posted 11 carries for 106 yards and one touchdown during Friday's 41-10 win over Rice.

Impact Pare was extremely efficient on 11 rushing attempts in the blowout win over the Owls, averaging 9.6 yards per carry and punching in a touchdown. The 5-foot-9 running back's collegiate career now appears to be coming to a close, but he took his level of play to new heights during the 2025 campaign. In the entirety of this past season, he rushed the ball 210 times for 1,128 yards and 12 touchdowns, along with reeling in 37 passes for 312 yards and two touchdowns all across 13 games.

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Texas State Bobcats

STANDINGS

SUN BELT

AMERICAN

EAST		W-L	CONF	STRK
1	²⁴ ²⁴ James Madison	12-2	8-0	L1
2	Old Dominion	10-3	6-2	W6
3	Coastal Carolina	6-7	5-3	L4
4	Georgia Southern	7-6	4-4	W2
5	Marshall	5-7	3-5	L2
6	Appalachian State	5-8	2-6	L2
7	Georgia State	1-11	0-8	L9

WEST		W-L	CONF	STRK
1	Troy	8-6	6-2	L2
2	Southern Miss	7-6	5-3	L4
3	Arkansas State	7-6	5-3	W2
4	Louisiana	6-7	5-3	L1
5	Texas State	7-6	3-5	W4
6	South Alabama	4-8	3-5	L1
7	Louisiana-Monroe	3-9	1-7	L8

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EVENT INFO

Amon G. Carter Stadium

Amon G. Carter Stadium

Fort Worth, TX

Jan 02, 2026

28,243

3 Hours 53 Minutes